SeaMonster blog
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Fishing gear altered to limit by-catch
There is a good article in the NYT by Cornelia Dean about by-catch and changes in fishing gear designed to reduce it: But new efforts to protect marine creatures have gained surprising support from researchers, regulators, engineers and fishermen. The issue is bycatch — fish, whales, turtles, sea birds and even corals killed or injured…
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5 Reason’s why surfer’s should get into kitesurfing
from Ben Wilson kiting [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27394354[/vimeo]
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Coral mass spawning: the hows and whys
One of my favourite shows from the first season of Naked Oceans, was our Valentine’s Day special. We had fun investigating the love lives of various marine critters and top of the list of spectacular mating habits are the mass spawning events of coral reefs. What better way to have sex when you’re stuck firmly…
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Colors of the Galapagos Islands
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Blue sway
Tired of sitting at the computer? If you’re one of the great majority of us who, alas, can’t just toss it all and walk out and plunge right into the real ocean, a passable substitute is the fantastic footage in this inspiring video from award-winning surf filmmaker Jack McCoy. Not Paul McCartney’s finest moment with…
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Billabong Pro Tahiti surf contest starts today
The Billabong Pro Tahiti surf contest started just a few hours ago at the famed surf break Teahupoo. The swell is 4-6 ft perfect tubes and should build considerably later in the week. You can watch heats live here. Watch highlights from yesterdays warm up session: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AiTTNLzwNg&[/youtube]
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What if you really were ruler of the world? Here’s a taste.
Here’s a little something on the lighter side (or not, if you start thinking about it . . .) for a lazy Saturday morning: I’m not a gamer — missed that generation — but this looks mildly intriguing: a strategic battle of ideas and action for the future of the planet: eco types vs free…
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Bluefin land on the Red List: SeaMonster interviews the expert team
Every five or ten years since 1963 a growing number of wild animal and plant species have been assessed for their risk of extinction to provide hard data useful to conservation and management. The unlucky ones found to be slipping go on the “Red List” overseen by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature…
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Bali-wood turns to the ocean
[Sorry, I couldn’t resist.] May I say that this video is awesome! This is the sort of thing that reminds me why I got into the marine biology business in the first place. Plus, hard on the heels of shark week, it provides lots of great material for my planned grand opening of (wait for…
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Resurrection of a collapsed ecosystem: Cod rebound in North Atlantic
The catastrophic collapse of the mighty cod in the early 1990s was an iconic disaster in the history of humankind’s relationship with the ocean. New research now shows that, after decades of near extinction, cod is rebounding and dragging the collapsed ocean ecosystem back with it — bringing a rare and welcome ray of hope…
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