This is an invited contribution. A marine biologist, who posts here under the pseudonym, Dour Marine Biologist, offers a counter to the media and even DSN hype on Cameron’s dive. I find these points below worth consideration and dialogue. I want to hear your comments below. Since James Cameron’s record-breaking dive on March 26th the media . . . → Read More: Shouldn’t We Be More Skeptical of the DeepChallenger Dive?
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By Dr. M, on  April 2nd, 2012  27 comments  Expeditions  alvin, Deep Sea Challenge, Funding, James Cameron, submersible, subs By para_sight, on March 26th, 2012 36 comments Bringin' It, Expeditions, New Research, Opinion, Tweets, Vessels and Equipment alvin, Challenger Deep, Deep Challenger, Deep Sea Challenge, exploration, hadal, James Cameron, marianas trench, National Geographic, ocean exploration, submersible This post is co-authored by Al Dove and Craig McClain In the 1989 James Cameron sci-fi movie The Abyss, there’s a scene when Ed Harris’ character dons a special environmental suit that allows him to breathe an oxygen-laden liquid. Thus protected from the risks of crushing deep-sea pressures (no air = no voids to collapse), . . . → Read More: James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?
By para_sight, on October 10th, 2011 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Megavertebrate, Vessels and Equipment, Weird great white sharks, Mir, salvage, sharks, submarine, submersible, treasure On Friday I had cause to meet with a gent called Marco Flagg and it turned into one of the more interesting chats I’ve had in a long time. Marco is the chief engineer of a company called Desert Star that makes a range of navigation and tracking products, one of which we’ve been using . . . → Read More: Of great whites and great depths
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 21st, 2011 20 comments Bringin' It, Conservation & Environment, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment Florida, Harbor Branch, HBOI, Johnson Sea Link, Lorax, oceanography, Oil Spill, Public, Research, Science Communication, Scott Olson, Space Shuttle, submersible Me inside the Johnson Sea Link (2004). Today, Scott Olson published an editorial at TCPalm, a local news site for Palm Beach area on some very deep misgivings that all of us in deep-sea biologist have regarding the state of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and its assets – the Johnson Sea Link submersibles. It was . . . → Read More: The Ship, The Sub, The Shuttle – We Should Blame Ourselves
By Dr. M, on May 10th, 2011 4 comments Uncategorized, Vessels and Equipment Challenger Deep, submersible Sir Richard Branson isn’t the only one wanting to return to the Challenger Deep. Now, submersible designers Triton Submarines aims to take humans down to Challenger Deep again using their newly designed submersible Triton 36,000.The most interesting part is the that crew sphere is made of borosilicate glass that actually gets stronger under increased compression . . . → Read More: New Triton Manned Submersible
By Dr Bik, on January 19th, 2011 Leave a comment Expeditions, Life At Sea Brazil, coral reef, scientific expedition, submersible Although the Deep-sea News team has just spent a whole weekend in exotic North Carolina, we are jealous of Dr. Alistair Dove who currently enroute to the majestic Abrolhos reef off the coast of Brazil. He will be representing the Georgia Aquarium in an international team of scientists traversing this tropical paradise from January . . . → Read More: Submersible at your disposal + unexplored marine habitat = EPIC expedition!!
By Dr. M, on December 8th, 2010 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Mining, Vessels and Equipment China, Jialong, mining, Nautilus, submersible On the one hand, you have China’s brand-spanking new Jialong submersible capable of reaching 7000 meters depth, 500 meters deeper than its nearest competitor, representing an amazing tool for unraveling the secrets of the wonderous deep. On the other hand, you have China’s move to mine to sulphide deposits hydrothermal vents in international waters. In a surprise . . . → Read More: China and the deep sea
By Dr. M, on October 15th, 2010 Leave a comment Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment alvin, sphere, sub, submarine, submersible, titanium, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Alvin’s interior will be getting a redesign as a new larger titanium has been forged. It is 3, rather than 2, inches thick, with an interior diameter that is 4.6 inches wider than Alvin’s current sphere. That increases the interior volume by nearly 20 percent, from 144 to 171 cubic feet, and that additional space . . . → Read More: Pimp My Alvin
By Kevin Zelnio, on June 4th, 2010 11 comments Art, Biodiversity, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls alvin, Flying Trilobite, Glendon Mellow, Hydrothermal Vent, submersible, Trilobite The Last Refuge – Original Art by Glendon Mellow http://glendonmellow.com UPDATE: Glendon is now offering this beautiful piece of deep-sea art as prints on his website! Products range from cards to full size poster prints and are quite affordably priced! Earlier this year I approached Glendon Mellow who writes the Flying Trilobite blog, a fabulous . . . → Read More: The Last Refuge
The folks over at Tugboat Printshop have put together a 22-woodcut series themed “The Deep Blue Sea”. The woodcuts are truly one-of-a-kind and imaginative! I would love to decorate my kids’ rooms with these. Check out all 22 designs, there is something for everyone in there! Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}The folks over at Tugboat Printshop . . . → Read More: ‘Ocean Explorer 3000′ and Other Beautiful Nautical Woodcuts!
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