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Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…

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The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico

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I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…

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A Decade of Deep Sea Decadence

Holly Bik December 13, 2016 Best of Zelnio deep sea Donor's Choose Gulf of Mexico squid video

Today is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right – if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in…

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Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)

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I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as…

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Megafauna and Minerals on the Pacific Abyss

Dr. M January 18, 2016 conservation deep sea fish Organisms taxonomy video

This guest post is from Dr. Diva Amon (on Twitter @DivaAmon). Dr. Amon is marine biologist specialising in deep-sea biology, working on a range of environments,…

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Malacology Monthly: Going Deep

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Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of…

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Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming

Douglas Long December 25, 2015 deep sea elasmobranch ichthyology lanternsharks marine biology Ninja Lanternshark shark

You will never see the Ninja Lanternshark coming, not because it’s dark and elusive, but because you won’t be swimming below 1,000 feet deep off…

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More Food, More Species

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via GIPHY The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, and Puff Daddy understand. Increase one variable in a system and another variable rises en suite. For the B.I.G.…

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An Unexpected Surprise in My Mail

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When Andrew Thaler (@SFriedScientist) asked me for my home address a few days ago, I was…well…concerned. I have the tendency to be drawn to friends…

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Given the choice, corals would prefer oil to dispersant

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Just near 6 million liters of oil spilled out of Macondo well in 2010, about 6 supertankers worth of oil. The ramifications of the oil…

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