Have you seen the new Jurassic World trailer? As if I even have to ask… Of course you have. And of course you are amazed…
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Six surprising reasons to be thankful for the sea
The oceans provides us with most of the oxygen we breath, much of the food we eat, and even all the water we drink, which has passed…
View More Six surprising reasons to be thankful for the seaShark Feeding, Managed Risk, and the Tredwellian Paradigm
Ocean conservation work takes me to many an unusual locale, but none stranger than tomorrow’s destination: Las Vegas. I’m headed there to attend the annual…
View More Shark Feeding, Managed Risk, and the Tredwellian ParadigmTGIF – Zoiks! Lionfish!
This extraordinary bit of footage shows quite the highest density of invasive lionfish I’ve ever seen. I was talking to Luiz Rocha during the week…
View More TGIF – Zoiks! Lionfish!A story about fish, plastic debris and sex
This is a guest post by Chelsea Rochman. Chelsea is a post-doc at the University of California Davis. This is her fourth guest post at DSN, and the first one…
View More A story about fish, plastic debris and sexZOMG Whale shark attack!!!! Or not…
So this little gem came across my Google alerts today. The cognitive dissonance between what happens (biologically) in that video, what the two intrepid heroes…
View More ZOMG Whale shark attack!!!! Or not…Go forth and plunder some trash for International Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday
Worried about plastic in the ocean? Then get off your rumpus this weekend and do something about it! It’s International Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday,…
View More Go forth and plunder some trash for International Coastal Cleanup Day this SaturdayNew Obligations and Continuing Challenges in Shark Conservation
As the sun rose this morning here in Trinidad and Tobago where I’m conducting field work, I was certain about two facts. First: Trinidadians and…
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Summer of the Goatfish
I take on a senseless internet meme and make it even more so – for science. With the northern hemisphere days getting shorter, and…
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What the "Call of the Reef" is Telling Us
Coral reefs are in crisis. They are fragile. They are complex. And they are disappearing faster than we are able to understand them. This threat…
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