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Swim Across the Sea of Cortez

2012-05-04T09:24:00.002+02:00

Want to know what it feels like to be an open water swimmer? Watch the opening scenes of the video above. Paul Lundgren is sharing his experience as he trains for the first-ever solo swim crossing...

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TheBlu - what is it?

2012-05-01T09:10:00.002+02:00

There's something new in the (virtual) world, TheBlu. A way to create your own ocean, using fish and habitats created by digital artists everywhere. Is it anything? Time will tell, but I'm going...

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Little fish that matter--forage

2012-04-02T21:22:00.001+02:00

Scientists are now telling us that forage fish matter. It's not a new finding, but it's getting new emphasis. What are forage fish and why are they important? Forage fish are "small to...

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Innovative use of twitter in a policy forum

2012-03-30T11:56:00.004+02:00

Tweets can seem silly, like the proverbial tree falling with no one listening. So Greenpeace projected tweets with a hashtag for a tuna managment meeting on the wall near the coffee cart...at the...

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People rescuing stranded dolphins

2012-03-30T09:00:00.003+02:00

I don't know anything about this video, but it's good to see people making an effort to do a good thing, reportedly on a beach in Brazil. When it's personal, people usually rise to the occasion....

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Weather extremes linked to human-caused climate change

2012-03-27T13:18:00.004+02:00

From Nature Climate Change, a real bona fide scientific journal:The ostensibly large number of recent extreme weather events has triggered intensive discussions, both in- and outside the scientific ...

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Voyage to the bottom of the sea

2012-03-26T08:54:00.004+02:00

Explorer and film-maker James Cameron just completed the first-ever solo dive to the deepest point in the ocean in the Mariana Trench.I can imagine a bit of what this felt like, I once was...

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Rock and roll aboard a ship in heavy seas

2012-03-24T19:38:00.002+01:00

This video captures well the feeling of being on board a ship rolling strongly from side to side in big waves.

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Climate change damage to ocean 2 trillion per year in 2100

2012-03-24T08:33:00.000+01:00

A new study on valuing the ocean says that climate change of 4 degrees C will result in $2 trillion per year in damage: without action to limit rising greenhouse gas emissions, the global average...

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Fish swims up the butt of a sea cucumber

2012-03-22T20:32:00.005+01:00

Talk about getting your strange on. Adult pearlfish live in a place where it's hard to hide. So these vulnerable fish hide where they can--up the butt of a handy sea cucumber. Don't believe me? ...

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Cross-dressing male cuttlefish sneaks past guarding male for sex

2012-03-22T12:05:00.002+01:00

Here's an idea. In this video, a small cuttelfish mimics a female to sneak past the guard of a big male and mate with the female he's "guarding."

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Fishing for small fish

2012-03-20T22:19:00.000+01:00

Fish small, not big to take pressure off threatened big reef fish like groupers and snappers. The trick is trying a new fishing technology, a bagan or fishing platform. It has lights and a net and...

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Shark feeding frenzy off Australia

2012-03-19T08:50:00.001+01:00

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Shark swallows another shark in one bite

2012-03-07T23:18:00.000+01:00

Here's a crazy photo of a strange Wobbegong shark that swalled another shark whole. Only the tail was left hanging out of the wobbegong's mouth.

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Effing oyster finds a Twitter gold mine

2012-03-06T13:02:00.000+01:00

Effingham Inlet Oyster Farm was a typical oyster farm with good oysters and limited success. Until they lauched a cheeky Twitter account (@effingoyster) and tweeted their way to major business...

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Sustainable salmon farming in China

2012-03-05T08:23:00.000+01:00

Great news from China, the Holy Grail of salmon farming is becomming real. Good news so long as it doesn't replace carp as a Chinese staple.A new salmon farm in China will grow fish in closed tanks...

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Sailfish catching sardines in slow motion

2012-03-03T21:41:00.002+01:00

Amazing video of a group of sailfish as they dart through a school of sardines and eat them one by one until the sardines are all gone. Super slow motion shows how the sailfish hit the sardines with...

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Dolphin gets a little too friendly

2012-03-02T18:28:00.000+01:00

Are you sure you want to swim with dolphins? Watch out if you see an aroused male dolphin while underwater! In this video the dolphin makes some unwanted advances to first the woman and then the...

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Roadkill--sustainable meat?

2012-02-20T16:52:00.000+01:00

Have you ever eaten roadkill? I have, and it was good. But *surprise* eating roadkill can now be a political act. When I was a boy of about 10, I was in a car driven by my father and we hit a...

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Flush again, I'm thirsty

2012-02-16T08:19:00.000+01:00

Toilet to tap water is becomming real. It's the brave new world of water shortage. Brace yourself for more jolts like this. San Diego is now using reclaimed wastewater (after treatment) in city...

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China leads world in aquaculture

2012-02-15T08:33:00.001+01:00

China grows more farmed fish than anyone else, see bizarre-looking graphic below to get a real feeling for the situation. What does this mean? Anyone who wants to advance sustainable aquaculture...

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Test-tube meat

2012-02-14T08:38:00.003+01:00

Just over the horizon is a new product that can help feed the world while simultaneously reducing the scary-huge carbon footprint of our food.It's test-tube meat. Or at least right now it's...

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You are what you eat

2012-02-13T09:08:00.001+01:00

Proof positive from an ant party

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Beach foam engulfs coastal town

2012-02-12T20:33:00.000+01:00

Sea foam lathered a coastal town in England in December. It's hard to believe how much foam, check out the picture (right). This isn't the first time foam has covered a coastal area, more pictures...

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Blobfish cries real tears

2012-02-10T17:45:00.000+01:00

Now we know why the laconic blobfish looks the way he does. Blobfish is going extinct.You first encountered him on blogfish once, and then on blogfish once again. Now, just as he was becomming a big...

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