Plastics expedition departs for North Pacific
My tall-ship-sailing buddies at Sea Education Association are headed out for a special Pacific plastics cruise tomorrow aboard the 134-foot brigantine SSV Robert C. Seamans. (Disclosure: I am…
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Pacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paper
You might have seen the headlines last week: Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste, Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ increases 100-fold, Ocean Trash is…
Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap
If you’re in the Atlanta GA area, this Wednesday evening is your chance to drink beer with two of your very favorite Deep Sea News…
Japan Tsunami Debris Sloshing Around The Pacific
After being pulled away from my online life for quite a while, I regret that my first post back is not happy news. With apologies…
Live from the 5th International Marine Debris Conference
This week I’m at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, HI. (Oh, the things I do for science!) As you might know, I…
WE R TAKIN OVAR UR CITY AN PRES
DSN’s vey on Miriam G. is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. Head over to read about her recent work on the Pacific Garbage Patch…
Across the Pacific
I just got back from sampling the North Pacific Gyre with NOAA. We found visible plastic every day in the manta tows once we had…
Guest Post: The Invisible Side of Plastic Marine Debris
This is a guest post by Chelsea Rochman. Chelsea is a doctoral student in ecotoxicology at University of California Davis and San Diego State University.…
Summary of tweets for February 10th, 2010
Below is a summary of tweets from February 10th, 2010 @NHillgarth: RT @oystersgarter: RT @AnnieCrawley: The Queen of Camouflage – Cuttlefish Mating http://bit.ly/cJfm4I #DSN –…
Miriam Joins Us At DSN
Out of Science Online 2010 came many things, perhaps the best for Kevin and I is Miriam joining us from Oyster’s Garter. Let’s just say…