SeaMonster blog
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Government scientist who reported dead polar bears is suspended
Remember all the hoopla about polar bears facing a grim future as Arctic warming eliminates the pack ice that the bears live on? Polar bears went viral and became the poster children for the impending loss of biodiversity in the face of climate change. It all started when biologist Charles Monnett, employee of what was…
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Why sharks matter
David Shiffman AKA WhySharksMatter is one of the crew of awesome bloggers at Southern Fried Science. He has made a slew of posts about shark conservation this year, particularly about legislation to control or ban shark fishing and shark fin trading. He even has a shark movie and lesson plan called Four things everyone needs…
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January Jones is scared for sharks
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/4891090[/vimeo]
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Shark week on SeaMonster
Tomorrow is day 1 of the Discovery Channel’s famed “Shark Week” – a 7 day orgy of sharks behaving badly, ie, eating stuff. I know zillions of people love it and I know there is some education value there. In fact, this years Shark Week web site has quite a lot of good educational content…
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Following up on the Galapagos Shark massacre
Deep Sea News has been publishing so many must read stories I can’t keep up! For example, See Rick M’s great follow up on the Galapagos shark saga; The truly unfortunate fact is that this news is neither new nor uncommon. And it is global Designation of any parcel of ocean “as protected”, formally or informally, is no guarantee…
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Breaking News: Marine reserves don’t work (well enough)
Marine reserves won’t save the oceans. Not now. Maybe never. So say Camilo Mora and Peter F. Sale in their paper published today. If they’re right, and if people listen, it’s going to stir things up big-time in the conservation world. Nature reserves, parks, protected…
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How leaders in the real world are dealing with climate change
We hear a lot of hot air, if you’ll pardon the pun, about whether the climate is changing or not. But this is not a game — climate change is already affecting people throughout the world. And those who have something real to lose, as opposed to political support of the tea party and coal…
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Bondi 8am
Today’s picture of Bondi beach from Aquabumps;
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Nothing trendy about conservation
A nice reminder from Jim’s blog at the Surfrider Foundation. The truth is that there is nothing trendy about conservation. It’s a simple concept which is timeless. Protect the things you love. Read the whole post here.
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Crochet Wunderkammer
I am in love with Jessica Polka’s collection of strange creatures, each rendered in soft and colorful yarns. Much of her inspiration seems to come from the ocean – from squids to narwhals to coral, and even single-celled plankton. I never thought I’d find myself calling an anglerfish “cute,” but by golly… check out this…
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