tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326Wed, 07 May 2025 20:06:45 +0000ICRSCommunicationHawaiiConservationTaxonomyCoral Reef AllianceMarine Protected AreasSustainable TourismCoral ReefsFunCommunityEducational ResourcesFijiFisheriesMoray Mondaybloggingcrazy claimsCalls to ActionCarnival of the BlueCoral CuriosCryptozoologyDarwin AwardsMPAsMorayNational Marine Educators AssociationNo-Take ZonesPoliticsSeaWebSharksSocial NetworksSolutionsStandardsStar IslandSustainable SeafoodTurks and CaicosUnsustainable Developmentacidificationwildlife interactionsBINGO'sBarbecueBelizeBlog FriendsBlog WarsBoozeCaribbeanCommunity BenefitsConferencesCoral Reef LifeCoral Reef ScienceDestinationsDivingDubaiEvolutionFish AdaptationGreen WashingHistoryHomophobiaInternational Coral Reef SymposiumInternational Year of the ReefInvasive SpeciesInvertebratesIronyKooksLessons LearnedLiveBloggingLocal ColorLogical FallaciesMauiMediaMexicoMiriamNautilus MineralsOcean BloggingOrnamental Fish TradePareidoliaPerceptions and AttitudesPower CorruptsReef ConnectivitySalmonSavannahSciFiScience CommunicationShark BaitSillinessSkepticismSociety for Conservation BiologyTelevisionTennessee AquariumThe Ocean ProjectThinking Out Of The BoxUS Coral Reef Task ForceVideoWho Are The Bad Guys?World Ocean Dayartificial reefsclimate changecoffee tablesdestructive fishinghopeseafloor miningshark attacksurfingtravelunsustainable tourismPart travelogue, equal parts science, opinion, and political observations, but mostly dedicated to capturing the often irksome and sometimes wonderful moments that are all part of field-based ocean conservationhttp://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger814125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-7331388363606303429Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:28:00 +00002010-09-07T02:34:33.413-07:00There’s no getting around it, science is a social enterprise. Go ahead, try and do some by your lonesome. Oh, you may putter and dial-twirl and churn out some damn fine solo research. But you’ll undoubtedly rely upon the prior research of others to get anywhere (that whole “standing on the shoulders of giants” business). And if you have any hope of your research rippling further than your labhttp://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/09/resistance-is-futile-or-how-i-learned.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-5293512656134945712Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:28:00 +00002010-09-04T16:49:09.951-07:00Conservation International, one of the largest (by budget and size) biodiversity conservation NGOs on the planet, has given itself a facelift. Gone is the familiar green rainforest silhouette (left) that has represented the organization for the past 23 years. In its place is a modern, minimalist expression of CI's new mission. A simple blue circle atop a green base represents, according to http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/09/conservation-transformational.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-3191357523073139046Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:22:00 +00002010-09-03T22:48:30.109-07:00Okay, that's quite the mouthful. What I meant to say was OoPS, as in Ocean of Pseudoscience Week.The hillbillies over at Southern Fried Science have cooked up more than just beer in a coffee pot this time. To quote Andrew: Over the next week we'll be tackling our favorite ocean myths, challenging conventional (yet strangely unsupported) wisdom about effective marine management and policy, http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/09/non-normative-ocean-conceptions-week-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-6072428320227976617Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:09:00 +00002010-09-03T13:48:24.738-07:00What looks like my blog posts here at MBSL&S, walks like my blog posts here at MBSL&S, and quacks like my blog posts here at MBSL&S, yet ISN'T MBSL&S?http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/09/game-is-afoot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-4724311277522503203Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:17:00 +00002010-08-27T23:17:08.312-07:00Amongst my many reasons for resuscitating MBSL&S, most proximate is that I'm spending the weekend in Monterey, CA, where I'm attending BLUE: the global oceans film and conservation festival.On one level, I'm representing my organization (and incidentally, our new PSAs won honorable mention here at the festival!). But mostly I'm here to rub elbows with friends, colleagues, and other ocean geeks. http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/08/im-so-blue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-9141783888054425935Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:12:00 +00002010-08-26T10:28:27.381-07:00It was either that header or, "I'm baaaack!"A confluence of really juicy events (some past, some present, and some on the horizon) have brought me out of my bloggy torpor. As I wipe the moss and mildew from my screen, chisel the keyboard and mouse from their surrounding matrix of sedimentary rock, and brush my tooth, know that Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice & Sunsets is lumbering towards you once http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/08/just-when-i-thought-i-was-out-they-pull.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-4449874496888791316Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:29:00 +00002010-06-18T01:14:31.102-07:00What's 635 pages long, fully illustrated, weighs 5.4 pounds, cost millions of taxpayer dollars to produce, was written and signed by a blue-ribbon, cross-sectoral panel of ocean scientists, military, DC legislators, and business leaders, and endorsed by an august and prestigious science advisory panel? It's An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century, the final report by the US Commission on Ocean http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/06/back-to-blueprint.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-4576488317047832343Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:54:00 +00002010-06-08T13:35:21.915-07:00So sue me. I'm not above a little gratuitous self-promostion. In celebration of World Ocean(s) Day, the Coral Reef Alliance is debuting these new videos that help describe our work. Best of all, they feature the fabulous Dr Sylvia Earle as one of our supporters. Talk about street cred!Hope you enjoy, feel inspired, and help support our mission!http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/06/were-on-mission-and-were-in-hurry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-5492541516593150577Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:15:00 +00002010-06-01T00:16:36.837-07:00It all started out nice enough. A Memorial Day outing to Half Moon Bay for some lunch, plenty of farm stands with early summer produce, and maybe some tidepooling at Princeton Beach. But that was all before my mood soured considerably on stumbling across this charming marine mortuary tucked away off Main street in downtown Half Moon Bay. Seascapes: Gifts of the Sea, calls itself A very special http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/05/ripped-from-sea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-2241686701865024839Wed, 12 May 2010 05:13:00 +00002010-05-11T22:16:15.484-07:00Absolutely pathetic.http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-wasnt-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-6384221091376807806Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:21:00 +00002010-04-30T12:48:09.132-07:00I bet you thought Reed Richards was the only Super Scientist. Well think again! A new research fellowship opportunity at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies is changing that (although it remains unclear whether you get a cape, a costume, or get to mix it up with Dr Doom).The ARC Centre (an internationally renowned research center of 200 researchers and graduate students) has http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/super-science-fellowships-in-coral-reef.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-2112171721136512196Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:47:00 +00002010-04-22T13:39:32.634-07:00It's Earth Day, so at some point today I hope you reflect on the fact that most of planet Earth is covered by this:An ocean that moderates our climate like this:An ocean which is full of a lot of these:That support a whole bunch of these:That feed these:And these:And these:And that healthy oceans also support these:And that healthy reefs and mangroves in turn protect coastal communities from the http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/you-live-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-974404318269917759Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:51:00 +00002010-04-23T11:44:06.318-07:00Tip of the hat to a stranded Karen James for pointing me towards this infographic, courtesy of Information is Beautiful.UPDATE: 4/23/10The producers of this infographic issued a retraction of their original diagram. Seems as though they grossly underestimated the CO2 output of Eyjafjallajökull. The volcano seems to be spewing nearly half as much carbon as Europe's airlines. A revised chart is http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/planes-or-volcano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-7149041730627473990Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:21:00 +00002010-04-15T18:49:30.432-07:00There are rumors coursing through the intertubes that those rascals at SyFy Channel, the same folks who brought you Megashark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Piranha, and Mansquito, are in development of a movie that will be the heavyweight champ of all made-for-TV schlock: Sharktopus!Somebody pinch me!Allegedly to be directed by Roger "King of the B-movies" Corman, Sharktopus will no doubt be a gripping,http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/sharktopus-real-or-urban-legend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-2263335403433230482Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:04:00 +00002010-04-13T17:38:36.393-07:00We here at MBSL&S are incredibly proud of our fantabulous ocean blogging scientist pal Miriam Goldstein on successfully passing her quals at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography! Make way... make way for the Ph.D. CANDIDATE!serious-fucking-w00t!In honor of this event, I have given the MBSL&S troops the rest of the day off and $25 out of the register for beer. Congrats, Miriam, andhttp://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/smarty-pants-in-da-hizzle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-7584705153751310416Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:03:00 +00002010-05-03T12:51:57.443-07:00UPDATE: 5/3/2010: It seems that the folks over at Sea Dine are ashamed of the light being cast upon their Snorkel Snax product in action. And justifiably so. I posted images from their own site showing unsustainable wildlife interactions while using Snorkel Snax®. That's a bit too much sunshine for a self proclaimed "Eco-Smart" company. Sea Dine representative Sonia Hillios demanded the images behttp://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/snorkel-snax-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-2398392263112622828Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:46:00 +00002010-04-03T19:59:12.164-07:00Bottle of 2008 The Squid's Fist Sangiovese Shiraz by Australian vintners Some Young Punks: $18.00Look of envy on the DSN Team's face: PricelessThe Squid's Fist: 70% Sangiovese from Kalimna (Barossa); 30% Shiraz from the McLaren Vale; 1500 cases made.http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/squids-fist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-61121178604960069Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:50:00 +00002010-04-02T13:25:47.003-07:00How many times has this happened to you? You're diving along a beautiful coral reef or chilling-out at 40 feet in a spectacular kelp forest. Suddenly you notice the delicate, translucent beauty of a jelly drift past your dive mask. Perhaps you know the species, perhaps not. Either way you want to share the sighting with others. But how?Look no further. Jellywatch has arrived.Ken over at Seahttp://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/its-post-jelly-sighting-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-7597948634152177649Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:03:00 +00002010-04-02T01:48:04.097-07:00During a US House Armed Services Committee hearing last Thursday, March 25, 2010, Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) was questioning Admiral Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific fleet, about the stationing of 8,000 additional U.S. Marines and their families on the Micronesian island of Guam, a 212-square-mile American territory that is 30 miles long and from 4 to 12 miles wide.After http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/tipping-points.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-8999827192858611075Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:01:00 +00002010-04-01T12:41:03.546-07:00Hot on the heels of his recent celebrity earlier this week in helping MSNBC demystify pictures of a giant ocean isopod making the rounds on the internet, Dr. Craig McClain, noted marine biologist, Assistant Director of Science for the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, and creator of the popular ocean science blog Deep Sea News, made more headlines this morning during a startling press http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/04/deep-sea-biologist-plays-host-makes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-4490792746298613755Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:03:00 +00002010-03-31T12:25:55.389-07:00Daddy likes! Thanks to a post by my friends over at Climate Shifts, I learned of a new ID guide to Indo-Pacific corals. The Coral Finder by BYO Guides is a practical, photo-driven (and best of all waterproof!) tool that makes quick work of keying-out the confusing Indo-Pacific coral diversity.Corals in general can be maddening to field identify, even if you spend a lot of time diving on reefs.http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/03/spanking-new-waterproof-coral-id-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-2188288694101373993Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:57:00 +00002010-03-27T15:31:37.655-07:00Another year, another transit around the sun, and yes faithful readers, another chance at glory with The 3rd, Maybe-Annual, MBSL&S Spring Ocean Egg Hunt. I've been delighted to offer this little puzzler each year and even more delighted that readers go all out with a little healthy competition.The rules are simple: Accurately identify the 12 ocean animal eggs pictured above (click on image to http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/03/3rd-maybe-annual-mbsl-spring-ocean-egg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-6523021012967304757Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:37:00 +00002010-03-26T14:38:33.974-07:00http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-little-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-8313933239355543574Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:03:00 +00002010-03-25T13:07:00.163-07:00Forget Fuck You, Penguin. When the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) wraps up its 15th triennial Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Doha, Qatar, tomorrow, it will go down as one big middle finger to ocean health.Andrew over on Southern Fried Science has a running tally of COP 15 marine conservation outcomes. Other than the addition of http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/03/fu-ocean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33243326.post-9025703594923583998Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:41:00 +00002010-03-24T13:07:25.699-07:00As much as I hate tooting my own horn, I've been remiss to pass along a few interesting tidbits I've been involved in over the past few months. I'm much more comfortable in advancing an issue rather than drawing attention to myself, but it's nice to also get a little nod now and then for hard work and results.First up, my undergrad alumni magazine, The Bridge published by Roger Williams http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2010/03/me-me-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2