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Craig McClain is the Executive Director of the Lousiana University Marine Consortium. He has conducted deep-sea research for 20 years and published over 50 papers in the area. He has participated in and led dozens of oceanographic expeditions taken him to the Antarctic and the most remote regions of the Pacific and Atlantic. Craig’s research focuses on how energy drives the biology of marine invertebrates from individuals to ecosystems, specifically, seeking to uncover how organisms are adapted to different levels of carbon availability, i.e. food, and how this determines the kinds and number of species in different parts of the oceans. Additionally, Craig is obsessed with the size of things. Sometimes this translated into actually scientific research. Craig’s research has been featured on National Public Radio, Discovery Channel, Fox News, National Geographic and ABC News. In addition to his scientific research, Craig also advocates the need for scientists to connect with the public and is the founder and chief editor of the acclaimed Deep-Sea News (https://www.deepseanews.com/), a popular ocean-themed blog that has won numerous awards. His writing has been featured in Cosmos, Science Illustrated, American Scientist, Wired, Mental Floss, and the Open Lab: The Best Science Writing on the Web.
Adaptations Biology Evolution Habitats Hadal & Trench Organisms

How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure

Dr. M June 17, 2024 No Comments

Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…

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Conservation & Environment Mining

Deep-Sea Mining with John Oliver

Dr. M June 13, 2024 No Comments
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Vessels and Equipment

The Inside Story of the Titan Submersible

Dr. M June 13, 2024 No Comments
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Sharks

Tiger Sharks Will Nom Nom Anything

Dr. M June 11, 2024 No Comments

Tiger sharks are sort of generalist feeders. And by generalist, I mean they will pretty much eat anything. And by everything, I mean everything. On…

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Adaptations Biology Ecology Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

A Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth: Hydrothermal Vents and the Resilient Pompeii Worm

Dr. M June 4, 2024 No Comments

I have only seen a hydrothermal vent once, during Dive 73 aboard the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s Doc Ricketts. Unlike many deep-sea biologists, I…

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Adaptations Biology Evolution Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Surviving Toxic Havens

Dr. M May 23, 2024 No Comments

The ROV Global Explorer reaches bottom at around 9:01 am, nearly 3.5 kilometers deep  in the Gulf of Mexico.  The 1.5-ton machine flies nimbly through…

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DDT is a Deep-Sea Toxic Time Capsule

Dr. M May 8, 2024 No Comments

Between 1948 and 1961, barges laden with industrial waste, including high concentrations of once-ubiquitous agricultural insecticide, Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), were indiscriminately discharged into the Pacific Ocean.…

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Biology New Research New Species Organisms

The Carpet Dragon Takes Flight

Dr. M May 1, 2024 No Comments

Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters “They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science…

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 The Cost of Fear: How Perceptions of the Deep Sea Hurt Conservation

Dr. M April 28, 2024 No Comments

Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters Are you afraid of the deep, dark ocean? If so, you’re not alone. Thalassophobia (fear of deep water) seems…

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Introducing a New Species: My Namesake, a New Bone-Eating Worm

Dr. M April 23, 2024 No Comments

Osedax worms, or the ‘bone eating’ worms are little soft sacks resembling snotty little flowers. The “bone devourer” is not quite accurate as the worms…

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