As I mentioned before, in 1857 Japetus Steenstrup, a Danish biologist scientifically named several squids and octopods in the shortly titled Hectoctyldannelsen hos Octopodslaegterne Argonauta og…
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Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper.
I loves me some metrics. That’s why I’m addicted to this new PLoS ONE paper, published by Trevor Branch at the University of Washington. Also,…
View More Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper.Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research!
Exciting things have been happening in the Deep-sea community these past few years – we’re gaining online momentum! My bookmarks are filling up with more…
View More Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research!When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they’ve never needed love before
A “species” is a hypothesis. And for microscopic critters, this hypothesis is very often wrong. Everyone knows I despise charismatic megafauna (especially dolphins). I will…
View More When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they’ve never needed love before“Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters
Genomics, Biodiversity, and Antarctica – three of my favourite things! For all you expedition junkies, these three things are exactly the focus of the 2013…
View More “Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic WatersNew expedition: Stunning cinematography from Rutgers Antarctic Quest
I was pretty excited when I learned about Rutger’s expedition to Antarctica. But I am now STOKED after watching their teaser trailer. A beautiful video…
View More New expedition: Stunning cinematography from Rutgers Antarctic QuestNotes from the field: Observing the ocean from dry land
I apologize, as this post is a little belated. I have been back from a trip to take down a seasonal HF Radar array on…
View More Notes from the field: Observing the ocean from dry landCan Beasts of the Deep Survive the Impact of Drilling for Oil?
This is Guest Post from Dr. Daniel Jones a deep-sea biologist with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom and Project Coordinator for SERPENT…
View More Can Beasts of the Deep Survive the Impact of Drilling for Oil?California Coastal Climate Change Research
Was just sent these great informative short videos about research being done to understand how climate change affects coastal communities. Coastal organisms live in areas…
View More California Coastal Climate Change ResearchFour Decades of Funding of U.S. Marine Biology: Are We In Trouble?
Al and I spoke previously about how for too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with…
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