The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.
The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic. avatar

I’m just going to come out and say it, any project that touts itself as the “World’s first realistic Ocean Clean-up Concept” is just asking to be torn apart. “The Ocean Cleanup” is the brainchild of a 19-year old Boyan Slat. He proposes using the oceans themselves to clean up plastic. By setting up a . . . → Read More: The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.

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We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.3
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For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and I call for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration. The Ghost of Ocean Science Future that We Want to . . . → Read More: We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.3

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We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.2
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For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and I call for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration. The Ghost of Ocean Science Past 85% of Americans express . . . → Read More: We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.2

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We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.1
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For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and I call for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration. Over a decade ago, one of us (CM) made his . . . → Read More: We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.1

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A Scientific Feast of Ocean Microbiology – notes from the #asm2012 conference in San Francisco
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ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR SPRING WARDROBE YET??
ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR SPRING WARDROBE YET?? avatar

…BECAUSE I AM!!! Yes, I am yelling this from the mountaintops: I cannot wait to shed my drab winter wardrobe and move on to Spring/Summer 2012 collections. Finally, my fashion obsession is perfectly appropriate for a blog post at #DeepSN. This season the runways were flooded (ha!) with ocean-themed prints and marine-inspired design: Coral Reef . . . → Read More: ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR SPRING WARDROBE YET??

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Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists
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My second week at UC Davis, and I’ve already met Jane Lubchenco. Last night the NOAA administrator gave a public lecture to a packed auditorium here on campus. Although her talk wasn’t particularly beefy, I captured a few interesting tidbits: It was refreshing to hear a government official state her steadfast optimism, and urge scientists . . . → Read More: Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists

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TGIF – Our Blue (The Tank Bangers)
TGIF – Our Blue (The Tank Bangers) avatar

A little sentimental, but hey its Christmas time. The Tank Bangers donates proceeds of buying this song to the various groups shown at 5:40 in the video. While I do not support all those groups personally, I would like to add Oceana and The Coral Reef Alliance as conservation groups who have a high . . . → Read More: TGIF – Our Blue (The Tank Bangers)

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TGIF: Pirate’s Life
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All hand drawn, frame by frame, on a ream of paper by Kijek/Adamski to visualize the song “Pirate’s Life” by We Cut Corners

Under the Sea at Paris Fashion Week S/S 2012
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I am drooling so much, I am going to have to cover my keyboard in plastic. Winter wardrobes always depress me (too many layers, so much black), but this year I CANNOT WAIT to wear Spring fashion. Its Paris Fashion Week right now (I am probably the only marine biologist that trawls the Vogue website . . . → Read More: Under the Sea at Paris Fashion Week S/S 2012

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