When I was invited to join Deep Sea News two years ago I must admit I hesitated. I took a deep breath and held it…
View More A few words on the new guyAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Scary sushi: guerilla science and the fish fog syndrome
The New York Times has a nice investigative piece on mercury levels in your local urban sushi parlors that briefly restored my faith in mainstream…
View More Scary sushi: guerilla science and the fish fog syndromeMarine science bloggers take the helm
Marine sciences were in full effect at the 2008 North Carolina Scienceblogging Conference this past weekend at the Sigma Xi building in Research Triangle Park.…
View More Marine science bloggers take the helmDeep shrimp fishery swept away by currents
Deep-water formation is one of the most fascinating aspects of global thermohaline circulation. Deep-water doesn’t form only at the poles, though, as cold water sinks…
View More Deep shrimp fishery swept away by currentsOwners held accountable in French oil spill
A French court ruled that Total oil, the cargo owner in a 1999 oil spill that polluted 400km of coastline, is partially responsible for damages…
View More Owners held accountable in French oil spillClueless about big tuna
What’s happening in the Science News section at the Washington Post? I rarely post criticism but a recent story about bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) made me wonder what’s happening behind the journalist’s desk. Let’s pick up where the Washington Post left off.
View More Clueless about big tunaSurfer dude contemplates theory of everything
Here’s another elegant headline from the Telegraph UK publication I mentioned below. You gotta love the Brits. Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything…
View More Surfer dude contemplates theory of everythingFreak ocean wave across the Pacific
Climate oscillations, even small ones like the Madden Julian Oscillation, can have a deep impact on the oceans, down to a mile deep. The Telegraph UK calls one newly revealed oceanographic mechanism a “freak” ocean wave because it travels underwater, with little or no surface expression. This was such a good spin I had to promote this to main title.
View More Freak ocean wave across the PacificLive from SICB
The deep-sea pickings are sparse this year at the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology in San Antonio, TX. That’s OK, It’s a great meeting.…
View More Live from SICBFriday Deep-Sea Picture (12/28/07)
One of my back up plans for early retirement is to start a consulting business for Hollywood special effects (SFX) studios. My crack team of…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (12/28/07)