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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

And Females Shall Rule the Deep

Dr. M December 14, 2006

The Portsmouth Herald discusses sexual dimorphism, specifically body size, in a cheeky sort of pop press way. This is something we never do (e.g. Man…

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The Basics

ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #1 The Definition of Deep Sea

Dr. M December 14, 2006

The deep sea represents those marine environments that occur beyond the continental shelf. The average depth at which this occurs is approximately 200m, so typically…

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New Research New Species

Man Eating Sponges

Dr. M December 13, 2006 Carnivorous SpongePorifera

Be careful there are 9 new species of carnivorous sponges. Luckily they are all deep sea so your chances of encountering one on any day…

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The Basics

The 12 (+1) Days of Christmas Deep Sea Style

Dr. M December 13, 2006

To celebrate the move over and the holiday season, we will be reposting the 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea series. There…

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Uncategorized

Wetting My Toes

Dr. M December 13, 2006

In 1872, the instructions to the captain of the HMS Challenger, the first dedicated global exploration of the oceans, read explore “all aspects of the…

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