The question is not why are whales big but why are whales not bigger? The blue whales reached weights of 150 tons prewhaling. To appreciate…
View More Why Are There No Super Whales?Month: November 2009
Ocean Explorer Bob Ballard on 60 Minutes
A nice 9 minute interview of Bob Ballard on a recent 60 minutes. (click on link if player below does not work) Watch CBS News…
View More Ocean Explorer Bob Ballard on 60 MinutesHave You Scrubbed Your Cephalopod This Morning?
Squidy by ~ced66 on deviantART Hat tip to @sevenbullsboy on Twitter.
View More Have You Scrubbed Your Cephalopod This Morning?TGIF: Ship Launch FAIL Edition
Just to be fair to Sea Shepherd, ship launch FAIL’s can happen to anyone. Even megatonne cargo ships! Isn’t she just so chipper! Bonus mega…
View More TGIF: Ship Launch FAIL EditionZOMG GIANT WURMZ N SEESTARZ FEEEDING FRENZY!1!1!!!1
Seriously cool footage at the BBC. Also with a nice little accompanying article that you should read. In the sequence filmed for the Life series,…
View More ZOMG GIANT WURMZ N SEESTARZ FEEEDING FRENZY!1!1!!!1Darwin and the Adventure: the Brazilian TV Show!
Globo is one of the major television networks in Brazil and they are airing this week a special segment on the Darwin and the Adventure…
View More Darwin and the Adventure: the Brazilian TV Show!Thank You for Caring About Ocean Education!
Ocean bloggers and readers are amazing! We managed to raise over $4600 for classrooms all around the country, impacted 980 students immediately, but most of…
View More Thank You for Caring About Ocean Education!The Original “On a Boat” Song
Craig is the hipster around here, always keeping up on the latest trends and knows exactly what the kids are doing these days. Me, I…
View More The Original “On a Boat” SongFilming 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Life Magazine’s website has pictures up from a 1954 photo shoot of the Disney movie adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It…
View More Filming 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaDSN’s 7 Simple Rules for Marine Conservation Expedition Safety
Enter the Ady Gil (formerly the Earthrace). No, this isn’t the Knight Rider of the harbor. This batmobile of conservation is now the newest member…
View More DSN’s 7 Simple Rules for Marine Conservation Expedition Safety