I was amazed while watching this video (hat tip to Sea Notes), hinging on his every word. I thought Chris Jordan was an interesting and…
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Ocean Dead Zones Double Every 10 Years
NY Times reports “In a study to be published Friday in the journal Science, researchers say the number of marine “dead zones” around the world…
View More Ocean Dead Zones Double Every 10 YearsAnd The Winner For…
“Not Having the Faintest Idea of What They Are Doing Award” Goes To… GreenPeace! I really I have no idea what they are thinking by…
View More And The Winner For…This Post Might Make You Cry
I’m sorry but I am going to ruin the rest of your day, week, month, and year. I don’t like packaging conservation messages in the…
View More This Post Might Make You CryMediterranean Sea is Full of Dangerous Species
Click on image to embiggen and go to source website. Hat tip to Eric via Dinochick.
View More Mediterranean Sea is Full of Dangerous SpeciesHarpooned! Its Like So Scientific!
G4TV’s coverage of the manly hit game Harpooned, brought to us by phisrow who left a comment on the last whale post. You can visit…
View More Harpooned! Its Like So Scientific!Whale Conservation Fumbles from Lack of Data
BBC reports: “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals that some large species, like humpbacks, have seen numbers increase. However, it warns that smaller…
View More Whale Conservation Fumbles from Lack of DataHybrid Ships…R/V Prius?
The Blue Economy has started a list of hybrid sea going vessels. With with research institutes and industry starting to feel the crunch there seems…
View More Hybrid Ships…R/V Prius?Global Warming Rug
Home decorations to make you feel guilty. No if they only would make these in the form of floor mats for SUV’s. Link via Neatorama…
View More Global Warming RugMaking that deep-sea connection to mangroves
Think of an aquatic habitat as far away from the deep-sea as you can get without coming up on land, and we will find a connection to the deep-sea. River rock = settlement substrate. Kelp forest = urchin food. Beaches = spawning grounds for tuna food. Mangroves = seafood … food. Bumper stickers in the Carolinas say it best – “no wetlands, no seafood.”
View More Making that deep-sea connection to mangroves