The unusual diet of deep-sea fish
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By , on December 18th, 2012 4 comments   Adaptations, Ecology, Fish   , , , , , , ,  

#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Dark Ghost Shark Jock Stewart Silverside In January 2004, Mathew Jones was processing the bycatch from New Zealand lobster stock assessment. Six fish . . . → Read More: The unusual diet of deep-sea fish

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Dispatches from Antarctica – Sampling the Inverted Benthos
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By , on February 7th, 2010 One comment   Ecology, Expeditions   , , , , , , , , ,  

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 – Sampling the Inverted Benthos

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Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner
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By , on November 23rd, 2009 5 comments   Adaptations, Biology, New Research, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , ,  

Figure from Hoyoux et al. Munidopsis andama from a woodfall. Note the spoon shaped claw. A deep-sea crab walks into a pub and asked, ”Where’s the bar tender?” Few deep-sea organisms rely on food originally from land. Most deep-sea dwellers rely on marine snow (detritus raining from the surface), large food falls like dead whales, . . . → Read More: Wood, It’s What’s For Dinner

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