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Guest post: The stunning deep-water biodiversity of the Bear Seamount

I’m delighted to present this guest post from Dr. Michelle Staudinger, a post-doc at the University of Missouri Columbia and stationed at the National Climate Change…

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Kalloo Kallay, It’s International Whale Shark Day!

Alistair Dove August 30, 2012 elasmobranchs whale sharks

Yes, August 30 is officially International Whale Shark Day, so declared after the 2nd WS Symposium in Mexico a few years back. There’s been a…

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My Marine Biology Bucket List

Dr. M August 27, 2012 bucket list

You might remember Al’s post on his Marine Biology Bucket List. There are so many amazing aquatic species out there, it’s practically impossible for…

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Notes from the field: Mexico whale shark research 2012

Alistair Dove July 22, 2012 Cancun Georgia Aquarium Mexico scuba whale sharks Yucatan

Science is about discovery, observation and understanding, but it doesn’t always proceed smoothly and inexorably towards success. Real science, especially RealBiology®, is often messy and…

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Guest Post: Nursery Rhymes for Skates

Archie Teuthis July 17, 2012 Alaska Bering sea DeepWorker Egg Cases GreenPeace John Hocevar Skate Waitt Institute Zemchug Canyon

Our colleague John Hocevar is out in the Bering Sea right now studying the seafloor communities there with Greenpeace and the Waitt Institute. John has…

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With a snail’s help a fish transitions from dying to dead

Dr. M July 6, 2012 death deep sea fish Predation Snail whelk

Like manna from heaven, food from above rains on the deep. Those productive shallow waters full of light, photosynthesis, and food are an extreme contrast…

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Hooper Drives The Boat, Chief

RickMac June 20, 2012 careers childhood obsessions Jaws memory lane sharks

Picture this: Cape Cod, June 20, 1975. Gerald Ford is President, gas is .53 cents a gallon, and a carefree, 11 year-old–yet already ocean-nerd, future…

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Fishy phone home

Alistair Dove June 5, 2012 argos satellite data satellite tag satellite tracking satellites tagging turtles whale sharks whales

If you’re at all interested in charismatic megafauna (it’s OK, embrace the shame), then you’ve probably heard of satellite tagging before. This is the idea…

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TGIF – Pretty pictures from Okeanos Explorer

Alistair Dove April 27, 2012 Gulf of Mexico Little hercules NOAA Okeanos Explorer ROV

This week the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer has been dropping its ROV Little Hercules onto various features in the northern Gulf of Mexico, including an…

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TGIF – 100% live coral cover

Alistair Dove April 20, 2012 coral reefs fiji Solomon Islands

Right now our own @rmacpherson is in the Pacific, talking coral and shark conservation Fiji. In honour of his trip, here is a beautiful video…