Mention any carbon sequestration scheme and inevitably someone’s original idea is to dump it into the deep. All these plans share 1)an out -of-site out-of-mind…
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Eye in the Sea
In case you missed it. The first ever deep-sea web cam is up and running. I said the FIRST EVER DEEP-SEA WEB CAM. I don’t…
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From TED… With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth’s darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the…
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One the great things about being a father at Christmas is that you get to mingle with your friends kids, and pick up on cool…
View More TGIF: Aqua Raiders Online Video GameNaming a new species is tricky business
The bamboo coral Isidella tentaculum finally rolled of the presses over the holidays. I can finally speak the name aloud. DSN debuted the video of…
View More Naming a new species is tricky businessTGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08)
If art is the universal language, how do you say “don’t eat orange roughy”?
View More TGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08)Friday Deep-sea Picture: Iridogorgia (09/04/08)
The deep-sea gorgonian genus Iridogorgia sp. is characterized by a partially calcareous axis with an open, upright spiral or helix arrangement (Verrill, 1883). Three new species were described last year (Watling 2007).
View More Friday Deep-sea Picture: Iridogorgia (09/04/08)Twilight Zone… the Expedition
Join me and my colleagues as we embark on the Benthic Assemblages in the Twilight Zone (BATZ) expedition to characterize benthic assemblages in the mesophotic or “twilight zone” (50-200 m) using a deep-diving Phantom II remotely operated vehicle in the Gulf of Mexico August 25 – September 2nd, 2008.
View More Twilight Zone… the ExpeditionOne question squid quiz
Can you name the genus of this deep-sea squid?
View More One question squid quizWhy would a leatherback turtle dive 1000m deep?
There are a few theories about why sea turtles make occasional excursions into very deep (> 1000 m) water. These involve escape from predation, thermoregulation, and prey availability. In the first two, sharks are fewer, so turtles can evade predation and “cool off” at the same time. Like ladies tanning on a balcony.
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