Ocean Science Service

10/03/2013

Top 10 Prehistoric Fish Alive Today

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This list is about fish that were around in remote, prehistoric times and have survived to our days, still keeping the "prehistoric" looks to prove it. Feel free to mention those I have excluded in the comments.

10/02/2013

Top 10 Unearthly Creatures of the Deep

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The deep sea is the lowest layer of the ocean, at a depth of 1800m or more. Little or no light penetrates so deep; it was therefore thought historically th

10/01/2013

At a special event in Monaco last weekend, Mission Blue partners, the BLUE Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit announced that the next event will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida, November 3-9, 2014.

BLUE also announced a strategic partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, with plans to bring the global ocean film festival to Monaco every other year starting in 2015! http://bit.ly/1aDoNhu

At a special event in Monaco last weekend, Mission Blue partners, the BLUE Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit announced that the next event will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida, November 3-9, 2014.

BLUE also announced a strategic partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, with plans to bring the global ocean film festival to Monaco every other year starting in 2015! http://bit.ly/1aDoNhu

09/27/2013

Some of the leading ocean science minds, including Mission Blue founder, Dr. Sylvia Earle, participated in a live Google+ Hangout, archived here to discuss how technological advancements are creating new ways to research, record and reveal the ocean's health.

Some of the leading ocean science minds, including Mission Blue founder, Dr. Sylvia Earle, participated in a live Google+ Hangout, archived here to discuss how technological advancements are creating new ways to research, record and reveal the ocean's health. Plus an exciting announcement! http://ow.ly/paPH6

09/26/2013

Several basket stars rest on a bubblegum coral in Norfolk Canyon, with a colony of the stony coral Lophelia pertusa (white coral) in the background.

How about a different kind of starry night?

Several basket stars rest on a bubblegum coral in Norfolk Canyon, with a colony of the stony coral Lophelia pertusa (white coral) in the background.

(Source: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/13midatlantic/logs/highlight-images/highlight-images.html)

09/24/2013

We all should protect one of the main sources of our lives - THE OCEAN!

|Protect the Ocean!

09/23/2013

The IAMECO video series welcomes Mission Blue’s founder with their launch of: ‘Sylvia Earle: A Life Lived Under Water to Preserve Our Seas.” Read more at http://bit.ly/1aXL3TY

The I AM ECO Warrior project strives to instill a global mindset that being eco-friendly is fashionable, attainable, and “cool,” encouraging new business leaders to embark on a more sustainable future.

Today, the IAMECO video series welcomes Mission Blue’s founder with their launch of: ‘Sylvia Earle: A Life Lived Under Water to Preserve Our Seas.” Read more at http://bit.ly/1aXL3TY

09/17/2013

Franklin search waiting for new high-tech tools

Parks Canada is spending $475,000 to buy two high-tech research tools it hopes could help crack the mystery of the lost 19th-century ships of the Franklin expedition and reveal other sunken secrets of the country's underwater cultural heritage.

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Parks Canada is spending $475,000 to buy two high-tech research tools it hopes could help crack the mystery of the lost 19th-century ships of the Franklin expedition and reveal other sunken secrets of the country's underwater cultural heritage.

09/16/2013

Get more ocean facts from the One World One Ocean toolkit: http://bit.ly/oceantoolkit

09/13/2013

Right now, the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor is off Vancouver Island, where Canadian researchers are collecting video records of life found in and around low-oxygen, acidic waters that form naturally in the area. The remotely operated vehicle is in the water and heading to the seafloor, so tune in!!

The main mission for the expedition?s second l ... Streaming live video and data from HROV Nereus ...

09/12/2013

A group of female leaders from more than 35 countries, including Mission Blue founder, Dr. Sylvia Earle, will meet at the first International Women’s Earth and Climate Summit in New York this month to draft a “Women’s Climate Action Agenda.” Read more: http://bit.ly/14AByup

09/10/2013

One by one, the dominoes fall for the shark fin industry. Now Emerates Sky Cargo has announced it's decision not to accept shark fins for transport. This is especially significant as the UAE is a major exporter of shark fin to Hong Kong from all over the Middle East, most notably Yemen. With this, we have successfully knocked out another link in the supply chain!
Photo: Dave Baker

One by one, the dominoes fall for the shark fin industry. Now Emerates Sky Cargo has announced it's decision not to accept shark fins for transport. This is especially significant as the UAE is a major exporter of shark fin to Hong Kong from all over the Middle East, most notably Yemen. With this, we have successfully knocked out another link in the supply chain! Photo: Dave Baker