Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid
Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…
It appears that the vessel rolled in heavy seas while the chef was slicing food causing a knife to lacerate his abdomen. From iafrica.com
View More The Perils of the SeaMr. Leatherback reports that we have a winner in the Great Turtle Race. A sea-turtle named Billie made the trek from Coast Rica to the…
View More Sea-turtle marathon winnerIn the past, I have made the statement on DSN that there can be no such thing as a sustainable deep-sea fishery. My reasons for…
View More The Fast Get Faster…the slow get slowerImage from surfersvillage.com. Surfer catching wave at Mavericks If you want to know where the good surf spots are sure you could ask your local…
View More Ron Jon Should Fund GeologistsA recently-discovered jellyfish has been found at newly discovered vents in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: WHOI Last week while DSN focused on charismatic megafauna with…
View More A New Species at a New VentThis Earth Day, remember the deep-sea. The goblin shark (shown here) and the frill shark are two of the rarest and deepest dwelling of sharks.…
View More Poster child for Earth Day?The core idea behind Megavertebrate Week was to identify neritic species that can be found in the deep sea, in order to make that “deep-sea…
View More Signing-off on Megavertebrate WeekStory by Michelle Kinzel, OSU How do you study the sperm whale, Physeter catadon, when they dive up to 3 km (1.9 miles) to the…
View More Studying whale behavior from Davey Jones lockerA close encounter with a whale shark is one of the “things to do” on the life list for many scuba divers and snorkelers. Perhaps you have been one of the lucky few to swim with these enormous friendly elasmobranchs off Honduras in Utila (pictured), off Belize at Gladden Spit, or off the coast of south Texas in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
View More Whale sharks do it deeperA megavertebrate picture from the old private collection. A Chinstrap aboard the R/V Polarstern .
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (04/21/07)