h/t Bruce Carlson and TED
View More TGIF – My secret life as planktonAuthor: Alistair Dove
Dr. Alistair Dove is a systematic and ecological parasitologist by training, with broader research interests in the natural history and health of marine animals, especially whale sharks. He is currently Director of Research and Conservation at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta USA. His comments here do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Georgia Aquarium
Turf wars
I was lucky enough to attend an all-day workshop today, just down the road at Georgia Tech, where Prof. Mark Hay organised the Teasley Symposium…
View More Turf warsOkeanos Explorer in the Gulf of Mexico
This is a time sensitive post. By the time some find it, there may be nothing showing, but right now at 1155hrs EDSL, there’s a…
View More Okeanos Explorer in the Gulf of MexicoCool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures
Edit – In the original article I said that the sphere of the Deep Challenger was made of titanium. In fact, it’s made of steel. …
View More Cool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressuresJames Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?
This post is co-authored by Al Dove and Craig McClain In the 1989 James Cameron sci-fi movie The Abyss, there’s a scene when Ed Harris’…
View More James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish
My good colleague Dr. Bruce Carlson just uploaded a very nice short YouTube video about a reef blenny called Exallias brevis. Exallias is fairly special…
View More TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fishNo fish is an island
Tongue biters have been in my inbox a few times lately. If you’ve managed never to come across these interesting little isopods before, they are…
View More No fish is an islandA San Diego 5th grader is trying to end shark finning, will you help?
Shark finning is the capture of sharks expressly for the removal of their fins, which are used to make shark fin soup, a popular status…
View More A San Diego 5th grader is trying to end shark finning, will you help?The biggest deep sea exploration news in 50 years?
Folks, it’s on! Some of you may know of the “race to the bottom”, a confluence of several missions aimed at returning humans to the…
View More The biggest deep sea exploration news in 50 years?In honour of Leap Day
Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re…
View More In honour of Leap Day