Taking Fish and Leaving Trash
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By , on January 26th, 2010 5 comments   Conservation & Environment, Dumping, New Research, Plastic   , , , , , , , ,  

Fig. 5 from Watters et al. (2010). “Examples of debris items observed from the Delta submersible during deep-water surveys on the seafloor off central and southern California: (a) monofilament fishing line in gorgonian corals off central California at 95 m (photo by M. Yoklavich); (b) gill net snagged on rock off southern California at 80 . . . → Read More: Taking Fish and Leaving Trash

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Friday Freak 10/16/09 – Gersemia juliepackardae
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By , on October 16th, 2009 Leave a comment   Uncategorized   , , , , , , , , ,  

TGIF IS DEAD LONG LIVE TGIF! Craig and I are making some changes around these parts. You’ll notice them soon enough. One change starts now. We are getting rid of one of our longest running and most successful (not very) commerical franchises. We are disbanding the traditional Friday Deep Sea Pic and TGIF. We will . . . → Read More: Friday Freak 10/16/09 – Gersemia juliepackardae

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Eye in the Sea camera to feature CarcassVision
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By , on July 21st, 2009 2 comments   Gadgets & Gear, New Research, Organisms   , , , , ,  

The Eye-in-the-Sea camera will be freshly baited with a frozen sea lion carcass in a camera deployment set for August 14th, in the deep Monterey Canyon. Mark your calendars and tune in to the Ocean Research Conservation Organization (ORCA) website for updates on the event. The ever fascinating Dr. Edie Widder, the ORCA President, . . . → Read More: Eye in the Sea camera to feature CarcassVision

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