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humpback whale in Antarctica
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Life in FAILboat Bay

Posted on March 7, 2010April 21, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Life in FAILboat Bay
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If you haven’t been following my Twitter feed (why aren’t you following my Twitter feed?), you may have missed the picture from FAILboat Bay over the last two weeks. For some reason, the small bay right next to my house has accumulated derelict boats over the winter. Vacationers tend to leave their boats moored over the winter and assume nothing will happen to them during the 9 months they’re abandoned. Of course, anything can happen to a boat over 9 months, and most tend to not be well anchored to begin with. Here is a selection of some of my favorite FAILboats from the last 2 week.

failboat bay

No one can guess which boat will be aground on any given day, but rarely do we get three at once. Can you spot the ultimate FAILboat?

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Congratulations Miriam

Posted on March 7, 2010 By Bluegrass Blue Crab 4 Comments on Congratulations Miriam
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Congrats to Miriam for taking the title of grand storyteller in the Ocean Story Slam! Her story will be a lesson to us all to think about small details while in the field. Also, prize is soon to be in the mail, but let the bragging commence.

365 days of Darwin: March 7, 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010March 6, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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“Build a bridge out of ‘er!”

Hawaii’s shark fin bill: Public comment period closes Monday

Posted on March 6, 2010April 4, 2010 By David Shiffman 3 Comments on Hawaii’s shark fin bill: Public comment period closes Monday
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The government of Hawaii has proposed a bill banning the sale of shark fins within their state. It currently has the catchy title of  “SB 2169: A bill for an act relating to shark fins”, and you can read it here.

This bill is progressing much faster than my shark conservation friends working in Hawaii suspected. The public comment period closes Monday at 8:00 a.m. Hawaii time! If you have something you’d like to say about this bill, please do it soon.

You do not need to be a Hawaii resident to submit a comment!

Here’s how to submit a comment:

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365 days of Darwin: March 6, 2010

Posted on March 6, 2010March 5, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie and Bluegrass in the snow.

365 days of Darwin: 5 March 2010

Posted on March 5, 2010March 4, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie out in the snow

More ineffective advocacy from PETA

Posted on March 4, 2010April 4, 2010 By David Shiffman 20 Comments on More ineffective advocacy from PETA
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First they paraded half-naked women around in cities (including Charleston, right across from the building where I teach) holding signs that said “I’d rather be naked than wear fur” (Link NSFW). Then they had the “vegetarians have better sex” commercial that the Super Bowl refused to air (Link also NSFW). Now PETA is at it … Read More “More ineffective advocacy from PETA” »

365 days of Darwin: March 4, 2010

Posted on March 4, 2010March 3, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie hangs out on a serpentinite formation.

365 days of Darwin: March 3, 2010

Posted on March 3, 2010March 2, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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Charlie and a Southern Fried Mom in the snow.

Jewelry and Diving

Posted on March 2, 2010March 2, 2010 By Bluegrass Blue Crab
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Miriam, from over at Deep Sea News was our last submission, in just under the wire CA time.

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