Author: John Bruno
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Sharks and grouper in Cuba
I shot this video on Gardens of the Queen (Jardines de la Reina) reef south of Cuba in May. This is how reef food webs are supposed to look like; most of the biomass is in the top predators. The diver is Abel Valivia. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/29737963[/vimeo] Go here to see more of our Cuba expedition coverage.
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Afternoon with taj
from pinchmysalt.tv [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16857351[/vimeo]
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All the good seashells taken
“The good shells have clearly been overcollected. There used to be so many, and we just assumed they’d be around forever.” From the Onion (a satire magazine): According to a report released Monday by a group of environmental researchers, all the good seashells worth picking up and bringing home have already been taken, a development that threatens the…
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The Earth continues to build up heat
An updated version of the scariest graph in science (by John Cook from Skeptical Science). Download a high res version here.
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A disappearing underwater world
From the NYT Scientists at Work feature, by Dr. Mark Hay of Georgia Tech: Despite my growing up in Kentucky, not having a passport until my early 20s and not seeing a tropical coral reef until I was in graduate school, whenever I step off a plane in the tropics, I feel like I’ve come…
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Think different
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX9GTUMh490&[/youtube]
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Fisherman
I love this list of images of the fisherman that supply the innovative seafood project “Sea to Table” here. We always talk about them but rarely see or meet them.
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How many gray whales were there?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsIhzv8bv_0&feature=fvsr[/youtube]
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Hidden cost of shark fin soup
An article from 2006 on the Manta Ecuador shark fishery that puts the Galapagos shark fishing we documented into context (note the fisherman in that case were also from Manta): Hidden Cost of Shark Fin Soup: Its Source May Vanish, By Juan Forero January 5, 2006 MANTA, Ecuador – Early every morning, the cold water lapping…
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Divers want sharks. Guides need them…
A video from StudioUp and SharkAmigos about Angel Quimis, a Dive Master at Wreck Bay Dive Center, on San Cristobal island in the Galapagos. Angel used to be a fishermen, but decided to change professions and become a diver. He makes a really important point about the real economic value of sharks and other critters people go…