From CNN.com: “Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming,…
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Hawksbill turtles tagged by satellite in Gulf of California
Sea turtle biologists in the Gulf of California in northwest Mexico are having continued success with efforts to monitor and restore sea turtle populations in…
View More Hawksbill turtles tagged by satellite in Gulf of CaliforniaHydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style Invasion
Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta, a postdoc in my lab at Penn State, just published a fascinating paper on a “silent invasion” happening around the world’s…
View More Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style InvasionOil Post Part 3
Please note that the following post is riddled with sarcasm. Those whose delicate nature cannot handle such are strongly encouraged to not read this post.…
View More Oil Post Part 3Federal fisheries address shark butchery
Surfrider Foundation’s online newsletter Soup is reporting new rules from the National Marine Fisheries Service that federal shark fisheries in the Atlantic ocean and Gulf…
View More Federal fisheries address shark butcheryNautilus Invests More Money In Mining
News this morning is that Nautilus Mining has signed a 25 million dollar contract with Norway’s North Sea Shipping to provide a specialist mining support…
View More Nautilus Invests More Money In MiningBad Times For Deep-Scientist May Mean Good Times For the Deep
Rising gas prices may have one more causality, one you many not have thought of…oceanographic science. Our main tool is the research vessel, large contraptions…
View More Bad Times For Deep-Scientist May Mean Good Times For the DeepBush & McCain On Offshore Drilling: "There Is No Excuse For Delay"
From CNN.com: “President Bush asked Congress on Wednesday to permit drilling for oil in deep water off America’s coasts to combat rising oil and gas…
View More Bush & McCain On Offshore Drilling: "There Is No Excuse For Delay"CO2: Good or Bad
Guardian Online is running a couple of responses to Wallace Broecker’s call for carbon storage experiments in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Worth reading…
View More CO2: Good or BadLegislative reform needed to protect oceans from seafloor mining
The Wealth from Oceans Flagship at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) released a new report on seafloor mining Friday. The story…
View More Legislative reform needed to protect oceans from seafloor mining