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…
West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”
You may heard of vegetable coops, meat shares and perhaps even fish shares, now NOAA is advocating “catch shares” for western US fishermen. People can…
View More West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9
[mappress] We dove Wednesday on North Cleft (45.030268, -130.182166), a massive ravine over 100 meters deep and a few hundred meters wide formed by the…
View More NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9TGIF – Things You Find in a Shark’s Mouth Edition
Hmm… What be that in the shark’s mouth? I have my own ideas, but would LOVE to hear what you think in the comments! Some…
View More TGIF – Things You Find in a Shark’s Mouth EditionNE Pacific Expedition Day 6 & 7
A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can also follow the expedition here. Monday was consumed with…
View More NE Pacific Expedition Day 6 & 7Reminder: California Coastal Cleanup Day
In 18 days it will be the 25th anniversary of the California Coastal Cleanup Day. If you need a reason to participate, conservationist J. Nichols…
View More Reminder: California Coastal Cleanup DayCircus of the Spineless is up!
Wandering Weeta (with waterfowl and weeds) has posted her recent confession. Scandalous! Go there right now and read all about it at the 42nd Circus…
View More Circus of the Spineless is up!Following in Darwin’s Footsteps
In only a couple weeks The HMS Beagle Project will conduct a feasibility study for doing modern oceanographic research aboard a sailing ship. The Brazilian…
View More Following in Darwin’s FootstepsNE Pacific Expedition Day 5
A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can follow the expedition here. Our first day in the…
View More NE Pacific Expedition Day 5NE Pacific Expedition Day 3&4
A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can follow the expedition here. photo credit: zlatkarp I began…
View More NE Pacific Expedition Day 3&4Because it makes me happy!
In lieu of real posts this weekend (my parents are in town visiting), here is an awesome song and clip from my all-time-favorite-ever-OMFG-why-did-they-have-to-go-off-the-air ahow., The…
View More Because it makes me happy!