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…
More Ocean Critters You Can’t Eat
Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic…
View More More Ocean Critters You Can’t EatMore Ocean Critters You Can't Eat
Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic…
View More More Ocean Critters You Can't EatMunitions Dumping at Sea
It is no secret that the U.S. military has used the ocean as trashcan for munitions in the past. Peter discussed at the Old DSN…
View More Munitions Dumping at SeaGiant Squid Rides
For those in the area, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute will hold its annual open house from noon to 5 p.m. June 30 at…
View More Giant Squid RidesFriday Deep-Sea Picture (06/08/07): Tubeworms
An undescribed species of Lamellibrachia, some with their red plumes extended out of their tubes. Image from NOAA Ocean Explorer and courtesy of AquaPix, Erik…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (06/08/07): TubewormsOur Ocean Future: The Glass Half Empty
We see our modern culture as a blind man wandering down a forking path with a divining rod, flipping a Ying-Yang coin with a Devil on one shoulder and an Angel on the other. The blind man never knows what to do exactly, just to keep moving forward. Deep Sea News looks forward before we step there, to examine two different paths through the ocean future.
View More Our Ocean Future: The Glass Half EmptyOur Ocean Future: The Glass Half Full
Things are bad on the high seas. Fisheries are expanding wherever they’re not collapsing. The global appetite for seafood is growing. Polar bears and penguins are starving. Pollution is pervasive. But as a scientist, you have to consider both sides of every story, even the grim ones.
View More Our Ocean Future: The Glass Half FullMost Polluted River
Not exactly deep-sea or even marine but worth posting. Below is a picture of man picking through the rubbish in the Citarum, the most polluted…
View More Most Polluted RiverWorld Ocean Day Link
Tomorrow is World Ocean Day, and to celebrate, The Nature Conservancy is featuring an article on a haven for sea turtle and shark breeding on…
View More World Ocean Day LinkApparently There is a New Squid Species
If you live anywhere near the Southern California coast, you are aware they are being invaded by the Humboldt squid. In Ventura County they are…
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