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Welcome to my blog. My name is William Saleu (aka. Wilz Kongo) and I am from Papua New Guinea. I am currently doing research at the Marine Conservation Molecular Facility of the Duke University Marine Lab alongside Kevin Zelino who blogs at Deep Sea News and Andrew Thaler, main author of Southern Fried Science.
Category Archives: Science
Deep Divers
Found this rather interesting information while researching for deep diving animals. If you are interested, I did post an article related to this before (read more). So here is a pictorial depiction of our deep diving neighbours. Source:LiveScience
Beneath Kimbe Bay, a perfect natural wonder
Extracts from “Coral Crucible” by Din Silcock – Airlines PNG inflight magazine vol 22, 2012 Surveys by famous marine biologists like Professor Charles Veron and Dr Jerry Allen and respected organisations like The Nature Conservancy, have helped to establish a … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Sea, PNG
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Exploring the Dee-Sea
Exploring the Ocean Depths from Amy Scott-Murray on Vimeo.
Posted in Hydrothermal Vents, Science
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Fish with genitals on its head
So yes, nature does have many ways of showing your love and of course making sure your genes are successfully passed on to ensure the survival of your kind. Having said this, a new fish species found in the Mekong … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Creature feature, Marine Biology, Science
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OUT OF OUR DEPTH
Mining the Ocean Floor in Papua New Guinea The Deep Sea Mining Campaign is claiming pacific communities are against experimental seabed mining but their governments are not listening. The campaign is claiming thorough research has not been conducted on the … Continue reading
Posted in Deep Sea, Deep sea mining, Hydrothermal Vents, PNG
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CultureLab: The deep space of coral reefs
CultureLab: The deep space of coral reefs.
Finding the Squid in a squidworm
The deep sea has once again revealed one of its many secrets, this time unveiling an intriguing new annelid, Teuthidodrilus samae, a.k.a squidworm. This unique creature was caught in 2007 at the western Celebes sea, a body of water surrounded by … Continue reading
Posted in Creature feature, Deep Sea, Hydrothermal Vents, Marine Biology, Science
Tagged Celebes sea, Coral Triangle, Squidworm
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Making laws on the high seas: TED talk
Meet Kristina Gjerde, international lawyer and advisor to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet this wonderful woman and have an hour to sit with her and talk about … Continue reading
Are seahorses REAL?
Ask any biologist why they chose biology and the 2 most common answers you’d get would be because they love animals and they love being out doors (although not usually in that order). Coming to think of it, the decision … Continue reading
Posted in Creature feature, Hydrothermal Vents, Marine Biology, Science
Tagged BMC, Sea Horses
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The deep can not be home for everyone
Send a surface mammal diving to the depths of the ocean and after a few meters it starts feeling the effects of the weight of the water and atmosphere acting on it. Make it dive down a little further and … Continue reading
Posted in Hydrothermal Vents, Marine Biology, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged BMC, myoglobin, Pressure adaptations
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