The core idea behind Megavertebrate Week was to identify neritic species that can be found in the deep sea, in order to make that “deep-sea…
View More Signing-off on Megavertebrate WeekAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Studying whale behavior from Davey Jones locker
Story by Michelle Kinzel, OSU How do you study the sperm whale, Physeter catadon, when they dive up to 3 km (1.9 miles) to the…
View More Studying whale behavior from Davey Jones lockerWhale sharks do it deeper
A close encounter with a whale shark is one of the “things to do” on the life list for many scuba divers and snorkelers. Perhaps you have been one of the lucky few to swim with these enormous friendly elasmobranchs off Honduras in Utila (pictured), off Belize at Gladden Spit, or off the coast of south Texas in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
View More Whale sharks do it deeperSea turtles are bloggers,too
Conservation International wins this year’s Award for Affirmative Action by hiring an endangered species to raise awareness about biodiversity conservation and habitat loss. His health…
View More Sea turtles are bloggers,tooDinner with a Megavertebrate
Does all this talk about migrations and megavertebrates make you hungry? Do you feel like you must eat food, but you don’t want to break…
View More Dinner with a MegavertebrateElephant Seal, Interrupted
Story by Sara Maxwell and Patrick Robinson, University of California-Santa Cruz Imagine it. The sun is shining. You’re snoozing on a sandy beach. You’re a…
View More Elephant Seal, InterruptedLeatherback turtles: going where few air-breathers dare
When you hear about deep-diving, air-breathing animals, you might first think of colossal sperm whales plunging over 1,000 meters to battle giant squid in the dark abyss. Or perhaps you think of massive elephant seals spending over an hour at depths over a half a mile down chasing prey. But what about turtles?
View More Leatherback turtles: going where few air-breathers dareMegavertebrate Week
The writers at Deep Sea News are big fans of all things invertebrate. We bend over backwards trying to convince people that deep-sea worms, isopods, anemones, and squid are the coolest animals anywhere on Earth. We stick up our noses at charismatic megafauna like sea turtles and whales, thinking “What could possibly be so interesting about air breathing animals with bilateral symmetry?” We recognize that “normal people” like the vertebrates, … especially the marine megavertebrates.
View More Megavertebrate WeekTurtle-lympics, turtle-mentaries, and turtle-omedy
In the most ingenious conservation fund raising idea ever, a dozen satellite tagged sea leatherback sea turtles will be released simultaneously from the shores of Costa Rica. Leatherback turtles in the Pacific have declined 90% over the last decade. These deep diving sea turtles are in dire need of help. Pick a turtle and place a wager.
View More Turtle-lympics, turtle-mentaries, and turtle-omedySubmerged eddie off Baja California Sur
Eddies are an important nexus between physical oceanography and marine biology because these giant swirling tornadoes of seawater are pervasive in the world’s oceans. Passing…
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