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There have been a number of posts at Deep Sea News lately that have attracted intense commentary and a lot of back-channel communication, some of…

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Dr. M January 12, 2014 comment policy

Deep-Sea News is our house. We have invited you here eagerly to participate in the conversation and we encourage you to do so. However, we…

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Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.

Dr. M January 4, 2014 climate change Fukushima Ken Smith marine snow MBARI NPP Pacific phytoplankton Primary Production Radiation salp

Recently we at Deep-Sea News have tried to combat misinformation about the presence of high levels of Fukushima radiation and its impact on marine organisms…

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Where The Wild Things Are

RickMac December 11, 2013 Culling policy shark attacks Western Australia

“I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.” That’s my honest reaction after reading news of Western Australia’s plan to reduce fatal shark attacks through the…

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Lessons From Creating an Online Outreach Empire

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Lessons From Creating an Online Outreach Empire from Craig McClain Last Friday I delivered a preliminary talk on the opening night of ScienceOnline Oceans. I…

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Bards of the Brine

Alex Warneke September 24, 2013 Bards Dayton Scientific Writing

Recently, I have been romping around in Thesisland. This may sound similar to Candyland. I assure you, it is not, though there are some resemblances.…

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It’s Time to Throw in the Trawl

Dr. M September 4, 2013 European Union fishing Op-Ed Samuel Jackson smack down trawling

Les Watling is a professor at the University of Hawaii who is simultaneously one of the leading experts on two very different types of organisms–deep-sea…

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Five things about sharks you probably won’t see on TV this week

Alistair Dove August 7, 2013 Discovery Channel shark week sharks

There have been a lot of tweets, blog words, column inches and TV time devoted in the last few days to the notion that Discovery’s…

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Why I Still Watch Shark Week

Alex Warneke August 7, 2013 megalodon Musings shark week

The other day I received a slightly disconcerting text message from my cousin regarding Shark Week. She has two young kids one age 6 and…

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Dr. M June 18, 2013

…so the spam email I just received states. I just love getting spam emails. I particularly love getting emails about healthcare products. I seem to be getting a…