Monthly Archives: November 2010

Seabed Mining Update

Mining of precious minerals from the seafloor of Manus basin in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has recently been hot on the radar of this blog and on tweeter (for those who follow me @BomaiCruz) since the invitation to the licence granting … Continue reading

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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

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Seahorse giving birth

Last week I posted about the dumbest question I have ever heard from a college student. That post became my best post bringing in 5-times as many hits as I usually get in a day. To add on to that … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Mediterranean great white sharks came from Australia

Remember Bruce, the Great white shark with that good old Australian accent in Andrew Stanton’s 2003 movie Finding Nemo? Poor guy never knew his father and that was the first thing to come to mind when going through an article … Continue reading

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Roach Fried Rice

I lost 8 kilograms in 4 weeks because I do not like spicy food and by spicy food I mean having chilli in my meals. Okay, there have been times when I have had half a chilli or very little … Continue reading

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TAP-MAR week 4

Half way there and what better way to celebrate than to have the birthday of one of the participants at the end of the week.  Our Egyptian comrade, Suzan El-Gharapawy will be turning 27 this Friday. On behalf of the … Continue reading

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Case of the Mysterious Gastropod

The scaly footed gastropod, Crysomallon squamiferum is proving to be as ellusive as ever. My former boss, Prof. Cindy Lee Van Dover has a replica of it in her office at the Duke University Marine Lab and I really wanted to … Continue reading

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