Two weeks ago I wrote about southeast Asian fishermen, mostly from Cambodia, being forced to work Thai and South Korean fishing vessels. Men are promised…
View More “Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave LaborAuthor: Kevin Zelnio
Carolina Beach Water Spout Today!
A water spout was recorded this morning just down the road from us in Wilmington, NC. In fact, we had just moved from Carolina Beach…
View More Carolina Beach Water Spout Today!New England Aquarium Subjects Fish to the Jelly Chamber of Torture
Some cool pics and the video (below) from the NEAq’s Exhibit Galleries Blog on Flower Hat Jellies (Olindias formosa, one of my favs!). Head there…
View More New England Aquarium Subjects Fish to the Jelly Chamber of TorturePreemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments
Its a bit of a circular title, but I think it is honest. Marine scientists are constantly shouting at walls of reporters and news consumers…
View More Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative CommentsSweeping Fishermen’s Human Rights Under the Rug
While some think that being a marine scientist is somehow more elitist than being a fisherman, they can’t be further from the truth. As a…
View More Sweeping Fishermen’s Human Rights Under the RugScaring the $#!& Out of Lampreys
Sea lampreys are invasive in the Great Lakes and cause quite a problem to both maritime industry and the local ecology. They are considered one…
View More Scaring the $#!& Out of LampreysExpletive Infixation and Marine Scien-****in-tists
We would be remiss at DSN if we didn’t blog about a paper that was brought to our recent attention. Warning the following material uses…
View More Expletive Infixation and Marine Scien-****in-tistsGulp: the World’s Largest Stop Animation Film
I love this. Hat tip to @aquaken on twitter! See “the making of” here at Nokia.
View More Gulp: the World’s Largest Stop Animation FilmWere The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino?
Of course, it may be debatable how this song is all about El Nino, but there is NO DEBATE on whether The Pixies were one…
View More Were The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino?Shark Week: What Is Your Fascination With Sharks?
Sunday night I wondered aloud on Twitter: “In 140 or less, why are you (or are you not) fascinated by #sharks? Use the hastags #sharkweek #DSN and I’ll compile…
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