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Reconsidering the Origins of Marine Life and All Life

What is the origin story of deep-sea organisms? For decades, we thought shallow coastal waters were the cradle of marine life repeatedly pumping species into…

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TGIF: Coral Morphologic

Kevin Zelnio January 29, 2010 Coral Corynactis viridis Crab Morphologic

Via Boing Boing, I’ve discovered a new place to go for eye candy. Morphologic is a scientific art endeavor led by marine biologist Colin Foord…

Coral Organisms

Cnidarian Lifeforms

Kevin Zelnio December 1, 2009 Cnidaria Coral Polyps Zoanthids

Cnidarian Lifeforms from Delrious on Vimeo. Hat tip to Penguin Wanderings.

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This is Your Seamounts… On Fishing

Kevin Zelnio October 20, 2009 Atlantic Corner Rise Eric Heupel New England NOAA Seamount

And it only gets worse if our nation’s children, those that will grow up to be future policy-makers and voters when we are all in…

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Coral, It’s Alive

Dr. M October 19, 2009 Coral gardening timelapse video

Coral gardening shown in a spectacular timelapse via videosift.com

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The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna

Dr. M October 5, 2009 anoxic Antarctica biogeography bivalve Cenozoic circulation climate chagne Coral Cretaceous deep sea density echinoderms echinoids Eocene evolution extinction foram Gastropod global thermohaline circulation hypoxia isopod Miocene oceanography octopod Oligocene origination oxygen Paleobiology Paleocene Salinity Temperature Triassic

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the…

Conservation & Environment Coral Organisms

Protection For Deep-Water Corals Close

Dr. M September 21, 2009 Coral Crab deep sea Environmental Defense Fund Florida Lophelia NOAA North Carolina reef trawling

From the wire… A vast stretch of deepsea coral reefs in the south Atlantic passed a key step toward full federal protection as a special…

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Coral: Symbol, Substance, and Significance

Dr. M September 21, 2009 Conference conservation Coral jewelry New York

October 30-31st you can catch the Coral: Symbol, Substance, and Significance conference in the Big Apple. Mercer R. Brugler a graduate student at the University…

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The Policy and Politics of Deep Sea Corals

Peter Etnoyer August 11, 2009 deep-sea coral Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act Marine Fish Conservation Network Politics

This is a special guest post by Ken Stump of the Marine Fish Conservation Network for Deep Sea News, intended to help build awareness about…

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Special Article on the Politics of Deep-Sea Coral Conservation

Peter Etnoyer August 9, 2009 deep-sea coral Ken Stump Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act Marine Fish Conservation Network

Deep-sea coral conservation is a phenomenon, an intersection that brings deep-sea exploration together with fisheries policy and environmental awareness. Its also the story of grass…