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Dolphins “protect” snorkeler from shark
Pretty neat video. Dolphins have long been known to protect humans in the water from sharks. They instinctively chase away sharks with high-pitched noises and general harassment. However, it must be noted, it is very unlikely that the cameraman was in danger. The hammerhead shark was likely just being curious and checking him…
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From climate change to social change
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiTlfAkPgA&[/youtube] Friend of SeaMonster, Bruce Caron was trained as a social anthropologist and an urban cultural geographer. Through the New Media Studio and the New Media Research Institute, he is realizing the goal of bringing new tools and skills to the public to help democratize the technological advantages of the digital revolution.
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Ocean acidification in Google Earth tour
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAwZ7VCYn44[/youtube]
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Hurricane Sandy update
I’m getting word that the ocean is already washing over Highway 12 north of Rodanthe. I fear Sandy is going to cause extensive flooding and damage on the Outer Banks. Monday’s full moon, the huge size, slow movement, and position of this storm and the warmth of the Gulf Stream are all aligning for maximum impact.…
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Climate of doubt
Related to the Climate Silence of both of this years presidential candidates is a successful campaign to confuse the public about the reality of climate change. See a great documentary R movie on it that aired Tuesday night on PBS HBO: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMTVGBGs_40&[/youtube]
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This is one tough Mako shark
These photos of a shortfin mako shark are amazing (source). We found one dead shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus on the pirate fishing vessel we boarded in the Galapagos in 2011. They are more impressive alive. HT to Dr Isabelle Cote AKA @redlipblenny Punching above her weight: The pugnacious Mako refused to be intimidated by the…
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Silence of the lambs
Iv’e been doing my best to avoid all coverage of – even mention of – the elections that are upon us. I made the mistake of tuning in to the second debate (online) and I watched in astonishment as both candidates talked for many minutes about coal, oil, energy and oil prices without ever mentioning…
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Scraping the seafloor smooth
The editorial below is from the NYTand references a new study in Nature (Puig et al 2012). As described by Lucas Laursen: Deep-sea trawling smoothes out the wrinkles of canyons on the continental slope, making marine mountainsides look more like ploughed fields, changing the habitat of deep-sea creatures…For almost a century, fishing fleets have trawled…
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Is it too late to be a marine biologist?
This morning I got this email from a SeaMonster reader: I am the 26 year old daughter of an entomologist and horticulturist who has finally found her calling in marine conservation and a frequent reader of Sea Monster, and have decided to go back to university and get another degree in Biology in order to…
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Mangrove root critters
Virginia Schutte, a former undergraduate student in my lab, is doing her PhD with the wonderful Jeb Byers at UG. She is working on mangrove root epibionts (inverts that live underwater on mangrove roots), which I happen to love! In fact, I wanted to do a post doc on them many moons ago. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wCP9FsMq6o&[/youtube] Vote…
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