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Megumi Shimizu is a second year PhD student at the Duke University Marine Lab. Since the news has so far only been reported in Japanese, we asked her to provide a short write-up of the discovery. The first scaly-foot gastropod, Crysomallon squamiferum, was found in the Indian Ocean ten years ago (Van Dover et al 2001), … Read More “New Scaly-Foot Gastropod found in Indian Ocean” »
The summer is in full swing and things are pretty quiet around the blog. But don’t worry, we’re working on some big things behind the scenes. In lieu of actual content, please accept this list of interesting, inspiring, and depressing reading material. On the overwhelmingly gloomy front, the IUCN recently released a working group report … Read More “Southern Fried Summer Reading List” »
Palau’s new shark sanctuary covers 600,000 square kilometers of almost all open ocean, making patrolling for outlaws a bit like searching for a needle in a haystack. In addition, Palau is attempting to make its new sanctuary a model for marine conservation for other small island nations, many of which are more water than land. So the eyes of the Pacific, if not the world, are on Palau to set a model. And they’re going to need help – but the big question is from whom?
Some more detailed information on hydrothermal vent formation and dynamics.
