On May 4th a colleague of mine, Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, curator for the fish collection of Oregon State University, received this email. Respected Prdf. Brian; On most humanitarian ground, would you please be so kind to provide me 25 Preserved MYXINE /EPTATRETUS sps. ;Hag-fish; Size Range 10″-15″ ,7 Petromyzon marinus ,and 15 Sub-Adult of HYDROLAGUS colliei . . . → Read More: Robbing Museums
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By Dr. M, on  May 23rd, 2012  One comment  Bringin' It, Education, Scientist!, Uncategorized  biological supply, collection, dissection, fish, hoax, Museum, specimen, theft By Dr. M, on May 20th, 2012 2 comments Art, Biodiversity, New Species, Scientist! Hoff Crab, Tattoo, yeti crab Remember the Hoff Crab? You bet your bippy you do. You can thank Nicolai Roterman for that. Nicolai, a hydrothermal vent biologist and a member of the expedition that found this hairy crab, coined the name Hoff Crab while still on board. To commemorate this very special event Nicolai’s sister watercolored the specimen caught on the SW . . . → Read More: Hoff Crab + Tattoo = Awesomsauce
By Miriam Goldstein, on May 15th, 2012 5 comments Scientist! behind the scenes, Halobates, marine debris, media coverage, North Pacific Gyre, plastic pollution, sea skaters You might have seen the headlines last week: Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste, Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ increases 100-fold, Ocean Trash is a Lifesaver for Insects, and so forth. These were based on a paper that I wrote with two co-authors, which came out in Biology Letters last week. Because the . . . → Read More: Pacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paper
By Dr. M, on May 7th, 2012 Leave a comment Carnivals & Link Love, Scientist! #SciFund, Funding, kickstarter I cannot say it any better than Jai and Jarrett so in their own words The #SciFund Challenge is an experiment – can scientists use crowdfunding to fund their research? The current rate of funding for science proposals in the U.S. is ~20%. The current rate for crowdfunding statues of RoboCop in Detroit is 135% – to . . . → Read More: SciFund Challenge: The Aquatic Projects
By Dr. M, on March 28th, 2012 4 comments New Research, Opinion, Scientist! Cameron, exploration, innovation, James Cameron, marianas trench, ocean exploration An example of one of the many species that inhabit the deep sea. Unlike this cephalopod many still await discovery. Gonatus fabricii swims by the PISCES V submersible during dive P5-625 New Zealand, Kermadec Arc Date 4 May 2005 Source NOAA Photo Library Author New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration; NOAA Vents Program . . . → Read More: 10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The Deep
By Dr. M, on March 15th, 2012 11 comments Bringin' It, Editor's Desk, Expeditions, New Research, Opinion, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment Despite the striking fact that most of the scientists that the world has ever known are alive and working today, despite the fact that this Nation¹s own scientific manpower is doubling every 12 years in a rate of growth more than three times that of our population as a whole, despite that, the vast stretches . . . → Read More: Losing Deep-Sea Science in the United States
By Miriam Goldstein, on February 19th, 2012 Leave a comment Scientist! Meet the Deeplings, Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City This week 4,000 ocean scientists are descending upon the very landlocked Salt Lake City for the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting. This meeting, co-sponsored by The Oceanography Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the American Geophysical Union, is one of the biggest in ocean science and is only held every other year. . . . → Read More: Deep Sea News at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
By Miriam Goldstein, on February 13th, 2012 8 comments Scientist! career, job, Marine Biologist, marine biology By the excellent Jarrett Byrnes Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}By the excellent Jarrett Byrnes Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By para_sight, on February 11th, 2012 21 comments Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Critters, Fish, Megavertebrate, Opinion, Scientist! bucket list 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?
By Dr. M, on February 8th, 2012 Leave a comment Education, Scientist! Darwin Day, Darwin Day Road Show, Education, outreach, Science Outreach [View the story "Darwin Day Road Show: Day 3" on Storify] Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}[View the story "Darwin Day Road Show: Day 3" on Storify] Broadcast Spawn!Tweet |
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