Author: John Bruno
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Ocean warming, still happening – still a big problem
There is a nice article on SkepticalScience by Rob Painting about new science that the oceans are indeed still warming (despite what you may have heard). Read it all here.
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Don’t go whale watching
Don’t go whale watching is what my kiteboarding instructors Brandon and Trevor told me when I first learned. The idea is that when you head out offshore, you are supposed to turn around and tack back in and not “whale watch”, ie, don’t go too far out! Well late this afternoon I went for a…
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Kitesurfing Tres Cruces
I’m in Peru, kitesurfing with the crew from REAL watersports. What an amazing place. We are staying on the beach in Mancora at the superplush Samana Shakra yoga resort and venturing south into the frontier everyday for wind and waves. Our guide “Pulpo” (or “Octopus”, a large former military guy of some sort that travels with…
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Marine iguana chowing down on algae in the Galapagos
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27371508[/vimeo]
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Whales love Mariachi!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS_6-IwMPjM&[/youtube] Hat tip to Adrian Stier
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Dance of the boobies
Kaitlyn Ferguson tracked this blue footed booby couple on the island of North Seymour in the Galapagos for several weeks before getting this amazing never-before-seen footage. The male begins on the rock and attracts his lady over to his lair with a dance of love. When the female lifts her tail, she accepts his invitation.…
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Cristina the shark tamer
From the SM archives; [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK2LpUoqX6A[/youtube]
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Graphic arts depiction of shark fin fishing
From photographic artist Chris Jordan: Depicts 270,000 fossilized shark teeth, equal to the estimated number of sharks of all species killed around the world every day for their fins. Zoom in and you see more;
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Why sharks matter
David Shiffman AKA WhySharksMatter is one of the crew of awesome bloggers at Southern Fried Science. He has made a slew of posts about shark conservation this year, particularly about legislation to control or ban shark fishing and shark fin trading. He even has a shark movie and lesson plan called Four things everyone needs…
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January Jones is scared for sharks
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4891090[/vimeo]