←Previous lesson: Introduction and What Is the Deep Sea? Last week we kicked off our online class with an introduction to the deep sea environment.…
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Deep Blue Sailing
Thought you would all enjoy these magnificent images on a Friday. They were sent to me by my colleague and friend Kenneth Johnson, owner of…
View More Deep Blue SailingRelease of the Daphnia Genome
Today marks the long-awaited release of the Daphnia pulex genome, published today in Science. Why is this such a momentous occasion? Well first of all,…
View More Release of the Daphnia Genome“Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea
via “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea There’s a new island in the azure waters off Pakistan, but you might want to hold off…
View More “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian SeaSeaCaptainDate.com
Sea Captain Date is the only place for Sea Captains to connect with men and women who share a love of the ocean.With thousands of…
View More SeaCaptainDate.comNo S*&%t Sherlock, dispersants DON’T degrade quickly
Another disturbing paper about the BP oil spill was published this week. The new study from Wood’s Hole researchers shows lingering traces of dispersant in…
View More No S*&%t Sherlock, dispersants DON’T degrade quicklyDeep Sea 101: Introduction and What Is the Deep Sea?
This semester I am teaching a full on lecture course in Deep Sea Biology at my institution. It is a great opportunity for me and…
View More Deep Sea 101: Introduction and What Is the Deep Sea?Live Blogging/Tweeting Our Changing Oceans Conference
I’m in ice-covered DC this week to attend the 11th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment where the focus is Our Changing Oceans.…
View More Live Blogging/Tweeting Our Changing Oceans Conference1.9.2011 Sunday Spill Roundup: Advance Preview of Oil Spill Commision Report
“A blowout in deepwater was not a statistical inevitability.” An eloquent and succinct line from the National Oil Spill Commission’s Report on the Deepwater Horizon…
View More 1.9.2011 Sunday Spill Roundup: Advance Preview of Oil Spill Commision ReportSeafood Safety part 2b: NOAA responds to my post
I got a phone call last week from NOAA Public Affairs Specialist Christine Patrick, who helpfully clarified a lot of details from my last post…
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