A recent study linking deep-sea biodiversity to ecosystem processes recognized that 1) the deep-sea supports the largest biomass of living things on the planet and…
View More Diversity linked to ecosystem functionAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Deep Sea Christmas Spectacular
This video shows why it can feel like Christmas when you’re cruising the seafloor in a submarine and you stumble upon a deep-sea coral community. The “marine snow” is falling, the bamboo corals light up like Christmas trees, the anemones, well, they kind of remind me of poinsettias.
View More Deep Sea Christmas SpectacularMonstrous sea anemone from 2500m
An enormous sea anemone from 2500m depth on the East Pacific Rise was reported in the journal Marine Biology. The monstrous actiniarian Boloceroides daphneae had a column diameter of 1m, a tentacle crown of 2m diameter, and tentacles trailing an estimated 3m and more.
View More Monstrous sea anemone from 2500mDeep coral happenings on Capitol Hill
We have a new state in this country! Welcome number 53. It’s called “The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of the United States” Of course,…
View More Deep coral happenings on Capitol HillInstant Anthozoa
There is so much happening in the field of deep-sea coral research right now that there is no way to cover everything in detail without…
View More Instant AnthozoaSaba joins the Deep-sea Club
The latest diving expedition was funny because our unofficial job was to help the Saba join the “deep-sea club”. The plan was to collect gorgonians and crustaceans down to 200m using a nifty little robot from Seabotix launched over the side of a local lobster boat.
View More Saba joins the Deep-sea ClubCarnival of the Blue #7
This month’s Carnival of the Blue is happening now at The Natural Patriot. The quality and layout have improved remarkably over time, due largely to…
View More Carnival of the Blue #7TGIF: Holidays
No overdue paper on deep water formation in the western North Atlantic for last semester’s PhysO class is gonna stop us from having a little…
View More TGIF: HolidaysJapanese go whaling for humpbacks
A friend of mine from Japan used to like to begin his grad school seminar talks with a favorite recipe for preparing whale meat. His…
View More Japanese go whaling for humpbacksFriday Deep-Sea Picture (11/16/07) – Poster Art
Deep-sea poster art could make a great Christmas gift, don’t ya think? This one from Allposters.com is unique because it has a black-light quality. It…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (11/16/07) – Poster Art