NBC Sports is reporting on the Florida Tea Party’s recent hatred for one of its own State’s great symbols, the manatee. Quoting another article from Click Rally Magazine: “The Florida political group recently announced its plan to fight U.S. Fish and Wildlife restrictions on boating and other human activities.” “We cannot elevate nature above people,” . . . → Read More: Fear the Manatee
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  July 27th, 2011  2 comments  Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate  Agenda 21, Citrus County, Dr. Katz, Fish and Wildlife, Florida, Jim Gaffigan, Manatee, Regulations, Sea Cow, Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots, UN, United Nations By Kevin Zelnio, on July 21st, 2011 20 comments Bringin' It, Conservation & Environment, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment Florida, Harbor Branch, HBOI, Johnson Sea Link, Lorax, oceanography, Oil Spill, Public, Research, Science Communication, Scott Olson, Space Shuttle, submersible Me inside the Johnson Sea Link (2004). Today, Scott Olson published an editorial at TCPalm, a local news site for Palm Beach area on some very deep misgivings that all of us in deep-sea biologist have regarding the state of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and its assets – the Johnson Sea Link submersibles. It was . . . → Read More: The Ship, The Sub, The Shuttle – We Should Blame Ourselves
By Dr Bik, on March 5th, 2011 4 comments Oil Spills BP, citizen science, Deepwater Horizon, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill Although most of the media has now forgotten about that oil spill thing that happened last year, I’m consistently impressed by strength of ongoing citizen science projects in the Gulf of Mexico. I met Michael Sturdivant by chance last year while I was collecting samples along the Florida panhandle. Michael is heavily involved with the . . . → Read More: Citizen Science to track lingering oil in the Gulf
By Dr Bik, on October 5th, 2010 5 comments Expeditions, Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill Well I’m back in the lab after two solid weeks in the field. I rented a new car with 6 miles on the odometer and by the time I returned it the gauge read 1713 (I got quite the bug-eyed response from the Hertz Employee). My point? I drove all over the Gulf—From Grand Isle, . . . → Read More: Gulf Sampling: White Sand with Black Spots
By Kevin Zelnio, on May 10th, 2010 3 comments Conservation & Environment, Oil Spills, Scientist! Commercial Fisheries, Dave Kerstetter, Fisheries Management, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Loop Current, Oil Spill To understand how the oil spill affects the fisheries and fishing communities, I turned to Dr. Dave Kerstetter, a research scientist at Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center. Dave has a background in applied fishery science and is interested in the intersection between fisheries science and public policy. Kevin Zelnio: You are involved in the Oil . . . → Read More: How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave Kerstetter
By Dr. M, on September 21st, 2009 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral Coral, Crab, deep sea, Environmental Defense Fund, Florida, Lophelia, NOAA, North Carolina, reef, trawling From the wire… A vast stretch of deepsea coral reefs in the south Atlantic passed a key step toward full federal protection as a special habitat where destructive fishing trawls are prohibited. The deepwater coral reefs, spanning 23,000 square miles from the North Carolina down to the Florida coast, are a relatively pristine habitat, rich . . . → Read More: Protection For Deep-Water Corals Close
By Kevin Zelnio, on May 31st, 2009 One comment Vessels and Equipment Brine Pool, Florida, gas and oil exploration, gas hydrate, Green Canyon, Gulf coast, Gulf of Mexico, Hydrocarbon Seep, Johnson Sea Link, Methane Seep, oil lease block, R/V Seward Johnson II, seep, submersible I’m so excited that in such a short amount of time the Save Our Subs & Ships effort have already reached their goal and are now setting their sights higher and want to get 5000 signatures. Thanks to Leroy Nunez from Florida for helping out the deep sea community by putting his voice to work. . . . → Read More: 1000 Signatures for Save Our Subs!
By Kevin Zelnio, on May 30th, 2009 11 comments Vessels and Equipment East coast, Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, HBOI, Johnson Sea Link, JSL, R/V Seward Johnson II The JSL being lowered from the A-Frame of the Seward Johnson II. Photo by Kevin Zelnio. A shining legacy of deep sea research is under threat in the state of Florida. Citing economic problems and the high cost of maintaining equipment and crew, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI) has announced it’s intention to sell . . . → Read More: The USA Needs the JSL
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