Deep Sea News

Scuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish

By Dr. M, on

December 29th, 2011

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Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Organisms

aircraft, Invasive Species, Lionfish, scuba diving, Wreck Diving

Randy Jordan, owner of Emerald Charters in Jupiter, Florida, discovered quite a treasure on a recent dive. “We get down to the bottom and I see some fish that are swimming over to the right and I followed them,” said Jordan. “They swam right up to this airplane. It was the most amazing thing.” . . . → Read More: Scuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish

Scientist in Residence: My ‘Seascape of Fear’

By Archie Teuthis, on

April 19th, 2011

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Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Expeditions, Fish, Fishing, Mating & Reproduction

Atlantic, Belize, Caribbean, Eric Heupel, Field Work, fish, Invasion, Invasive Species, Lionfish, Scientist In Residence

Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes. —————————————————- Hey folks, Kevin asked me to do . . . → Read More: Scientist in Residence: My ‘Seascape of Fear’

What’s Eating You?

By RickMac, on

January 25th, 2011

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Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Organisms, Scientist!

Caribbean, coral reefs, Field Work, Invasive Species, marine conservation

Photograph of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) with lionfish (Pterois volitans) protruding from its mouth. Image © 2010, Florida Sportsman, www.floridasportsman.com Feed a fish a fish, it eats for a day; Teach a fish to fish, it eats forever. That basically seems to be the crux of a discussion currently playing out on NOAA’s online Coral . . . → Read More: What’s Eating You?