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• Seaweed passion leads to crowd-funding research
  on May 14, 2013 in conservation exploration research science Warrnambool deakin japanese seaweed university
  Followers of education writing and/or interested in crowdfunding stories may have noticed this one pop up this week: a university academic, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, who is raising money to fund research into edible seaweeds growing along the Victorian so...
• Circle hooks more humane choice for sharks, rays and sportfish
  on May 2, 2013 in conservation fishing science sharks academics nature oceans trends
  Just saw this Southern Fried Science post (nothing to do with chicken, everything to do with shark conservation) about the benefit of using circle hooks – a method I’m yet to try but definitely support. Here’s their description of...
• A Photographic Tribute to The Ocean
  on Apr 23, 2013 in Uncategorized conservation earth day marine ocean photography
  – http://oneworldoneocean.com – This Earth Day, One World One Ocean is giving the ocean the attention it deserves with a special video collection of ocean photographs from our online community. Here is the ocean through their eyes. Happy...
• It’s leatherjacket season! Also, this is not a fashion article…
  on Apr 22, 2013 in conservation fishing fun photography sea life Victoria Warrnambool ecology fish fisheries marine
  Leatherjackets are amazing fish, in such colourful varieties. In the past two months, I’ve spotted five different species from the Horseshoe to the Yellowfin species (Meuschenia trachylepis) pictured. This species is often seen with the Six-sp...
• Osprey in Flight
  on Apr 14, 2013 in Uncategorized
  Reblogged from Photo Nature Blog: Copyright Jeffrey Foltice This Osprey had me in its sights as it flew overhead today. Also known as the Fish Hawk, it enjoys catching fish and will normally have a nest near a water source. (Click on this or any of m...
• Inventing a new species, one misspelling at a time
  on Apr 11, 2013 in science conservation fun cuttle giant words dictionary absurd revolution movie
  Having a quick browse over my Twitter feed this morning, the word-nerd in me spotted this: The flambouyant cuddlefish is the pygmy sea horse's worst enemy. They are smarter than house cats. #revolutionmovie— Revolution Movie (@film_REVOLUT...
• Zombie bees and killer shrimp
  on Apr 8, 2013 in Uncategorized
  Reblogged from Biodiversity Revolution: Those who know me know that I watch a lot of Asian films: some very high quality ones, and some very cheap ones, the latter often featuring zombies and killer seafood. It turns out, though, that truth is again...
• Giant squid biodiversity
  on Mar 22, 2013 in Uncategorized
  Reblogged from Biodiversity Revolution: I'm pretty fond of all things squiddly, so I was concerned that Nature has a post this week about the low biodiversity of the giant squid - it seems that the giant squid (Architeuthis) are all one species, all...
• Red snapper mislabelling rife in US restaurants: Oceana
  on Mar 19, 2013 in activism conservation fishing science sea life fraud oceana seafood snapper
  Global ocean conservation society Oceana published its US National Seafood Fraud Report earlier this year and this week released some choice stats from the report in the graphic below. The list of mislabeled fish found in restaurants and supermarkets...
• More than a planktonic relationship: microbes digest double the carbon previously estimated
  on Mar 18, 2013 in conservation research science sea life california krill marine ocean
  Microscopic plankton (of the plant and animal variety) drives global carbon dioxide absorption. While the Amazon rainforest is absorbing nearly 2 billion tonnes of carbon per year, scientists have calculated the global ocean currently absorbs about o...
• Behind the picture 5
  on Mar 12, 2013 in Uncategorized
  Reblogged from gavinparsons: The oceanic This week’s ‘behind the picture’ is one from my archives. It was taken in the Red Sea, just off Big Brother Island in the early naughties. The reason I bring it to you today is because the oceanic white...
• Last of the leatherbacks? Majestic turtles closer to extinction
  on Mar 1, 2013 in activism conservation exploration photography science sea life travel alabama indonesia leatherback turtles
  Leatherback turtles – one of those amazing large creatures that gives us a window into the world of prehistoric giants – have been reported to be in serious decline at its last stronghold in the Pacific. The University of Alabama (Birming...
• AMCS puts shark finning back in the news; Danny Green’s shark tale
  on Feb 16, 2013 in activism conservation fishing photography science sea life Australia boxing marine sharks
  The Australian Marine Conservation Society is one of Australia’s driving forces in getting Federal Government backing for marine protected areas and their shark finning campaign hit the news again prior to Chinese New Year. The Daily Telegraph...
• Geelong Science Online Watch Party #scio13vic
  on Feb 10, 2013 in research science travel academics blogging carolina coffee conference deakin twitter
  Caffeine – no matter how many bad things can be written about its negative effect on sleep patterns, science conference attendees would have to be some of its biggest proponents. After Science Online 2013, I’m sure many of the attendees a...
• “SHARK ATTACK!” NB: does not feature an actual shark attack
  on Jan 30, 2013 in activism conservation photography research science sea life Warrnambool Australia ecology ocean shark
  Marine biologists, social scientists and many shark conservation groups have been battling the stigma about sharks for decades, even before the Jaws films made going in the water a scarier prospect. But despite the many graphs showing the minute numb...
• Smooth Stingray at the Warrnambool pier
  on Jan 21, 2013 in fishing Great Ocean Road photography sea life Victoria Warrnambool fish marine ocean Stingray victoria
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• Flame shell beds disovered off Scottish coast
  on Jan 15, 2013 in conservation exploration science sea life marine oceans photography scotland shells
  I’ve been meaning to post this for a few weeks but kept getting distracted with job hunting and government study payment interviews and all that exciting stuff. The BBC reported that a colony of about 100 million flame shells have been discove...
• How does a coral reef grow?
  on Jan 4, 2013 in exploration science sea life academics coral ecology habitat oceans reef
  Corals are tiny animals that make skeletons big enough to be seen from space. This short and simple video shows how an entire reef is built using the example of a coffee cup, juice cup and plumeria flower. Stanford University marine biologist Dr Stev...
• 2012 in review, thanks for making it a great year!
  on Jan 1, 2013 in yearly review 2012 discovery fishing marine oceans science university Warrnambool
  Thanks for helping make 2012 a fantastic year, by reading, commenting and generally being involved! I used to wonder sometimes, as a journalist at small community newspapers, whether anyone really cared or read what I wrote. Blogging seems to take mo...
• Perfect weather for lobster and abalone fishing – another reason I love south-west Victoria
  on Dec 29, 2012 in fishing Great Ocean Road photography sea life tourism Twelve Apostles Victoria Warrnambool abalone Australia coast conservation lobster victoria whales
  Over the Christmas/New Years break, crowds of Melbourne, interstate and overseas visitors have been flocking to the small towns along the Great Ocean Road to get some (hopefully) sun, sand and surf and relaxation time. While the sun hasn’t been...

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