UPDATE: A Japanese colleague said that while the program was Japanese, the crab vending machine idea was from a Chinese company. They are trying to find a market in Japan. JapanProbe dot com Uploaded by pubjapaned. – More video blogs and vloggers. Hat tip to Scuttlefish. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}UPDATE: A Japanese colleague said that . . . → Read More: Why We Love Japan Reason #129: Crab Vending Machines
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  March 18th, 2010  2 comments  Conservation & Environment, Deep Sea Music, Fish, Fishing  Bluefin, ICCAT, Japan, NY Times, Stan Rogers, tuna, UN, United Nations What. The. Fuck?!?1?11?11!!? (pardon my language) A proposal by Monaco to extend the highest level of U.N. protection to the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin, a fish prized by sushi lovers for its fatty belly flesh, failed by a lopsided vote of 20-68, with 30 abstentions, Juan Carlos Vasquez, a spokesman for the U.N. . . . → Read More: Tiny Tuna for Japan
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 16th, 2010 3 comments Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate Best of Zelnio, Dolphin, Environmental Documentary, Flipper, Japan, mercury, poisoning, Ric O'Barry, Taiji, The Cove Disclaimer: This review may not appropriate for all audiences. Certainly not anyone that is sensitive to violence against dolphins. If you think you may be too uncomfortable with this type of content, please do not read any further. ———————————- A week ago I was approached by the PR department that filmed The Cove, an . . . → Read More: The Cove
By Kevin Zelnio, on February 12th, 2010 2 comments Uncategorized Amigurumi, Crochet, Diamond Head, Japan, Surf Music, U900, Ukelele, Ventures, Walk Don't Run This is the cutest thing evah. I have no idea what they are saying, but it sounds just adorable. The amigurumi duo even has a myspace page. Hat tip to Boing Boing. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}This is the cutest thing evah. I have no idea what they are saying, but it sounds just adorable. The . . . → Read More: TGIF Surf Music Edition
By Dr. M, on July 17th, 2009 12 comments Biodiversity, Fish, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Aquarium, Japan, manta ray, Okinawa Churaumi, whale shark Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on July 14th, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Critters, New Research Crinoid, deep, depth, echinoderm, hadal, Japan, record, Trench Japanese researchers recently set a record with the deepest in-situ observation of a criniod. In the words of the authors, Previous records of stalked crinoids from hadal depths (exceeding 6000 m) are extremely rare, and no in-situ information has been available. We show here that stalked crinoids live densely on rocky substrates at depths . . . → Read More: The Deepest Crinoids
By Dr. M, on May 17th, 2009 3 comments Biodiversity, Mating & Reproduction breeding site, brittle star, Chris Mah, fertilization, Japan, Mating, Ophiodaphne, Reproduction, sandollars, Sea of Japan, sex, Sex Week, spawn, Tsuruga Bay A. manni, picture courtesy of C. Mah Post from Chris Mah, purveyor of all echinoderm. Dr. Christopher Mah is a NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and conducts reasearch on the biodiversity, biogeography, evolution, and ecology of Asteroidea. Despite his short . . . → Read More: The Sand Dollar Love Shack: A Special Echinoblog to DSN
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 1st, 2009 2 comments Cephalopods! April 1st, Hiro Tasaki, Japan, Kraken, Osaka Deep-Sea Institute of Japan Marco News reports a giant squid surfacing off South Florida. Dr. Hiro Tasaki, of the Osaka Deep-Sea Institute of Japan adds meaning with a rather unique historical perspective. “The giant squid has the largest eye on the planet, about 18 inches across,” Tasaki explained. “These eyes are very keen in dim underwater conditions.” This is . . . → Read More: Kraken rising in South Florida
By Dr. M, on February 9th, 2009 2 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Scientist! Cephalopod, enzymes, freaks, Giant Squid, Japan, Mollusca, sex, sperm, squid, Valentine's Day So was I thinking we could light a few candles, have some wine, and then… Yeah, squids are freaky…real freaky freaks. An article over at Practical Fish Keeping details the work of recent PhD Henk-Jan Hoving. His dissertation makes mine look like rainbows and unicorns. The thrust of his work was to study reproductive techniques . . . → Read More: Squid Cuts Body of Sexual Partner
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 27th, 2009 9 comments Fish Blowfish, Fugu, Japan, Poison, Sushi, Thrill Seekers Palm, meet face. The associated press reports: Blowfish, while extremely poisonous if not prepared properly, is considered a delicacy in Japan and is consumed by thrill-seeking gourmets. Iwase said the seven men ordered sashimi and grilled blowfish testicles at the restaurant Monday night. Shortly after, they developed limb paralysis and breathing trouble and started to . . . → Read More: Why Do People Insist on Eating Food That Kills Them?
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