Inside a Nautilus are the normal organs—the caecum, the stomach, the crop, the nidamental gland, etc.—with normal names and known functions. However, my favorites, yes…
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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium
Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary…
View More Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod CompendiumDeep-Sea Mining: This Shit Just Got Real
Perhaps it is easier to think deep-sea mining is something that will happen in the future. Surely the cost and logistics of mining the ocean…
View More Deep-Sea Mining: This Shit Just Got RealWill marine conservation miss out at the next CITES meeting?
CITES is the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, to which 175 nations are signatories. Along with the IUCN Red List, it’s one…
View More Will marine conservation miss out at the next CITES meeting?Baby Nautilus, is there anything cuter?
My colleagues Dr. Bruce Carlson – recently retired – and Marj Awai were the first folks to successfully collect chambered nautilus for display in public…
View More Baby Nautilus, is there anything cuter?Deep-Sea Mining is Coming
In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Van Dover compared the deep sea to America’s Wild West and cautioned that wildlife losses could be similar…
View More Deep-Sea Mining is ComingChina and the deep sea
On the one hand, you have China’s brand-spanking new Jialong submersible capable of reaching 7000 meters depth, 500 meters deeper than its nearest competitor, representing…
View More China and the deep seaVillagers give notice on deep sea mining
[PNG] landowners will ask the [courts] to stop any deep-sea mining in the area until the current mining laws governing sacred fishing grounds are properly…
View More Villagers give notice on deep sea miningDelay in PNG Mining Permit?
This is from via ABC Radio Australia News…Delay as Canadian firm seeks PNG mining licence The Papua New Guinea government has delayed granting a Canadian mining company,…
View More Delay in PNG Mining Permit?Tapping the Oceans Mineral Wealth With Deep Sea Mining
Nautilus Mining is the virus that will not go away. You have to admire their persistence if it did not come with destruction of deep-sea ecosystems. Nautilus…
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