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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By para_sight, on  July 13th, 2011  4 comments  Conservation & Environment, Expeditions, Megavertebrate, New Research  Caribbean, Georgia Aquarium, georgia tech, Mexico, mote, Smithsonian, whale shark By para_sight, on June 13th, 2011 2 comments Conservation & Environment, Expeditions, Megavertebrate, New Research cetaceans, dolphins, FAU, Georgia Aquarium, HBOI, Health, NOAA This week a really great project is unfolding in the waters of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. It’s the annual Health and Environmental Risk Assessment for free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, one of the longest standing and most comprehensive health assessments of any marine animal. The project is spearheaded by Dr. Greg Bossart (Senior VP at Georgia Aquarium) . . . → Read More: Studying dolphins as sentinels of oceans and human health
By Miriam Goldstein, on May 2nd, 2011 One comment Plastic, Scientist! Deeplings, Georgia Aquarium, North Pacific Gyre, plastic pollution, SEAPLEX If you’re in the Atlanta GA area, this Wednesday evening is your chance to drink beer with two of your very favorite Deep Sea News bloggers. Thanks to Dr. Para_Sight, I’ll be speaking about my research on plastic pollution in the North Pacific Gyre at the Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap series. Come learn about . . . → Read More: Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap
By para_sight, on April 29th, 2011 14 comments Megavertebrate, New Research, Open Access, Uncategorized Caribbean, Georgia Aquarium, Mexico, Project Domino, whale shark 
*Ed. Note: Al’s post was selected by the staff at PLoS One as the April Blog Pick of the Month! Awesome Job Al! – KAZ (Oh boy, have I been looking forward to writing this post! This one is 2 years in the making) Like a lot of biologists, I get to see some really . . . → Read More: Inside the Outside
By para_sight, on April 7th, 2011 Leave a comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Books/Media Georgia Aquarium, georgia tech, radio A couple of weeks back I did a radio interview for Georgia Tech’s public station WREK 91.1. With permission from the hosts of Inside the Black Box, Pete Ludovice and Bill Hung, I am posting the interview in parts online. Here’s part one: ITBB1, in which I talk about the history of Aquariums as scientific . . . → Read More: Science in a fishbowl
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