Year: 2011

  • January Jones is scared for sharks

    [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4891090[/vimeo]

  • Shark week on SeaMonster

    Tomorrow is day 1 of the Discovery Channel’s famed “Shark Week” – a 7 day orgy of sharks behaving badly, ie, eating stuff. I know zillions of people love it and I know there is some education value there. In fact, this years Shark Week web site has quite a lot of good educational content…

  • Following up on the Galapagos Shark massacre

    Deep Sea News has been publishing so many must read stories I can’t keep up!  For example, See Rick M’s great follow up on the Galapagos shark saga; The truly unfortunate fact is that this news is neither new nor uncommon. And it is global Designation of any parcel of ocean “as protected”, formally or informally, is no guarantee…

  • Breaking News: Marine reserves don’t work (well enough)

    Marine reserves won’t save the oceans. Not now. Maybe never. So say Camilo Mora and Peter F. Sale in their paper published today. If they’re right, and if people listen, it’s going to stir things up big-time in the conservation world.                     Nature reserves, parks, protected…

  • How leaders in the real world are dealing with climate change

    We hear a lot of hot air, if you’ll pardon the pun, about whether the climate is changing or not. But this is not a game — climate change is already affecting people throughout the world. And those who have something real to lose, as opposed to political support of the tea party and coal…

  • Bondi 8am

    Today’s picture of Bondi beach from Aquabumps;

  • Nothing trendy about conservation

    A nice reminder from Jim’s blog at the Surfrider Foundation. The truth is that there is nothing trendy about conservation. It’s a simple concept which is timeless. Protect the things you love. Read the whole post here.

  • Crochet Wunderkammer

    I am in love with Jessica Polka’s collection of strange creatures, each rendered in soft and colorful yarns. Much of her inspiration seems to come from the ocean – from squids to narwhals to coral, and even single-celled plankton. I never thought I’d find myself calling an anglerfish “cute,” but by golly… check out this…

  • Stop illegal overfishing t-shirt

    Stop illegal overfishing t-shirt, original design by Made In The Now, available here for 12 more hours! Renowned graphic designer Ben Johnston of JosephMark created the design. It means we’re not full of fish, ie, the oceans are being depleted.

  • Blue Haiku

    Ocean. Haiku. Two great tastes that taste great together. By Elliott Kurtz from the new blog Panthalassa Rising: Blue-tinged planet spins Ocean rise, again to fall ’till the end of all [Hat tip to Dr. M]