When a Whale Dies, The Story Has Just Begun
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By , on October 8th, 2011 5 comments   Art, Organisms, Pictures and Movies, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , ,  

A great film about a whale fall by Sharon Shattuck. Whale Fall (after life of a whale) from Sharon Shattuck on Vimeo.

The EPR Chronicles XII
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By , on September 25th, 2011 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , ,  

For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos and photos! Wednesday 11/19/03 3:30 am I love the warm winds of the tropical ocean. They caress me & run their invisible fingers me through my . . . → Read More: The EPR Chronicles XII

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The EPR Chronicles VI
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By , on September 19th, 2011 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , ,  

For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos and photos! Sunday 11/10 2:20 am Today was a little less stressful. I overslept and missed breakfast at 7:30 am & science meeting at 10:30 am. . . . → Read More: The EPR Chronicles VI

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The EPR Chronicles V
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By , on September 18th, 2011 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , ,  

For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos and photos! Saturday 11/08 1:30am Been a while since I made an entry. We were on station at 8°37′N and its been really busy, but real . . . → Read More: The EPR Chronicles V

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The EPR Chronicles IV
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By , on September 17th, 2011 One comment   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls    

For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos and photos! Tuesday 11/04 10:45pm There were 2 egrets outside today. A rather rare occurrence since they occur on shores & streams as wading birds. There . . . → Read More: The EPR Chronicles IV

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The EPR Chronicles I
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By , on September 14th, 2011 One comment   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

In 2003 I received the opportunity of a lifetime to go out to sea for the first time on a major zoological expedition. I was merely an undergraduate, but at 24 – having started college a little later in life – I had an edge over many seniors. Namely, a continuous, unbroken thread of failures . . . → Read More: The EPR Chronicles I

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Janet Voight: In 1860s “Educated People Could Not Envision” Life on the Seafloor
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By , on September 14th, 2011 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Life At Sea, Organisms, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , ,  

Dr. Janet Voight of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago talks about exploring deep sea ecosystems and her research on deep sea marine invertebrates. Many of these images are familiar to me as I was generously invited to participate on a cruise to hydrothermal vents in 2003 by her while I was merely . . . → Read More: Janet Voight: In 1860s “Educated People Could Not Envision” Life on the Seafloor

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Mining The Deep: All About $ For the Government
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By , on July 18th, 2011 2 comments   Environmental Sciences, Industry & Government, Mining, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , ,  

The PNG Mine Watch blog posts some unfortunate news today about mining the hydrothermal vents of the PNG coast at the Solwara 1 site. Papua New Guinea’s Mining Minister, John Pundari told Nautilus chief executive officer Steve Roger that the PNG government was fully committed to supporting the project as indicated through its decision to . . . → Read More: Mining The Deep: All About $ For the Government

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Deep-Sea Vents Discovered In Southern Ocean
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By , on May 15th, 2011 5 comments   Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

And more in hydrothermal vent news… Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that deep-sea vents may be more common in our . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Vents Discovered In Southern Ocean

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Fool’s Gold from Hydrothermal Vents to Plankton
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By , on May 15th, 2011 Leave a comment   Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , ,  

A nice little paper in Nature Geoscience that helps reconcile iron budgets for the word’s oceans. The hot, mineral rich water that spews from hydrothermal vents contains a significant amount of fool’s gold, or iron pyrite. Because iron pyrite is more resistant to rusting than basic iron and much of the iron pyrite venting is . . . → Read More: Fool’s Gold from Hydrothermal Vents to Plankton

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