8/22/13
8/18/13
JERRY HALL BREAKS RECORD -DIVER UNDER WATER SIX DAYS
WCYP : RECORDBREAKER DIVER JERRY HALL article by By Meredith Machen
Excerpt: For the third time in his life, Hall holds the world record for longest freshwater scuba dive. Now it will take more than 145 hours and 31 minutes to beat him.
Though his hands and feet are shriveled, Hall said he's feeling great.
The diver told us one of the hardest parts about this dive was the temperature. "I was really cold. I just told the guys, [and] they worked the problem out [and] fixed it. They got me back to being semi-warm. I'm just now starting to warm up," Hall said shortly after he surfaced.
Excerpt: For the third time in his life, Hall holds the world record for longest freshwater scuba dive. Now it will take more than 145 hours and 31 minutes to beat him.
Though his hands and feet are shriveled, Hall said he's feeling great.
The diver told us one of the hardest parts about this dive was the temperature. "I was really cold. I just told the guys, [and] they worked the problem out [and] fixed it. They got me back to being semi-warm. I'm just now starting to warm up," Hall said shortly after he surfaced.
8/15/13
COELACANTH GENOME SEQUENCED :
BBC NEWS : LIVING FOSSIL FISH GENOME SEQUENCED - COELACANTH link to article by Rebecca Morelle, Science reporter, BBC World Service
"Researchers sequenced the genome of the coelacanth: a deep-sea fish that closely resembles its ancestors, which lived at least 300 million years ago....It had been suggested that this fish was closely related to early tetrapods - the first creatures to drag themselves out of the ocean, giving rise to life on land."
"Researchers sequenced the genome of the coelacanth: a deep-sea fish that closely resembles its ancestors, which lived at least 300 million years ago....It had been suggested that this fish was closely related to early tetrapods - the first creatures to drag themselves out of the ocean, giving rise to life on land."
8/13/13
SEA MONSTER CARCASS PROVES TO BE WHALE
DISCOVERY COM - SEA MONSTER IS WHALE
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A marine biologist soon identified the remains as a killer whale, in part because of its distinctive flipper. The mystery was solved, but it’s not the first time an animal’s carcass has been mistaken for a monster. In fact, New Zealand is one of the most common places in the world — along with Newfoundland, Canada and Florida — for such “sea monsters” to appear. THIS LINK HAS OTHER LINKS TO LEAD YOU TO SEA MONSTER AND BLOB INFO!
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A marine biologist soon identified the remains as a killer whale, in part because of its distinctive flipper. The mystery was solved, but it’s not the first time an animal’s carcass has been mistaken for a monster. In fact, New Zealand is one of the most common places in the world — along with Newfoundland, Canada and Florida — for such “sea monsters” to appear. THIS LINK HAS OTHER LINKS TO LEAD YOU TO SEA MONSTER AND BLOB INFO!
8/8/13
THE PLASTIPHERE : ARE THE MICROBES EATING THE PLASTIC? IS THERE DISEASE?
ACS -PLASTIPHERE - A NEW MARINE ECOLOGY COMMUNITY.
"The masses of plastic debris that float over large areas of the world's oceans have become new ecological communities that scientists have named the "Plastisphere." Their report in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology suggests that these novel habitats in the North Atlantic Ocean may harbor potential disease-causing microbes. Erik Zettler of the Sea Education Association, Tracy Mincer of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Linda Amaral-Zettler of the Marine Biological Laboratory explain that plastic has become the No. 1 form of ocean debris, causing serious concerns about its impact on the health of ocean communities."
"The masses of plastic debris that float over large areas of the world's oceans have become new ecological communities that scientists have named the "Plastisphere." Their report in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology suggests that these novel habitats in the North Atlantic Ocean may harbor potential disease-causing microbes. Erik Zettler of the Sea Education Association, Tracy Mincer of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Linda Amaral-Zettler of the Marine Biological Laboratory explain that plastic has become the No. 1 form of ocean debris, causing serious concerns about its impact on the health of ocean communities."
8/2/13
ORCA WHALE WITH PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH : OUR OCEAN ECOLOGY
LIVE SCIENCE : ORCA WITH PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH ARTICLE
LIVE SCIENCE : ORCA SPOTTED WITH PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH .
MY CONCERNS OVER PLASTIC POLLUTION GROW... link here! .
One group of researchers recently published a database of trash on the seafloor from California to Canada and offshore of Hawaii. They found that most garbage in their count was plastic, and of those items, more than half were plastic bags, some choking corals nearly 7,000 feet (2,115 meters) below.
LIVE SCIENCE : ORCA SPOTTED WITH PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH
MY CONCERNS OVER PLASTIC POLLUTION GROW... link here! .
One group of researchers recently published a database of trash on the seafloor from California to Canada and offshore of Hawaii. They found that most garbage in their count was plastic, and of those items, more than half were plastic bags, some choking corals nearly 7,000 feet (2,115 meters) below.
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