There are so many amazing aquatic species out there, it’s practically impossible for any one person to see them all, even if they dedicated their entire life to marine biology research. To that end, I reckon every good marine bio enthusiast needs a Bucket List of species to strive to see before they die. I’m . . . → Read More: What’s your marine biology Bucket List?
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By para_sight, on  February 11th, 2012  21 comments  Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Critters, Fish, Megavertebrate, Opinion, Scientist!  bucket list By Miriam Goldstein, on January 30th, 2012 8 comments Life At Sea, Megavertebrate, Scientist! acoustic, Alexis Rudd, dolphins, graduate school, hawaii 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’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 . . . → Read More: Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist
By para_sight, on January 9th, 2012 10 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Megavertebrate, Ramblings history, Mexico, sharks, Yucatan This article is reposted from my old blog Deep Type Flow and was originally published 7/12/2010 To a recent roundup of whale shark news, I appended a sort of human interest one-liner about how “shark” is the only word in the English language that derives from a Yucatec (Mayan) Indian word – “Xoc” (pronounced like “shock”). . . . → Read More: What’s in a name? Origins of the word “shark”
By para_sight, on January 7th, 2012 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Opinion Arab Spring, conservation, Egypt, sharks The Arab Spring has been on of the most amazing social movements of this generation; the images of brave citizens fighting for democracy (and unfortunately sometimes losing their individual battles), are encouraging and inspiring. While far-reaching in its regional and global social and political implications, the Arab Spring would seem pretty removed from issues of . . . → Read More: Red sea sharks at risk from political upheaval, but to what degree?
By Dr. M, on December 14th, 2011 One comment Biodiversity, Megavertebrate Dolphin, uplifting, whale, whale-sliding, world domination Over at AnimalWise they explain dolphin equivalent of planking. We at DSN fear this may be another step on dolphin world domination Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Over at AnimalWise they explain dolphin equivalent of planking. We at DSN fear this may be another step on dolphin world domination Broadcast Spawn!Tweet Nothing cool like this ever happens to me After barging in uninvited, a baby fur seal decided to curl up on the couch of a woman in Tauranga, New Zealand, and take a nap. via Napping Seal Pup of the Day – The Daily What. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Nothing cool like this ever happens to me After barging in uninvited, a baby fur seal decided to curl up on the couch of a woman in Tauranga, New Zealand,… For all the parents of larval deeplings out there… Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}For all the parents of larval deeplings out there… Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By para_sight, on December 5th, 2011 16 comments Cephalopods!, Fish, Megavertebrate, Mining, Vessels and Equipment, Weird oil rigs, ROV, sharks, whales The following images came across my desk last week humorously labeled “There’s something wrong with the ROV”. The startling shots show what appears to be an unfortunate mako shark that has become entangled in the mechanics of a large ROV [remotely operated vehicle] #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; . . . → Read More: Animals Vs. Equipment
By para_sight, on November 25th, 2011 One comment Biodiversity, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies fuzzy face, habour seal, nauseatingly cute critters, pinniped, seal I’m at work today, but took some time out to take a few photos. To wit, Floyd the harbour seal says “Happy Thanksgiving”, or rather “Please give me another tasty herring” This is why tube worms will never rule the airwaves I know how much my fellow deeplings just love shameless marine mammal adoration. I . . . → Read More: TGIF – Shameless fuzzy face
By para_sight, on November 21st, 2011 2 comments Evolution, Megavertebrate, New Research Bioengineering, Caretta, Chelonia, georgia tech, locomotion, reptiles, sea turtles [This is a repost originally published at my old blog, DeepTypeFlow] A grain of sand represents many things to a baby turtle. While still within the egg, sand represents a roof over your head, protection from the desiccating sun and from predators, and a blanket to keep you warm and level until its your turn . . . → Read More: To see the world in a grain of sand – movement from a turtle hatchling’s perspective
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