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?
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By RickMac, on  January 25th, 2011  6 comments  Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Scientist!  Caribbean, coral reefs, Field Work, Invasive Species, marine conservation By RickMac, on November 21st, 2010 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Ecology marine conservation, MPA Science Sponge, coral, and tunicate assemblage, Bahamas. Here’s an observation in which most recreational divers are familiar. Whether you’re diving the chilly coast of Maine or the tropical waters of Fiji, those coastal areas with the strongest currents seem to have every available surface festooned with life. Tunicates, sponges, anemones, hard and soft corals, bryozoans, tube . . . → Read More: Marine Invertebrate Diversity Goes With The Flow
By Peter Etnoyer, on March 23rd, 2009 2 comments Conservation & Environment conservation, earth hour, energy, marine conservation Cities around the world shut the lights at 8:30pm Saturday. The WWF sponsored Earth Hour event calls on you to shut the lights for an hour this Saturday at 8:30 pm local time. This is one of the most compelling experiments of recent times, an exercise in political will. The event will take place around . . . → Read More: Earth Hour goes darkly this Saturday night
By Dr. M, on March 12th, 2009 5 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Environmental Sciences, New Research anthropogenic, Biodiversity, biological and chemical weapons, conservation, deep sea, ecologist, economics, energy, energy flows, Environmental Issues, Eugene Odum, famous ecologist, marine conservation, policy, Savannah River Plant, tactical oil spills, war, warfare Six months ago in the yesteryear of 2008, Machlis and Hanson outlined in Bioscience a new subfield of study titled warfare ecology. As the authors state “among human activities causing ecological change, ware is both intensive and far-reaching. Yet environmental research related to warfare is limited in depth and fragmented by discipline.” The paper is . . . → Read More: Warfare Ecology
By Dr. M, on February 27th, 2009 44 comments - (Comments are closed) Bringin' It, Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate, Vessels and Equipment conservation, law, marine conservation, ocean, ramming, sea shepard, vessels, video, whale In looking over Swimming With Sharks, I came across this video of Sea Shepard ramming a Japanese whaling ship. Appalled is the best word I can think of to describe my reaction. I am no whale hugger (Give me invertebrates or give me death!) but of course those big charismatic megafauna are worthy of . . . → Read More: Sea Shepard: Only Making Matters Worse
By Kevin Zelnio, on February 3rd, 2009 One comment Conservation & Environment, Education, Fish, Megavertebrate marine conservation, Save Our Seas, shark Tip of the fin to Penguin Wanderings. Tip of the fin to Penguin Wanderings. By Peter Etnoyer, on July 23rd, 2008 7 comments Conservation & Environment coral reef, dynamite, El Salvador, fishing, marine conservation, sea turtle . . . → Read More: Fishing with dynamite in El Salvador
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Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments
California Anchovy Engraulis mordax. Photo CC by Flickr user briangratwicke. Its a bit of a circular title, but I think it is honest. Marine scientists are constantly shouting at walls of reporters and news consumers that everything is fucked (pardon my french, but its not untrue). And well, it sort of is. But how do . . . → Read More: Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments