I couldn’t resist the invitation from PZ, Afarensis, and John. I actually look much better in an elf costume than this. Don’t ask.
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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.
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)
Joshua Rosenau over at Thoughts from Kansas reminded me about the recent reauthorizing and updating of the MSA. What’s this mean for the deep sea?
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American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has decided to stop marketing Icelandic products because of Iceland resuming commercial whaling.
View More Iceland Can't Get a BreakIceland Can’t Get a Break
American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has decided to stop marketing Icelandic products because of Iceland resuming commercial whaling.
View More Iceland Can’t Get a BreakCarnivorous Sponge Video!
You ask and we deliver! And if you have ever had any doubt we are the baddest blog ever, we have carnivorous sponge video! Bolstered…
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Click here if you want to know why this is the weirdest Christmas present ever.
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Click here if you want to know why this is the weirdest Christmas present ever.
View More Shouldn’t She Be Wearing Gloves?ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #5 Most Species are Undiscovered/New to Science
A team under the Deep Atlantic Stepping Stones project possibly has unofficially discovered a new species of deep-sea eel. According to the explorers, numerous underwater…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #5 Most Species are Undiscovered/New to ScienceIran 1, Iceland 0
What country as an American would you prefer to take residence in, Iran or Iceland? Sure you said Iceland…with high literacy rates and polar hotties…
View More Iran 1, Iceland 0ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #4 The Deep Sea Has Extremely High Species Diversity
It had been assumed for a century before that the deep-sea fauna was depauperate, and prior to then that the great depths were essentially sterile.…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #4 The Deep Sea Has Extremely High Species Diversity