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		<title>For sale?: one reef, well-loved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>para_sight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it’s fair to say that when most folks think about conservation, or biology in general, money is not the first thing that pops into their heads.  Indeed, many people I know in those fields consider money, commerce and economics to be somewhat foreign, a necessary evil perhaps, to keep society going and keep <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/02/for-sale-one-reef-well-loved/">For sale?: one reef, well-loved<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='For sale?: one reef, well-loved avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1d390f3accea65ab713e0738116d91c?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cephalopods!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Eric Schwaner via DeviantArt Warning: This post is rated PG-13 and is safe for work, but contains links to NSFW adult-only content. Click at your own risk. Most marine scientists remain blissfully unaware of the existence of tentacle-themed pornography, which originated from Japan. The paths of people who work with real life tentacle-creatures and <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/02/interview-new-anthology-tentacle-porn-reaches-for-marine-conservation/">Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Extinct life is like a box of chocolates</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/extinct-life-is-like-a-box-of-chocolates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>para_sight</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ammonite]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I celebrated another lap around the sun this weekend, and in honour of that my friend Betty, who lives in Arizona, sent me a rather awesome gift.  It wasn&#8217;t elegantly wrapped; in fact, its contents were variously contained in a decidedly pedestrian mix of old bubble wrap, styrofoam noodles and plastic bags from Target AND <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/extinct-life-is-like-a-box-of-chocolates/">Extinct life is like a box of chocolates<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Extinct life is like a box of chocolates avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1d390f3accea65ab713e0738116d91c?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life At Sea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megavertebrate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scientist!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acoustic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexis Rudd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O&#8217;ahu. Her research uses sound to study the distribution and behavior of dolphins and whales in Hawaii, in partnership with Young Brothers interisland shipping company. It seems as though most people <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/guest-post-dolphins-and-tropical-sunsets-true-confessions-of-a-dolphin-loving-marine-biologist/">Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Super Jellyfish?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The above photo is making the rounds (see here and follow the link trail).  In it the a scuba diver is next to Lion&#8217;s Mane Jellyfish.  But I&#8217;m calling bullshit on this photo. Lion&#8217;s Maine Jellyfish are indeed big.  The world record had a bell diameter of 7 and half feet (2.29m) and 120 ft <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/super-jellyfish/">Super Jellyfish?!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Super Jellyfish?! avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A glass more than half full of awesome</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/a-glass-more-than-half-full-of-awesome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>para_sight</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other deeplings (except RickMac) are at the fantastic Science Online conference this week, meeting with other scientist communicators and hatching various plots for DSN&#8217;s ascendancy to world dominance using, I suspect, some combination of Ferragarmos, rum and giant squid tentacles.  So, I guess you&#8217;re stuck with me!  To wit: I made this bit of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/a-glass-more-than-half-full-of-awesome/">A glass more than half full of awesome<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='A glass more than half full of awesome avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1d390f3accea65ab713e0738116d91c?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Critters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mating & Reproduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apophallation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a repost from my former blog The Oyster&#8217;s Garter and was originally published on March 24, 2008. I&#8217;m re-posting in honor of Kate Clancy&#8216;s &#38; Scicurious&#8216; Sex, gender and controversy: writing to educate, writing to titillate session at Science Online 2012, since this is one of the silliest bits of sex-related writing I&#8217;ve ever <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/perverted-cannibalistic-hermaphrodites-haunt-the-pacific-northwest/">Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Perverted cannibalistic hermaphrodites haunt the Pacific Northwest! avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>TGIF &#8211; Flatworm Fu&#8230; er&#8230; Mating.</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/tgif-flatworm-fu-er-mating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adaptations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There actually sticking their penises in each othr quite randomly.&#8221; Invertebrate reproduction or one crazy night in Vegas?? You decide! Hat tip to @echinoblog. ]]></description>
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		<title>What Crabs Are The Fightiest?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Grab the children and run for the hills! Coconut crab on a stick. Photo from Wikimedia Commons So a good friend of mine asked this weekend on Facebook what kind of crabs are the fightiest. Great question! First, for the sake of argument let us assume we&#8217;re not talking about the kind of crabs <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/what-crabs-are-the-fightiest/">What Crabs Are The Fightiest?<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='What Crabs Are The Fightiest? avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Biodiverse Universe</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/the-biodiverse-universe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Zelnio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bringin' It]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last thursday I was a guest on Dr. Kiki&#8217;s Science Hour talking about communicating biodiversity (interview starts at 8 minutes in). It was response to an article I wrote on EvoEcoLab, another blog I write for Scientific American, titled The (Mis)use of Messaging in Biodiversity Loss Prevention. It was a lot of fun and I&#8217;m <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2012/01/the-biodiverse-universe/">The Biodiverse Universe<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='The Biodiverse Universe avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/66f16fda7525df52d085b67feffaeb52?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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