“There is absolutely nothing to restrict the geographical ranges of animals in the deep sea. Dr. Wallich, the pioneer of deep-sea research, eighteen years ago…
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Pacific Northwest Expedition
Just a reminder that Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) and I will participating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition to the…
View More Pacific Northwest ExpeditionNortheast Pacific Seamount Map: a Gift that Keeps Giving
If there was a mountain in your backyard with no name, how long do you think it would stay that way? Not very long. Some…
View More Northeast Pacific Seamount Map: a Gift that Keeps Giving2009 Pacific Northwest Expedition
Myself and Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) will particpating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition ot the northern Pacific. Leg 5…
View More 2009 Pacific Northwest ExpeditionNew Website
My new personal research website is now up. If you have some free time head over and take a look around. I have everything about…
View More New WebsiteMBARI YouTube Channel
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently unleashed their new YouTube Channel. Of course it features Macropinna but you can also see Humboldt squid. A…
View More MBARI YouTube ChannelSeamount Life Is Unique Just Not In the Way We Thought
About a month ago, I published my first paper at PLoS One. I believed an open access journal was the most appropriate place for the…
View More Seamount Life Is Unique Just Not In the Way We ThoughtNaming 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 business