In the deep sea, bacon doesn’t last long
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By , on October 29th, 2012 4 comments   New Research   , , , , , ,  

If you haven’t seen the VENUS deep-sea observatory’s pig-in-the-ocean experiments, you’ve been missing out. I saw them present this work at a conference a couple years ago & it is AMAZING. From New Scientist’s writeup: Now a pioneering experiment lead by forensic scientist Gail Anderson from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is . . . → Read More: In the deep sea, bacon doesn’t last long

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Benthic Rover, Benthic Rover
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By , on September 15th, 2009 7 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

This computer drawing shows some of the key components of the Benthic Rover. Image: © 2008 MBARI Send that data right over. The absolute coolest gadget to hit deep-sea science is is the Benthic Rover, the deep-sea equivalent of the Spirit and Opportunity. The Benthic Rover, the brain child of deep-sea biologist Ken Smith, and . . . → Read More: Benthic Rover, Benthic Rover

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Video Feed Live From 30 Meters
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By , on September 15th, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Education, Fish, Gadgets & Gear, New Research, Organisms, Reviews, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , ,  

It has been a long year waiting to announce this. Last year Dr. Adrian Glover, long time DSN fan from the Natural History Museum in London, showed me a live feed of camera mounted on a dead harbor porpoise from 30m in a fjord on the west coast of Sweden. As we set there in . . . → Read More: Video Feed Live From 30 Meters

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Eye In The Sea
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By , on February 10th, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Gadgets & Gear, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

From Wired Magazine: You would be smiling and laughing too if you were about to play with several million dollars of scientific equipment Wired Magazine has nice write up about the cabled observatory, ECHO, and the Eye in the Sea that I discussed yesterday. . . . → Read More: Eye In The Sea

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Eye in the Sea
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By , on February 9th, 2009 4 comments   Education, Gadgets & Gear, New Research, Opinion & Editorial, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , ,  

In case you missed it. The first ever deep-sea web cam is up and running. I said the FIRST EVER DEEP-SEA WEB CAM. I don’t even need to go to sea now! I can just view the deep from desktop. The ORCA’s Eye in the Sea was installed in the the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research . . . → Read More: Eye in the Sea

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