David Cassidy, 70’s heartthrob and star of The Partridge Family, died today at age 67. In November of 1970, his hit song, “I Think I…
View More How David Cassidy Introduced A Hawaiian Shell To The WorldTag: hawaii
Peak Poke? (Or, Our Choices Have Consequences)
One of my favorite urban myths is that at any point in time you are never more than six feet away from a rat. Turns…
View More Peak Poke? (Or, Our Choices Have Consequences)Mesmerizing Schools of Convict Tangs
One of my favorite places in the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands is the Kapoho Tide Pools. Lava flows from Kilauea often reach the ocean. Rapid…
View More Mesmerizing Schools of Convict TangsThe Bodacious and the Beautiful: the aerial view of Banzai's massive waves
While I might not be a surfer, I sure do love waves. And I am loving this footage of the incredible waves at Banzai pipeline…
View More The Bodacious and the Beautiful: the aerial view of Banzai's massive wavesAn overfishing story told by bird collagen
Meet The Hawaiian Petrel (or ʻUaʻu or Pterodroma sandwichensis) a bird species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands but with an appetite causing it to dine on…
View More An overfishing story told by bird collagenExtraordinary dolphin footage
In my inbox today was this video of a remarkable bit of animal behaviour captured on video. It shows the famous manta night dive in…
View More Extraordinary dolphin footageGuest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist
This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O’ahu.…
View More Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine BiologistThe real cookie monster
Field Museum scientist Josh Drew recently brought to my attention a new and unusual paper describing a world first. The manuscript by Randy Honebrink and…
View More The real cookie monsterPlastic pollution on Hawaii’s famed green sand beach
I have a new post up at the SEAPLEX blog (where I put all my marine debris stuff). A couple weeks ago I was lucky…
View More Plastic pollution on Hawaii’s famed green sand beachDr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919-2010)
It’s with a heavy heart that I report that Dr. Isabella “Izzy” Abbott, scientist, passionate ocean science educator, and the foremost expert on central-Pacific algae,…
View More Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919-2010)