Category: Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might Assume

Most fauna in the deep-sea rely upon a drizzle of particles of decaying animals and feces. This marine snow...

When I describe my favorite sponge to others, yes I have a favorite sponge, I describe it like this:...

It makes me smile to think that, even after being lost at sea, a sunken ship can still be...

I’ve gotten a little crazy about wood falls lately. My newest research project with Jim Barry at MBARI is...

I wooden dream of having a post full of wood puns. On the other hand my alder ego often...

This guest post is brought to you by Sheanna Steingass. Shea is a graduate student at Oregon State University’s...

In the video below, deep-sea octopus expert Janet Voight with the Field Museum, discusses sex in octopods focusing on Vulcanoctopus...

How to celebrate (lament!) the end of Breaking Bad? That’s right, a tribute post with the top 10 reasons I...

Perhaps it is easier to think deep-sea mining is something that will happen in the future. Surely the cost...

Everyone’s favorite crabs are back in the news! Yeti Crabs! Those deep-sea beasties with hairy claws or chests! A...