Methane Bubbles
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By , on August 23rd, 2010 One comment   Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , ,  

Video (link) from the remote operated vehicle Jason of methane-rich bubbles streaming from the seafloor on an active seep area on Hydrate Ridge just offshore of Newport, Oregon. Methane seeps are created where faults in in the sediment allow methane buried in deep deposits to seep upward toward the seafloor. This methane can form ices . . . → Read More: Methane Bubbles

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Dispatches from Antarctica – Farewell Weddell Sea
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By , on March 22nd, 2010 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  
Living vesicomyid clams 100 kilometers from the former edge of the Larsen B Ice Shelf as initially seen in 2005 (top), and images of what may be the same clam bed now dead in 2007. Although the image quality is poor, the trails in the 2005 image are characteristic of those made by living vesicomyids. Upper image is from Domack et al. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86, 269-276 (2005). Lower image is from Niemann et al. (2009)

David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA, a 2 month multinational expedition to study the causes and consequences of the ice shelf collapse. He will be posting regular updates on the expedition exclusively for Deep Sea . . . → Read More: Dispatches from Antarctica – Farewell Weddell Sea

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Dispatches from Antarctica – LARISSA Begins
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By , on January 7th, 2010 3 comments   Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , ,  

David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA, a 2 month multinational expedition to study the causes and consequences of the ice shelf collapse. He will be posting regular updates on the expedition exclusively for Deep Sea News . . . → Read More: Dispatches from Antarctica – LARISSA Begins

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Sex At Vents: Lights On or Off?
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By , on May 20th, 2009 4 comments   Mating & Reproduction, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Post by Jon Copley. Dr. Jon Copley is a lecturer in marine ecology at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. He is also director of SciConnect Limited, a company providing training in science communication and media skills. Jon is an avid deep sea explorer and studies the reproductive ecology of deep sea invertebrates, especially . . . → Read More: Sex At Vents: Lights On or Off?

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I have a dirty secret: I am a mussel sex voyeur.
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By , on May 19th, 2009 3 comments   Mating & Reproduction, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , ,  

Post by Shawn M. Arellano. Dr. Shawn Arellano is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her PhD research at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology concerned the reproduction and recruitment dynamics of a methane-fueled seep mussel. B. childressi: Photo courtesy of Shawn M. Arellano I have a dirty secret: . . . → Read More: I have a dirty secret: I am a mussel sex voyeur.

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