SeaMonster blog
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Parko is this year’s world surfing champ!
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, has claimed his maiden ASP World Title today at the final stop of the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season, the Billabong Pipe Masters. See yesterdays highlights below:
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Dr Neil Hammerschlag TEDx – How to stop killer cravings for shark fin soup
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHssup4PBC0&[/youtube]
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Fragile Legacy – Tedx talk about the oceans with Dr Drew Harvell
This is a new TedX talk by famed marine biologist, Dr Drew Harvell of Cornell University. Drew is a leader in coral reef science, disease ecology, invertebrate development and evolutionary ecology and an expert on coral reef gorgonians (among other things). Science, art and history merge seamlessly in the fragile works of Leopold and Rudolph…
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Jane Lubchenco leaving NOAA
NOAA director Dr Jane Lubchenco has formally announced she is stepping down as director of NOAA to return to Oregon and presumably to her position as a Professor at Oregon State. As far as I know, this is entirely for family reasons; Jane has been geographically separated from her husband, famed marine ecologist Bruce Menge,…
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From lionfish hunter to little miss marine biologist
Below is a guest post from Serena Hackerott, an undergraduate in my lab. After 103 lionfish, 186 otoliths, 5 weeks of field work, and 3 weeks of lab work, I feel like I have become a “real Marine Biologist.” As the girl who has always loved the ocean and wanted to be a marine biologist…
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Lionfish: from the spear, to supper, to science
Below is a guest post by Serena Hackerott, an undergraduate in my lab. This summer has been such an exciting adventure! I have gained invaluable research experience and have learned a lot about working in marine science. My project has been filled with surprises, adventures, challenges, and many important lessons. One of my favorite experiences…
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5 things everyone should know about lionfish
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/54441445[/vimeo] Shot on location in Abaco, Bahamas, July 2012.
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Evolution in the changing oceans
I teach evolution. Yes, in Georgia. Here at the University of Georgia, we have 300-400 students a year taking undergraduate evolutionary biology, and some of the Honors students at UGA take an extra discussion section for credit. This year I picked up the Honors section as well as the lecture class, and decided to have…
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New species of carnivorous sponge
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik&[/youtube] Meet Chondrocladia lyra, the harp sponge. A new species of carnivorous sponge from the deep-sea off California. C. lyra is called the harp sponge because its basic structure, called a vane, is shaped like a harp or lyre. Each vane consists of a horizontal branch supporting several parallel, vertical branches. Source: mbari.org
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We know a lot about the climate
As part of a great piece debunking climate change denier strategy #2 “exaggerate the uncertainty” Dana Nuccitelli has a nice brief on the key facts that we do know about climate change (with supporting links): First of all it’s important to note that while there will always be uncertainties associated with any area of scientific…
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