Fig. 1 from Halpern et al. Global map (A) of cumulative human impact across 20 ocean ecosystem types. (Insets) Highly impacted regions in the Eastern…
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Trawling Effects Seen From Space
In this detail from a Landsat satellite image from 1999, individual vessels in the Gulf of Mexico can be seen as bright spots at end…
View More Trawling Effects Seen From SpaceOregon Dead Zone
Anoxic (extremely low or no oxygen) zones occur naturally in the oceans. Typically they occur below areas of upwelling such as off Chile. A naturally…
View More Oregon Dead ZonePlush ROV
Since my posts about the Black Swan, I have somehow made it on the Odyssey email list. Once a month or so I get an…
View More Plush ROVAsk & You Shall Receive
When I sent the original email to Rick enquiring about obtaining one of these, I thought I would have to send him multiple emails. Apparently,…
View More Ask & You Shall ReceiveAsk & You Shall Receive
When I sent the original email to Rick enquiring about obtaining one of these, I thought I would have to send him multiple emails. Apparently,…
View More Ask & You Shall ReceiveScience Friday Explores the State of the Oceans
“Around the world, the oceans are in trouble, with declining fish stocks, disappearing coral reefs, and changing water chemistry.” Last Friday’s Science Friday podcast was…
View More Science Friday Explores the State of the OceansRIP Planktos
Some days are really good and today is one of them. Rick at MBSL&S informs us today that PLANKTOS is no longer. Ah Planktos, we…
View More RIP PlanktosAdd Nine More
It was announced at the recent American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Boston that another nine sharks will be added to the…
View More Add Nine MoreOff To Chicago
I take off for the Windy City, aka the Big Cheesy, tomorrow to give a lecture at the University of Chicago. My schedule for the…
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