Upcoming Talks
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Author Archives: KLC
Turkeyfish: It’s What’s for Dinner
The best way to ensure over harvesting of an animal is to turn it into a popular food. That’s why I’d like to make turkeyfish the next new thing in […]
Not a Fish or a Star
A basket star may not look like much of a star, but it doesn’t look like a fish either. So, don’t call it a star fish. It’s an echinoderm, and many […]
Shipwreck Buried in Old Documents
In Restricted Waters, Dr. Warren discovers a 300-year old document written by Spanish explorers, which provides an important clue that leads the team to look for the Fouling near the Cubbarros islands. We recently posted […]
Oarfish Again
Five days after a snorkeler discovered a dead 15-foot oarfish in the shallows off Catalina Island, California, another one of the deep sea creatures washed ashore some 50 miles away. These […]
Bomb Squad Could Learn Lesson from Dolphins
When it comes to thinking up great ideas, nature provides a ton of inspiration. A falling apple clued Newton in to gravity. Gliding birds inspired the Wright brothers. And dolphins […]
Isopod Got Your Tongue?
October Creature of the Week: Parasitic Isopod. Above all other creepy, crawly, nasty creatures, this one gives us the worst nightmares. It’s a parasite that crawls inside a fish’s mouth, grabs […]
The Blob From the Deep
October Creature of the Week: This glob of a fish called a sculpin might appear scary to you, but it’s got good reason to be more afraid of us. It usually hangs out along […]
Zombie Sharkweek Mashup
October Creature of the Week: Goblin Shark. This guy needs no makeup artist to fit right in on the set of a horror movie. It looks prehistoric, and in a way, it […]
Snorkeler finds sea serpent
Animals turn up all kinds of places where you don’t expect them. Yesterday, a snorkeler swimming in shallow water ran into an 18-foot oarfish. Believed to be the inspiration behind the […]
The Ocean Friendly Table
October is National Seafood Month. Do you know if the seafood you eat is safe for you and the oceans? Is it in danger of being over-fished? Is it high […]
World’s Greatest Shape Shifter
Imagine morphing instantly into anything you want to be. Hiding from someone? Poof, you’re a table. Want to scare your best friend? Bam, a zombie. Running away from something that […]
True Ghost Story
Ghost ship, abandoned near Bermuda, is drawn by currents and wind to the Sargasso sea where she resists rescue and drifts on silently, perhaps forever . . . In August, […]
Stupid Animal Tricks
When this youtube video showed up, it seemed kind of unbelievable that someone who works underwater would be dumb enough to stick their hand in a fish’s mouth, but this […]
Ship Sunk in 1860 Identified
More than 153 years ago, a survey ship named the Walker went down in heavy seas just 10 miles off of New Jersey. Twenty sailors were lost, and the ship […]
Whales Get Sunburn
When marine biologists in Mexico noticed whales were turning up with blisters on their skin, a team of scientists began to look into the problem. They spent three years tracking […]
Eat the Invaders!
If you think about it, the first person to eat a crab or a lobster must have been pretty brave. I mean, look at those things–yuck. But if you don’t think […]
Bacteria Gobble Up Oil Spills
When the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill spewed almost 5 million barrels (nearly one and a half billion tons) of black, petroleum Oil into the ocean in 2010, no one […]
Fish Larvae Smell Their Way Home
If you could breathe underwater, you might be surprised to find that coral reefs actually have a smell. AND different reefs smell differently. Fish not only know this, but fish […]
How to Make a Bunny Glow: Use a Jellyfish
You’re not likely to be find one at a pet store any time soon, but the world’s first glowing bunnies were born in early August in a Turkish laboratory. It’s […]
