How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…
TGIF: Jellyfish with a glowing burgler alarm
Thanks to Ron Etter for the link!
View More TGIF: Jellyfish with a glowing burgler alarm10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 2
After your comments on the last post and deliberation by a crack team of judges that included myself and some fellas named Evan, Jack, and…
View More 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 2What’s In Your Stomach?
With Mardi Gras recently passing, I was privileged to partake of a King Cake graciously offered by a coworker. Originally European in tradition, the riche…
View More What’s In Your Stomach?The Story of Sushi
The Story of Sushi from Bamboo Sushi on Vimeo. Hat tip to Gizmodo.
View More The Story of SushiIn honour of Leap Day
Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re…
View More In honour of Leap DayA whale joke for hump-day
Via Reddit:
View More A whale joke for hump-dayTGIF – curious whale shark
To go with the whale shark news roundup this week, I thought I’d post a video from my group’s whale shark research work in Mexico…
View More TGIF – curious whale sharkSir Fish grabbing headlines, but it’s not all good
Whale sharks (in Vietnamese: Ca Ong, literally “Sir Fish”), have been in the headlines quite a bit lately. Here’s a roundup: WA WS, OK? A…
View More Sir Fish grabbing headlines, but it’s not all good10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 1
Slip into a smoking jacket, pour yourself a glass of bourbon, light a cigar, and enjoy this post on 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should…
View More 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 1Hot air and #epicFAILs for Ocean Conservation
The present dialogue on marine conservation is failing our oceans. It isn’t just a science/public communication fail – missteps are happening in a variety of…
View More Hot air and #epicFAILs for Ocean Conservation