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 Miriam Goldstein, on  March 21st, 2011  One comment  Conferences, Plastic  5IMDC, Live Blogging, Pacific Garbage Patch, Plastic By Miriam Goldstein, on January 10th, 2011 Leave a comment Plastic marine debris, Pacific Gyre, Plastic, SEAPLEX, zooplankton The Great Pacific Garbage Patch made news this week, based on statements from Oregon State University professor Dr. Angelique White. As you may know, this is my research area, so I explained what’s going on over at the SEAPLEX blog. Ever since SEAPLEX was funded around two years ago, I have begun every one of . . . → Read More: Does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch exist?
By Miriam Goldstein, on December 27th, 2010 One comment Expeditions, Plastic, Scientist! interview, marine debris, miriam goldstein, Plastic This is me using a hand-held inclinometer to estimate the wire angle as the manta net is being towed. I was interviewed by the NOAA Marine Debris blog! It’s about my work this October on a NOAA cruise through the eastern part of the North Pacific Central Gyre. What goes into deploying your equipment on . . . → Read More: Interview on the NOAA Marine Debris Blog
By Dr. M, on December 8th, 2010 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Oil Spills, Plastic fuck the planet, Pollutant, total bullshit, whale Not so smug now are you! Not so big and charismatic now! Your just a free living fat sack of pollutants! Suck on that! A Texas Tech University whale researcher said she and others found evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs and persistent organic pollutants, including the pesticide DDT, in Pacific Ocean-dwelling sperm . . . → Read More: F U Pacific Sperm Whales
By RickMac, on November 26th, 2010 8 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Opinion, Plastic, Ramblings The look of ocean conservation? Wallace "J" Nichols shilling Nautica togs. With but hours (Pacific time) from Black Friday, the most epic endurance retail binge known to primates, I thought I’d pause to reflect on a confluence of science, conservation, and consumerism that has me scratching my head. The above ad is courtesy of men’s . . . → Read More: Commodify Your Ocean Conservation
By Dr. M, on November 13th, 2010 Leave a comment Bringin' It, Conservation & Environment, Life At Sea, Plastic, Scientist! NOAA, Okeanos Explorer, Pacific Garbage Patch DSN’s vey on Miriam G. is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. Head over to read about her recent work on the Pacific Garbage Patch aboard the Okeanos Explorer. We at DSN are brimming with pride at her accomplishments. “For a thousand miles of the open ocean we sampled it all,” said Miriam Goldstein, an . . . → Read More: WE R TAKIN OVAR UR CITY AN PRES
By Kevin Zelnio, on October 15th, 2010 4 comments Industry & Government, Plastic Best of Zelnio, Blog for Action Day, Plastic, Water, Water Bottles, Water Quality "Land gyre" by jonny2love, labeled for resuse on Flickr. This is a post in appreciation of Blog for Action Day’s 2010 theme – Water. People are made mostly of water and thus we need to replenish ourselves, creating a voracious thirst. This is the thirst of nearly 6 billion people on this planet. We also . . . → Read More: The Disease of Plastic Water Bottles
By Miriam Goldstein, on September 8th, 2010 6 comments Expeditions, Plastic 5Gyres, BPA, Chelsea Rochman, toxicology This is a guest post by Chelsea Rochman. Chelsea is a doctoral student in ecotoxicology at University of California Davis and San Diego State University. “Oh NOOO!” you say, “Not another article about plastic in the ocean??? What can possibly be invisible about it?” We see plastic litter just about everywhere we go. However, what . . . → Read More: Guest Post: The Invisible Side of Plastic Marine Debris
As some of you may know, my graduate research is on plastic debris in the North Pacific Central Gyre. While I am deeply disturbed by the incredible amounts of plastic permeating our oceans, I also feel that taking a critical, scientific look at this issue is key to finding a solution. Misinformation on this issue . . . → Read More: “Recycled Island” not a cure for plastic trash in ocean
[cross-posted at the SEAPLEX blog] The romance of the sea, at least in my mind, is tied to the Age of Sail. This might be because of the inherent beauty of tall ships, or maybe because of a wee bit obsession with Patrick O’Brian’s “Master and Commander” novels (all 20 books, plus the glossary, plus . . . → Read More: Sometimes I Love My Job (Part II)
|
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Deep Sea News - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
|
Recent Comments