Category: Blog
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Sally and Mick take Rip Curl Pro at Bells, Australia
Sally Fitzgibbons won her second Rip Curl Pro against 4X world champ Steph Gilmore after taking out 2011 World Champ Carissa Moore in the semi. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjys9XbUnNQ&[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLv43d2QgTc[/youtube] Mick Fanning beat 11 time world champ Kelly Slater in a controversial final, that many thought Kelly won based on some insane aerial work: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQNlRLB7Cyo[/youtube]
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Coast guard sinks ghost ship
SeaMonster reader Eric sent in this piece about the controversial decision by NOAA and the US Coast Guard to sink a “ghost” ship that was released from Japan by last years tsunami. It seems to me it would have been good to remove the fuel from the ship before sinking it, although maybe the fire…
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Mystery invert quiz
Annie, a recent student in my Galapagos marine ecology course sent me this photo of a lovely marine critter: Can you identify them, their habitat, and where the photo was taken? UPDATE: There you go Annie, JP and Jez both nailed it. The photo was indeed from a rocky shoreline on Maui, Hawaii and the…
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Smackdown 2012: Where’s the science?
When was the last time you heard aspirants to the post of leader of the free world holding a reasoned debate about the role of science in American society or the future of the country? Umm, I mean not counting foaming at the mouth about moving to moon colonies after slashing and burning the planet…
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Unravelling the international complications of tuna conservation
This is a repost from The Conversation by Quentin Hanich, Glenn Sant, and Sonja Fordham. The eighth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission concluded in Guam on Friday 30 March 2012. Five hundred delegates from more than 40 countries argued for a week about how to reduce overfishing in the Western and Central Pacific tuna fisheries…
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State shark finning bans gaining traction
Bans against shark finning and export have been passed by several states and seem to be slowly gaining traction. Since most shark fishing and export of shark fins happens outside of US waters, this type of legislation is relatively ineffective in reducing a global problem. But it is a start and I think may be…
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Someone who is both a Republican and a meteorologist who believes in Climate Change!
Note, this is NOT a piece from the Onion. There does appear to actually be a human, who is both a Republican and a meteorologist who believes in Climate Change! I know – remarkable. Meteorologist Paul Douglas has a great piece on Huff Post here. Paul is politically conservative but still “believes in” human-caused climate…
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Dreams with Kelia Moniz
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSJPZ_DQooo&feature=related[/youtube]
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I am the lionfish
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dRLDmprw-k[/youtube]
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The year in review
During SeaMonster’s one-year birthday week, I thought I’d share some of our traffic stats: We had nearly 100,000 unique visitors and nearly half a million page views. Our traffic came from 190 different countries including Syria, Uzbekistan and Tonga. People used a variety of different (non-computer) devices with the iPhone being the most popular to access SM.…