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Month: December 2011

Organisms Pictures and Movies

TGIF – The Sea I See

Alistair Dove December 23, 2011

Shane deRolf’s “The Sea I See” whimsically addresses issues of marine diversity in the best traditions of Dr. Seuss. Share it with your kids! Initially…

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Promoting Ocean Literacy – a DSN Core Value

Alistair Dove December 22, 2011 core valuescultureculture of scienceEducationMegafaunaocean literacyOpen AccessScience CommunicationScience Outreach

When the DSN crew gathered for our inaugural retreat recently, one of the core values we agreed on was “promoting ocean literacy”.  This value is…

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Adaptations Climate Change Ecology Environmental Sciences New Research Organisms Uncategorized

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Dr. M December 21, 2011 beta diversityCarbondeep seadiversityfluxmarine snow

Oh the dark deep sea is frightful, 
 But the food not so delightful,
 But since we’ve got no place to go,
 Let It Marine…

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Art Reviews

Last minute holiday presents: Science Ink

Miriam Goldstein December 21, 2011 Carl Zimmerscience giftsScience InkTattoo

I’ve had a copy of Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed, written by Carl Zimmer, sitting on my desk for a few months now.…

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Carnivals & Link Love Natural Disaster Plastic

Japanese tsunami debris link roundup

Miriam Goldstein December 19, 2011 marine debrisOSCURS modelphysical oceanographySCUD modeltsunami

Debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is headed towards Hawaii and the North American west coast. For those concerned, several new sources of information are…

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Education

Reverently irreverent: a Deep Sea News core value

Miriam Goldstein December 19, 2011 core valuesculture of scienceDSN missionhumorTWSS

If someone listened in on the conversation in the Deep Sea News underwater lair, they might conclude that we were a bunch of scatological mind-in-the-gutter…

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Mating & Reproduction

A Little Sunday Sabbath Sexytime: Portunid Crab Mating

Kevin Zelnio December 18, 2011 Matingmating behaviorPortunid CrabPortunus pelagicusReproductionswimming crab

Hat tip DSN YouTube archivist Chris M. I love the ominously dramatic music as they bury themselves in the mud while getting it on.

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Environmental Sciences Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

TGIF: Marine Snow

Dr. M December 16, 2011 BacteriaChristmashydrogen sulfideHydrothermal Ventmarine snowMBARI

From Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute…In the ocean, there are places where it looks like it is snowing. These magical places are near undersea volcanic…

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Climate Change

Understanding the Gulf Stream

Kevin Zelnio December 15, 2011 Gulf StreamoceanographyWHOIWood's Hole

From Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute YouTube Channel.

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Conservation & Environment Industry & Government

Laura Bush, Advocate for the Gulf of Mexico

Kevin Zelnio December 15, 2011 conservationGulf of MexicoLaura BushTexas

“When we do more to preserve our marine resources and wildlife habitats, we have a firm foundation to provide better access for all people to…

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