I expected an obstacle course on Commencement Day, just one more hurdle to clear, but the book length manuscript was delivered, and the defense was…
View More Time to flyAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Northeast Pacific Seamount Map: a Gift that Keeps Giving
If there was a mountain in your backyard with no name, how long do you think it would stay that way? Not very long. Some…
View More Northeast Pacific Seamount Map: a Gift that Keeps GivingEngineering Photo Contest
From the BBC: Cambridge Engineering Department posts the winners for this year’s photo-contest. The winner was “Pebble” a photo of a “photographic vessel” engineered for…
View More Engineering Photo ContestThe Policy and Politics of Deep Sea Corals
This is a special guest post by Ken Stump of the Marine Fish Conservation Network for Deep Sea News, intended to help build awareness about…
View More The Policy and Politics of Deep Sea CoralsSpecial Article on the Politics of Deep-Sea Coral Conservation
Deep-sea coral conservation is a phenomenon, an intersection that brings deep-sea exploration together with fisheries policy and environmental awareness. Its also the story of grass…
View More Special Article on the Politics of Deep-Sea Coral ConservationTGIF: Vintage Cousteau
Did you know the Cousteau Society recently “Saved the Calypso?” The group is still active. This classic video clip features salps, Venus Girdle jellies, and…
View More TGIF: Vintage CousteauVote for Ocean Revolutionaries
Thought Kitchen is giving away $10,000 to a public minded individual through their “Grant for Change” initiative. The contest awards the ones who get the…
View More Vote for Ocean RevolutionariesWho are you calling a niche blog?
One of my favorite remarks from the reviews of Deep Sea News over the years was “… gotta love them niche blogs”. I don’t see…
View More Who are you calling a niche blog?Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake Baikal
From BBC News: The Russian prime minister descended 1,400m (4,600ft) in a four-and-a-half hour mission to inspect crystals containing natural gas. Mr Putin said it…
View More Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake BaikalDeep-sea crinoid discovered in real time
If you didn’t get a chance to follow along with the Bioluminescence 2009 Expedition last week, you can catch up online at the NOAA Ocean…
View More Deep-sea crinoid discovered in real time