Not so smug now are you! Not so big and charismatic now! Your just a free living fat sack of pollutants! Suck on that! A…
View More F U Pacific Sperm WhalesCategory: Dumping
PNG Gives OK to Deep-Sea Mining
Well shit… The green-lighting of the world’s first deep-sea mineral mine in Papua New Guinea waters has caused alarm among scientists and indigenous people who…
View More PNG Gives OK to Deep-Sea MiningUK sees no need for EU deepwater drilling ban
Of course we all know how forward thinking the UK government can be There is no case for declaring a moratorium on deepwater oil or…
View More UK sees no need for EU deepwater drilling banOur Impacts on the Deep
I could write about a detailed account of a new study in PLoS One. I could discuss how the researchers imported information on the spatial…
View More Our Impacts on the DeepEverything Poops
This is of course meant as an educational offering, you know… us being a top science blog and all… Everything Poops by Kevin Zelnio Lyrics…
View More Everything PoopsYour Happiness Kills Crustaceans
Nearly 30-90% of the pharmaceuticals we digest are excreted in its active form. These active pharmaceuticals collect sewage systems and eventually make their way to…
View More Your Happiness Kills CrustaceansFresh Catch of the Day in Boston: Mustard Gas
A clam boat in Massachusetts dredged up a not-so-welcome surprise last week – 2 tanks of Mustard Gas. One crew member is reported as getting…
View More Fresh Catch of the Day in Boston: Mustard GasOil: Not just for autos but coral reefs as well
In part two of unintended series on oil… Unless you live under an oil covered rock you probably already know that a Chinese ship carrying…
View More Oil: Not just for autos but coral reefs as wellUnderwater Junkyard Off California
Of course, the sad thing is that this scenario is likely to occur in deep water along the majority of coastlines. Hat tip to @scubadivergirls.
View More Underwater Junkyard Off CaliforniaTaking Fish and Leaving Trash
Monofilament fishing line is not what you expect to see on the deep ocean floor. What would your response be if I told that enough…
View More Taking Fish and Leaving Trash