Rope found in Blue Whale’s Stomach
I recently came across an article by Andrew Baxter of the Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy of New Zealand’s Department of Conservation published in the Bycatch Communication Network…
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Once upon a time, the ocean was blue
Over the years, I’ve marveled at the ways and means of different scientists. Some have a career that’s focused like a laser beam, boring through…
Carnival of the Blue 23
Spring is in the air. OK, for most of us it is. Sorry northerners! (suckers) Hover mouse over lines to see blog and post title.…
Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style Invasion
Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta, a postdoc in my lab at Penn State, just published a fascinating paper on a “silent invasion” happening around the world’s…
Leatherback turtles: one year later
Do you remember the Great Turtle Race? It was one year ago. A dozen satellite tagged sea turtles went to sea. But what happened to those turtles? How far did they go? What did they do after reaching the ‘finish line’ ?
DSN Required Reading
There a couple really cool pieces going around the intertubes recently. Basically, some people out there actually beat us to some stories but did such…
Journey to the Center of Plastic
You may remember Peter’s sobering post on the Plastic Expanding Inevitable, a wonderful part of the Pacific where plastic particles outnumber plankton. According to a…
What's That Over There?
…munitionsFrom the daily blog of the University of Washington students aboard R/V Thomas Thompson using the ROV ROPOS to conduct seafloor surveys in support of…
What’s That Over There?
…munitionsFrom the daily blog of the University of Washington students aboard R/V Thomas Thompson using the ROV ROPOS to conduct seafloor surveys in support of…
Pacific Fishery Expansion Denied
Responding to concerns by scientists and conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) affirmed protections for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in California waters. NMFS denied a proposed exempted fishing permit application (EFP) that would have enabled the expansion of the
drift gillnet fishery into current conservation areas.