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…
North Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Parts 6 & 7
Continuing the series, here is parts 6 and 7 from VBS.tv‘s series TOXIC-Garbage Island. Contains some vulgar language. If you can get past the annoying…
View More North Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Parts 6 & 7Just call us eco-daredevils
We were named “Ecodaredevil bloggers’ on Earth Day, along with Sheril Kirshenbam and Chris Mooney over at the Intersection. Andy Revkin of New York Times ecoblog Dot Earth also received the distinction. So, hey, we’re keeping good company!
View More Just call us eco-daredevilsAbsolute and Utter Bull$@#%
In the backass wisdom that is the CNMI Legislature, they have adopted a resolution opposing the proposed Northern Islands Marine National Monument.
View More Absolute and Utter Bull$@#%Craig Most Certainly Did Not Break The Boat
Figures. I am out of town for a week and someone feels the need to generate some gossip about me. The latest heinous character assassination…
View More Craig Most Certainly Did Not Break The BoatMeet Bowie, Canada’s Newest MPA!
Bowie Seamount, Canada’s newest Marine Protected Area. OTTAWA (AFP) — An underwater volcanic mountain teaming with ocean life off Canada’s Pacific Coast has been added…
View More Meet Bowie, Canada’s Newest MPA!Meet Bowie, Canada's Newest MPA!
Bowie Seamount, Canada’s newest Marine Protected Area. OTTAWA (AFP) — An underwater volcanic mountain teaming with ocean life off Canada’s Pacific Coast has been added…
View More Meet Bowie, Canada's Newest MPA!US Bans Shark-Finning
Did you know that the U.S. government has allowed the practice of shark-finning for several years? You might have thought this was a practice relegated…
View More US Bans Shark-FinningCrazy for crinoids
Chris Mah’s Echinoblog is off and running with a wealth of weirdness. Today he features the crinoidea, or crinoids, with some terrific images of open…
View More Crazy for crinoidsA weddy in the Alboran Sea
If you look at the Mediterranean Sea on a globe, you may get the impression that its just one contiguous water mass, but really its not. There are thirteen seas in the Mediterranean Sea.
View More A weddy in the Alboran SeaJellybot2000
New Scientist’s technology blog has a cool post on robot jellies! This is real slick engineering done by the German automation company Festo, which describes…
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