For sale?: one reef, well-loved
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I think it’s fair to say that when most folks think about conservation, or biology in general, money is not the first thing that pops into their heads.  Indeed, many people I know in those fields consider money, commerce and economics to be somewhat foreign, a necessary evil perhaps, to keep society going and keep . . . → Read More: For sale?: one reef, well-loved

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A glass more than half full of awesome
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The other deeplings (except RickMac) are at the fantastic Science Online conference this week, meeting with other scientist communicators and hatching various plots for DSN’s ascendancy to world dominance using, I suspect, some combination of Ferragarmos, rum and giant squid tentacles.  So, I guess you’re stuck with me!  To wit: I made this bit of . . . → Read More: A glass more than half full of awesome

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Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays & whale sharks in world’s biggest tank
Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays & whale sharks in world’s biggest tank avatar

Dr. Al aka para_sight: “Hey, while you’re visiting Georgia Aquarium for the Deep Sea News retreat, I can offer you the opportunity to dive in the Ocean Voyager exhibit, which is our (and the world’s) biggest tank, featuring 4 whale sharks, 4 manta rays and about 8,000 other sharks and fishes.” Dr. M  & I: . . . → Read More: Dr. M and Miriam swim with manta rays & whale sharks in world’s biggest tank

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Future of Deep-Sea News
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If they know it, they will love it. If they love it, they will protect it. My wife, with over a decade of nonprofit experience, spoke those words to me six years ago .  She was describing how she viewed what I was striving for with Deep-Sea News. Those words still ring true to me. . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Future of Deep-Sea News

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A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat
A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat avatar

Ten days ago I had a conversation with Dr. Mark Hay from Georgia Tech where he was at the Aquarius ReefBase habitat on the bottom of the Florida Keys and I was at the ice breaker for the annual Association of Zoos and Aquariums meeting hosted at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.  We were talking about . . . → Read More: A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat

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ReefBase broadcast tonight!
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The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is holding its annual conference in Atlanta this week (Twitter #AZA2011) and at tonights iceabreaker event at Georgia Aquarium, we’re going to try a live cross to the Aquarius ReefBase habitat off the Florida Keys.  ReefBase, which is a NURC and UNCW initiative, is the only underwater lab in . . . → Read More: ReefBase broadcast tonight!

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Postcard from Mexico
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Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but this whale shark fieldwork thing has a way of consuming every available moment.  I’ll get to some new content soon, but in the meantime, the weather is here, I wish you were beautiful! Praying to Argos, the mighty satellite god Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but . . . → Read More: Postcard from Mexico

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Hello old friends
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Come in and play!

So here we are in Mexico for the first of two Georgia Aquarium research trips this summer.  This is the logistically simpler of the two, for exciting reasons I am not yet at liberty to discuss.  On this one we are focusing on photo ID as part of the ECOCEAN project.  Yesterday was our first . . . → Read More: Hello old friends

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Get a fish’s eye view of Shark Week
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Discovery Channel’s  Shark Week is an immensely popular block of programming that focuses on our toothy buddies, the elasmobranchs.  This year Georgia Aquarium will play a central role in the theming for Shark Week, and that’s already started in the form of a new UStream feed of a special camera that’s been added to the . . . → Read More: Get a fish’s eye view of Shark Week

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Spotting the difference between whale sharks
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It’s getting to that time of year again.  It’s hot here in Atlanta, and really hot down in Mexico, where, in between the tropical storms and occasional hurricanes, dog days are settling over the Yucatan Peninsula.  It’s also the time when whale sharks begin to gather in big numbers off the coast, not far from Cancun.  . . . → Read More: Spotting the difference between whale sharks

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