Reuters reports that a veritable “Noah’s Ark” of endangered species with $650 thousand dollars was seized by the Chilean Navy two weeks ago. The boat…
View More Ship of captive animals seized by ChileAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
NOAA working with Navy to protect whales
The Supreme Court rebuffed attempts by a California judge to impose limits on the US Navy last November by suspending the use of mid frequency…
View More NOAA working with Navy to protect whalesVents of Gold
In light of the workshop below, I thought you might enjoy this REPOST from DSN March 24, 2006 This is one in a series of…
View More Vents of GoldDeep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s Hole
Journalists looking for a compelling story of greed, adventure, and science on the high seas might want to consider attending this Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at…
View More Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s HoleAnticipation…
Something fishy is going on at Google. CNET has the drop once again, putting names like Dr. Sylvia Earle and Former Vice-President Al Gore together…
View More Anticipation…New interview with Sylvia Earle
Dr. Sylvia Earle appears on the local news in Sandy, Utah as she helps to raise money for their new aquarium. The interview is a…
View More New interview with Sylvia EarleDeep-sea webcam
Marine biologists Edith Widder and Erika Raymond installed the first deep-sea webcam on the ocean floor in Monterey Bay this week using MBARI’s Ventana ROV…
View More Deep-sea webcamNaming a new species is tricky business
The bamboo coral Isidella tentaculum finally rolled of the presses over the holidays. I can finally speak the name aloud. DSN debuted the video of…
View More Naming a new species is tricky businessExtreme Underwater Ironing
A brave clan of 86 British scuba divers have reclaimed the coveted world title for underwater ironing, defeating Australia’s previous record of 72 scuba divers…
View More Extreme Underwater IroningBenthic Ecology Meeting 2009
My new hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas is hosting this year’s Benthic Ecology Meeting from March 4-7. Abstracts are due this Friday, Jan. 23. Click…
View More Benthic Ecology Meeting 2009