I generally bow to Dr. M and Alex when it comes to rap music knowledge, but I’m just going to add this little factlet to the…
View More The official anthology of Rick Ross rapping about crustaceansMonth: August 2014
My 25 Favorite Things For Ocean Field Work
I am particular about my set of gear and equipment that I take when I am out at sea. Much time spent was spent on…
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No way is that a Manta in the Kelp Forest…
Yes…yes it is. This video was just taken off of San Clemente Island by spearfisherman Carter Jessop (used with permission). This is his account…
View More No way is that a Manta in the Kelp Forest…A little unexpected Monday Morning Zen with a Portuguese Man-of-War
It’s monday morning and I’m dragging a little. You might be too. But this gorgeous video of Portuguese Man-o-War by Aaron Ansarov (via National Geographic) reminded me of…
View More A little unexpected Monday Morning Zen with a Portuguese Man-of-WarThe Etiquette of Flags At Sea
John Tissott from the East Fremantle Yacht Club in Perth, Australia has just developed an infographic (below) on the topic of flags flown at sea. For example,…
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What the "Call of the Reef" is Telling Us
Coral reefs are in crisis. They are fragile. They are complex. And they are disappearing faster than we are able to understand them. This threat…
View More What the "Call of the Reef" is Telling UsThrowback Thursday: France's Lab Buoy
I recently received an email from a colleague asking for a copy of a recent paper. In return, they sent me a plot of inertial current…
View More Throwback Thursday: France's Lab BuoyPlaaaaaaaannnkktooooonnnnn In Spaaaaaccccce
According to several “news” agencies ocean plankton have supposedly been found on the outside of the International Space Station. From the ITAR-TASS News Agency that broke…
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Future Shark: Living in an Ocean on the Brink
Last week Discovery Channel successfully botched yet another Shark Week. Big surprise there. Don’t get me wrong, there were some (and by some I mean…
View More Future Shark: Living in an Ocean on the BrinkA Narrative of Coral-Dwelling Barnacles With the Aid of Internet Memes
Not everything on a coral is actually a coral. Embedded into the hard coral’s surfaces are nearly 100 species of specialized barnacles—the Pyrgomatidae. New work…
View More A Narrative of Coral-Dwelling Barnacles With the Aid of Internet Memes