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Alex Warneke April 20, 2015 BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill onEarth Perrin Ireland

5 years ago today, an explosion in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico lead to one of the worst human-induced environmental disasters in history.…

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Video: Rare sperm whale encounter with deep-sea ROV

RR Helm April 15, 2015

“if you’re watching on channel one the super sampler is…THE HECK IS THAT?!” And that is the start of an absolutely breathtaking real life close encounter…

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We are Going to Need a Bigger Helicopter

Alex Warneke April 14, 2015 Cabrillo National Monument National Park Service SD Natural History Museum USCG whales

Working at a National Park results in a fair share of interesting encounters. Take for instance, yesterday when my boss emails me and says, “The Coast…

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Does this ROV belong to you?

Dr. M March 13, 2015

Jacob Levenson (@JacobLevenson) drew my attention to an expected discovery on a Belizean beach yesterday…a car-sized, remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The ROV was found on Hol Chan…

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The Animals of the Musashi Battleship

Dr. M March 11, 2015 battleship Invertebrate Musahsi Paul Allen shipwreck Sibuyan Sea

On November 1st, 1940 the Imperial Japanese Navy launched the Yamato Class Battleship the Musashi. She and her sister ship, Yamato, were the heaviest and most powerfully…

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How the sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants built a ROV and won a national competition

Dr. M November 20, 2014 immigrants ROV

I cannot wait to see Underwater Dreams narrated by Michael Peña, and written and directed by Mary Mazzio. The story is how sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants…

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This is now my favorite boat ever.

Dr. Martini November 5, 2014 boat full suspension martini

I do not know how I lived so long without knowing about The Martini 1.5 Experimental Boat. I MEAN WE SHARE THE SAME NAME. This…

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Throwback Thursday: France's Lab Buoy

Dr. Martini August 21, 2014 BORHA Cousteau oceanographie

I recently received an email from a colleague asking for a copy of a recent paper. In return, they sent me a plot of inertial current…

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The Atlantic Sun is a potential environmental disaster

Alistair Dove July 22, 2014 Cancun cargo ship conservation Mexico pollution whale sharks Yucatan

EDITOR’S UPDATE 7/24/14: The Atlantic Sun weighed anchor and left the Biosphere Reserve under its own power on 7/23/14 Thank you to all our readers…

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The Ocean Cleanup, Part 2: Technical review of the feasibility study

Dr. Martini July 14, 2014 Garbage Patch moorings The ocean cleanup

INTRODUCTION This is the second of a two-part post. In the first installment, Kim presented alternatives to this project. This installment is a collaboration between…

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