Staring into one of the aquarium’s exhibits “I like these new Mastigias jellyfish”, I said, absently. “Sea jelly”, my colleague corrected (with a certain smugness,…
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Month: October 2011
How scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off Midway
About six months ago, University of Hawaii scientists Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner mapped the likely route of debris dumped into the ocean by the…
View More How scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off MidwayNew Oil Skimmer Design Wins X-Prize
Story at NPR: A breakthrough in oil cleanup technology allows crews to skim spilled oil off the water’s surface at a much faster rate. The…
View More New Oil Skimmer Design Wins X-Prize#HagfishDay: Every Whale Has Its Bone
In honor of Hagfish Day at WhaleTimes.org, I am reposting a Kevin Z original classic from the days of yore. Lyrics under the fold:
View More #HagfishDay: Every Whale Has Its BoneAre You Ready for HAGFISH DAY!!
Hagfish ’11 coming to live October 19 on WhaleTimes.org. Let’s celebrate ugly, they are the 99%.
View More Are You Ready for HAGFISH DAY!!Becoming an Ocean Scientist
Katleen Robert is a deep sea ecologist and graduate student at University of Victoria who was interviewed for NEPTUNE Canada. Listen to her reasons for…
View More Becoming an Ocean ScientistNew fishing method significant improvement over trawling
see more There I Fixed It Hat tip to @vonOberst.
View More New fishing method significant improvement over trawlingScientists vs. Journalists: A Field Guide
The journalist and the scientist are two species that inhabit the same ecosystem, but have very different behaviors. I have spent many years carefully observing…
View More Scientists vs. Journalists: A Field GuideThe friendly shark
The Snickers and PETA billboard folks could learn a thing or two from this ad:
View More The friendly sharkDoes This Belong To You?
A big yellow section from a floatation platform was found off Miami yesterday. Ryan Haines from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami is trying to locate the…
View More Does This Belong To You?