Happy Pride Weekend to everyone! Here in San Francisco, I’m hunkered down in the office prepping for field work in Mexico, but through my open…
View More Minorities in Ocean Sciences: The LGBT Pride Weekend EditionAuthor: RickMac
30 Meters. 70 Bull Sharks. ‘Nuff Said.
I’ve been on stealth mode for the past few months, in part because my workload doubled this year and I’ve been serving double duty at…
View More 30 Meters. 70 Bull Sharks. ‘Nuff Said.Sharks, The News Cycle, And The Madness of Mobs
My life for the past few months has been all about sharks. Mind you, I’m not complaining. A confluence of opportunities has me building…
View More Sharks, The News Cycle, And The Madness of MobsJapan Tsunami Debris Sloshing Around The Pacific
After being pulled away from my online life for quite a while, I regret that my first post back is not happy news. With apologies…
View More Japan Tsunami Debris Sloshing Around The PacificFirst Thoughts On Honshu Tsunami
I’m blogging from an Amtrak train en route from New York City to Washington DC for a series of donor and partner meetings through the…
View More First Thoughts On Honshu TsunamiUrsula Re-Imagined
After three weeks in the field, I thought I’d ease back into my DSN responsibilities with a little fluff. To wit: Have you heard that…
View More Ursula Re-ImaginedGot Shark?
Apologies on my spare offerings of late, but things are crazy busy for me with field work in Fiji. I’m not at liberty to go…
View More Got Shark?100% Guaranteed, Guilt-Free, Sustainable Sushi?
Fellow science blogger, friend, and colleague Jennifer Jacquet recently invited me to contribute to a special all-ocean-themed issue of the journal Solutions that she, Nancy…
View More 100% Guaranteed, Guilt-Free, Sustainable Sushi?Deep Blue Sailing
Thought you would all enjoy these magnificent images on a Friday. They were sent to me by my colleague and friend Kenneth Johnson, owner of…
View More Deep Blue SailingRed Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to…
View More Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change