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 . . . → Read More: For sale?: one reef, well-loved
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By para_sight, on  February 8th, 2012  6 comments  Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conferences, Conservation & Environment, Coral  Coral Restoration Foundation, Georgia Aquarium, PERC By para_sight, on September 24th, 2011 Leave a comment Conferences, Coral, Education, Expeditions, Life At Sea, New Research Aquarius, coral reefs, Florida Keys, Georgia Aquarium, georgia tech, Reefbase, UNCW Ten days ago I had a conversation with Dr. Mark Hay from Georgia Tech where he was at the Aquarius ReefBase habitat on the bottom of the Florida Keys and I was at the ice breaker for the annual Association of Zoos and Aquariums meeting hosted at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. We were talking about . . . → Read More: A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat
By para_sight, on September 14th, 2011 3 comments Conferences, Ecology, Education, Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Fish, Life At Sea, New Research, Vessels and Equipment Aquarius, AZA, Georgia Aquarium, georgia tech, NURC, Reefbase, UNCW The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is holding its annual conference in Atlanta this week (Twitter #AZA2011) and at tonights iceabreaker event at Georgia Aquarium, we’re going to try a live cross to the Aquarius ReefBase habitat off the Florida Keys. ReefBase, which is a NURC and UNCW initiative, is the only underwater lab in . . . → Read More: ReefBase broadcast tonight!
By Miriam Goldstein, on March 21st, 2011 One comment Conferences, Plastic 5IMDC, Live Blogging, Pacific Garbage Patch, Plastic This week I’m at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, HI. (Oh, the things I do for science!) As you might know, I study the accumulation of plastic debris in the North Pacific, otherwise known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch YARRRR.” From the conference website: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and . . . → Read More: Live from the 5th International Marine Debris Conference
By Dr. M, on January 14th, 2011 2 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Conferences, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Hydrothermal Vent, London, molluscs, mollusks, Natural History Museum, science meetings An upcoming meeting was brought to my attention. Let’s just say the subject made me squeal a bit. I’m as giddy as school kid with a new Aquaman lunchbox. Molluscs! Symbioses! Vents! It may be way more awesomeness that one meeting deserves. You scientist types should definitely attend this one because the only thing that . . . → Read More: Mollusks Who Take Advantage of Others and the Scientist Who Study Them
By RickMac, on November 29th, 2010 4 comments Conferences, Conservation & Environment, Opinion Cancun, climate change, COP16, Enough's Enough, Justin Bieber, kittens, United Nations Beginning this morning and running through December 10th, the 16th edition of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) will attract political and environmental delegates from around the globe to move on those climate change decisions that were previously made at COP15 in Copenhagen. Hopes are that . . . → Read More: Cop16 Climate Talks Resume In Cancun
Follow me next week on Twitter (DrCraigMc) to hear all the updates from the 12th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Those attending and tweeting make sure to use the #DSBS2010 hash tag. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Follow me next week on Twitter (DrCraigMc) to hear all the updates from the 12th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Those attending and tweeting make sure to use the #DSBS2010 hash tag. Broadcast… The Revolution of Science Through SCUBA, a symposium “to celebrate the scientific contributions and value of scuba as research methodology,” will be webcast live Monday and Tuesday. The agenda is really impressive – it’s pretty much a who’s who in SCUBA-related underwater research. Some of my personal highlights include Larry Madin, who pioneered blue-water diving . . . → Read More: The Revolution of Science Through SCUBA
Planning on attending the Deep-Sea Biology Symposium in Iceland this June? From the Symposium website There has been intensive interest for the 12th Deep-sea symposium. Nearly 250 people have registered for the symposium. It appears that we will have double sessions on all days except the day of the excursion. Those that have offered oral . . . → Read More: The 12th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium…in Iceland?!
By Dr. M, on January 18th, 2010 5 comments Conferences, Ramblings, Scientist! Charlotte Observer, Duke, Raleigh Sewer Monster, Science Online, Youtube Marine researchers Craig McClain and Kevin Zelnio, both of Duke University, run a Web site (DeepSeaNews.com) that experienced an enormous spike in readership when the Raleigh Sewer Monster became a two-day Internet wonder (its Youtube video has more than 7 million hits). They had better information than many print sources, and they now take that . . . → Read More: KZ and Dr M take over print media
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