SeaMonster blog
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Want to be a marine biologist?
Michael Gil, a graduate student at University of Florida has recently created the next greatest pump-up video that features marine biologists at work in Moorea, French Polynesia. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAny2vpmRvg[/youtube]
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Presidential candidates on ocean health and policy
Sciencedebate.org has asked Barack Obama and Mitt Romney about their stance on ocean health and policy. The answers are somewhat boiler plate but may lend insight into what directions their administrations would take ocean policy. HT to Rich Aronson 10. Ocean Health. Scientists estimate that 75 percent of the world’s fisheries are in serious decline,…
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New study finds scientists work a lot
Who knew?! Reminds me of the Onion article National Science Foundation: Science Hard: For centuries, we have embraced the pursuit of scientific knowledge as one of the noblest and worthiest of human endeavors, one leading to the enrichment of mankind both today and for future generations,” said keynote speaker and NSF chairman Louis Farian. “However, a…
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Manta rays – the low down
Hot off the presses, a new study has just come out that brings together all that is known about manta rays and their close relatives the devil rays. Over the past few years, some incredible discoveries have been emerging from scientists around the world who are finding out more about these beautiful and mysterious beasts.…
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Sculpture of an ocean hero
A little while ago I went to Silicon Valley to attend the SciFoo unconference at the headquarters of Google. I loved the series of sculptures around the grounds depicting ocean explorers – why ocean explorers? I’ve no idea. This is the one that most people recognized.
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Arctic sea ice reaches lowest extent ever recorded
from the UC Boulder National Snow and Ice Data Center: The blanket of sea ice floating on the Arctic Ocean melted to its lowest extent ever recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979, according to the University of Colorado Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. On Aug. 26, the Arctic sea ice extent…
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Lionfish – the new normal
Here at Seamonster we recently heard from marine conservation professor (and author of a great new book on the state of the oceans) Callum Roberts. He got in touch to send us a link from a website he recently found that gave a list of the “Top 10 most beautiful reefs in the world“. Nothing…
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Scourge of the Lionfish
From a great piece in the NYT by Carl Safina. About 20 years ago, one of the world’s most beautiful and otherworldly fish, the red lionfish, started showing up in south Florida and the Caribbean. Now, they’re a plague. Millions of them live from northeastern South America to New York, from water you can stand…
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Lionfish continue their upriver march
Below is a repost of a piece by Zack from Abaco Scientist about the the lionfish invasion of the Loxahatchee River in southeastern Florida. I grew up on the Loxahatchee, fishing and boating in it, and I knew every nook and cranny in the map below. The snook fishing was amazing and it wasn’t uncommon to see manatees.…
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