Well its 2011, and now we’ll have to talk about the Deepwater Horizon disaster as last year’s oil spill. Unfortunately, we can’t make a New…
View More 1.2.2011 New year, same old oil spillCategory: Conservation & Environment
Oil Companies’ New Deep-Sea Inspection Crew
It appears that the oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico have found fresh, new expertise in deep-sea rig inspection enlisting the help of sperm…
View More Oil Companies’ New Deep-Sea Inspection CrewDON’T PANIC: Sustainable seafood and the American outlaw
Time: 9 PM, after a long day in the lab. Place: Lucha Libre Taco Shop Internal Monologue: Bad Miriam: “If I do not have a…
View More DON’T PANIC: Sustainable seafood and the American outlawInterview on the NOAA Marine Debris Blog
I was interviewed by the NOAA Marine Debris blog! It’s about my work this October on a NOAA cruise through the eastern part of the…
View More Interview on the NOAA Marine Debris Blog12.26.10 A tough Christmas in the Gulf (Sunday Spill Roundup)
In lieu of the holiday weekend, there’s only one story I want to draw attention to–months after the well was capped, the post-spill economic hardships…
View More 12.26.10 A tough Christmas in the Gulf (Sunday Spill Roundup)A Very Deep Sea Holiday Greeting
Twas two nights after Cephalopodmas, and all through the lab, All the Deeplings were ready for beer and boiled crab. Their table was set, napkins…
View More A Very Deep Sea Holiday GreetingSeafood Safety, Part 2a: ‘safe’ criteria, PAHs
What criteria makes Gulf seafood “safe to eat”? In part 2, we’re geting down to the nitty gritty: what guidelines and criteria are the FDA…
View More Seafood Safety, Part 2a: ‘safe’ criteria, PAHsGraduate Research Opportunity in Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification
Passing along a solicitation for what looks like a very interesting (and timely) research opportunity at The Ohio State University. You can also learn more…
View More Graduate Research Opportunity in Coral Bleaching and Ocean AcidificationSunday Spill Special: Seafood Safety, Part 1
Everything we do in life presents choices, and every choice presents a risk. Some activities present a high and obvious risk, like skiing a black…
View More Sunday Spill Special: Seafood Safety, Part 1I just found oil in my core!
Breaking news from my lab bench this morning: I started processing our post-spill samples collected closest to the blown out Macondo well, and lo and…
View More I just found oil in my core!