A recent oceanographic survey on the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer led by James V. Gardner, a marine geologist at the University of New Hampshire, discovered…
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Simple Summer Recipes for Dead Seafloor Carrion
The 285 macrourid fishes, the rattails, whiptails, and grenadiers, are one of, if not the, most abundant fish in the deep. You cannot throw…well anything…without…
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Kudos to Chief Scientist Goldstein for the great interview on NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow today. Be sure to listen to the 6 min.…
View More SEAPLEX on NPR Science Friday!2009 Pacific Northwest Expedition
Myself and Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) will particpating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition ot the northern Pacific. Leg 5…
View More 2009 Pacific Northwest ExpeditionSeeking the Science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
I hope you are following along on the SEAPLEX blog. A great post about the kinds of gear used in open-water oceanography. But better than…
View More Seeking the Science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage PatchPutin dives to 1400 m in Lake Baikal
From BBC News: The Russian prime minister descended 1,400m (4,600ft) in a four-and-a-half hour mission to inspect crystals containing natural gas. Mr Putin said it…
View More Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake BaikalFinally The Research I Have Been Waiting For
Guinness IS actually good for me! Not just a clever marketing scheme…Guinness is good for you! or Guinness for strength!… now there is scientific evidence!…
View More Finally The Research I Have Been Waiting ForU Hav Plasicz In Yr Oceanuz
This Sunday, August 2nd, a major scientific expedition to study the issue of plastic accumulation in the North Pacific Gyre will depart San Diego. The…
View More U Hav Plasicz In Yr OceanuzEye in the Sea camera to feature CarcassVision
The Eye-in-the-Sea camera will be freshly baited with a frozen sea lion carcass in a camera deployment set for August 14th, in the deep Monterey…
View More Eye in the Sea camera to feature CarcassVisionThe Deepest Crinoids
Japanese researchers recently set a record with the deepest in-situ observation of a criniod. In the words of the authors, Previous records of stalked crinoids…
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