Deepest Underwater Volcanic Eruption
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By , on December 21st, 2009 One comment   Expeditions, Geology, Natural Disaster, New Research, Scientist!, Seamount, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , ,  

All captured in video by scientists exploring 1220m (4000ft) beneath the surface in Pacific Ocean near Samoa the previous summer.  The lava erupting from the West Mata volcano is predicted to be the hottest lava erupting one Earth. [googlemap lat="-15.284185114076433" lng="-172.08984375" width="500px" height="500px" zoom="2" type="G_SATELLITE_MAP"]Samoa[/googlemap] All captured in video by scientists exploring 1220m (4000ft) . . . → Read More: Deepest Underwater Volcanic Eruption

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Deepest Fish On Film
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By , on November 15th, 2009 5 comments   Biodiversity, Fish, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , , , , , ,  

In 2008 we reported on the 7700 meter record for filming fish, video above,  Using a remote lander, a group filmed Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis, a deep-water snailfish, found only in the Northwest Pacific between  6.1km to 7.5km deep. Now this same group filmed swarms of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis nibbling at bait 7560 meters, the deepest for . . . → Read More: Deepest Fish On Film

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Back From the Blue
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By , on September 15th, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Scientist!   , , ,  

Back from the great NE Pacific and no sooner do I return than Kevin takes off for the great SE Atlantic.  Overall a very productive voyage with plenty of quantitative data, high-definition video, and new species to keep me busy.  Check out Chris Mah’s recent post on the James Bond style moon pool vehicle launches. . . . → Read More: Back From the Blue

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Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion
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By , on August 11th, 2009 3 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Fish, Life Science, New Research, Uncategorized   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Photo courtesy of MBARI. Coryphaenoides acrolepis in Monterey Canyon. Rattail fish are caught and sold under the more palatable name, "grenadier." However, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program recommends that consumers do not purchase or eat grenadier because the fish grow very slowly and may not reproduce until they are 30 or 40 years . . . → Read More: Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion

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TGIF: Polychaete
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By , on March 27th, 2009 4 comments   Biodiversity, Critters, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , , , , , ,  

Errant polychaete from a Pacific coast kelp holdfast; filmed during an Invertebrate Zoology lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Errant polychaete from a Pacific coast kelp holdfast; filmed during an Invertebrate Zoology lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.