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Monthly Archive for March, 2006
What are the chances they’ll salvage the Calypso for this?
Using state-of-the-art technology and accompanied by marine scientists and ecologists, Jean-Michel Cousteau and his acclaimed diving teams explore a thrilling array of natural phenomena hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface in Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, a Web site and multi-part HDTV series premiering on PBS Wednesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. (check broadcast listings).
Rare goblin shark caught at mouth of Tokyo Bay
A goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), considered a living fossil by scientists, was caught by a trawler of the coast of Miura, Japan. The 1.3-meter, 4-kg fish is a rare bottom-dwelling species of shark. Catching the shark in the relatively shallow waters around the mouth of Tokyo Bay is considered highly unusual. (via)
- Pink Tentacle
- Wikipedia: goblin shark
UPDATE: New video of rare goblin shark (8 February 2007).
I’ve come across some other podcasts that might be of interest to listeners of the Cephalopodcast:
Aquatic Science
- Marine Science Hawaii
“Your weekly digital dosage of everything Marine Science here in Hawaii and the world over!” Hosted by Chris Colgrove. - NOAA Podcasts
Short reports on the science and research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. - Our Ocean World
A short format, daily show featuring news and information about the ocean.
Aquatic Hobbies
- Beautiful Oceans Coral Reef & Eco-Diver Magazine
“…[A] tropical warm water blog & podcast about coral reefs and its inhabitants.” Brought to you by Ian Popple and Stephan Becker - Divester
Lots of ads on the website, but also lots of information for scuba enthusiasts. - Pod Diver
“Podcasts for hardcore scuba divers from hardcore scuba divers.” - Pet Fish Talk
Weekly talk show about pet fish, hosted by Tom and Nevin Bailey. Their website also has a section for educators. - Talking Reef
A show about keeping corals and reef aquaria. - TONMO’s Octopodcast
Your octopus, squid and cephalopod information source, hosted by Tony Morelli.
Aquatic Places
- Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquacast from the Aquarium of the Pacific. I could not find a direct link, but you can find it in the iTunes Podcast Directory. Search for aquarium. - Tennessee Aquarium
Looks like they only have one podcast up so far. It features Dr. Keller, the aquarium veterinarian, describing what it’s like to work with 10-foot sharks. - Georgia Aquarium
Before you visit the Georgia Aquarium, load up your mp3 player with this free audio tour, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
If you know of any others in a similar saline vein, let me know.
Interesting chance encounter between a sperm whale and a ROV at depth.
…a video filmed on Saturday, March 11 in the Gulf of Mexico at Mississippi Canyon 711 Field in 3,000 feet of water. They were inspecting the flow line jumper and saw this. (via)
- YouTube.com: “Whale in 3,000 ft of water”
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Show Notes:
Ryomei Engineering’s other robot fish
Shark Spies @ NewScientist.com
Shark Spies @ NationalGeographic.com
Mule Design Welcomes Squid Overlords
Hillsborough County Adopt-a-Pond and Water Atlas
Sea Otter Parasites @ Standford
Sea Otter Parasites @ SeaOtters.org
Distributed Marine Mammal Identification @ Flickr
North Atlantic Humpback Catalog @ Allied Whale
Plush crustacean @ mediatinker.com
COSEE Central Gulf of Mexico 2006 Scientist/Teacher Summer Institutes
National Environmental Education Week
Thanks for listening. If you have ideas for future programs or feedback, please send me a message at cephalopodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.
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EL PULPO [3:12]
Band: Carne Cruda
Latin Reggae Party Music
A spicy new episode of the Cephalopodcast will be out tomorrow. Sorry for the long delay.
This looks like it will be fun:
The flying squid is able to fly through the air to escape its enemies. The flying squid can soar at speeds of over 30 mph (50 km/hr), and sometimes fly as far as 160 feet (50 meters) at a time! The flying squid spreads the membrane between its tentacles and uses it like a wing, and uses its front fins to stabilize its body.
When first looking for a hosting provider for the Cephalopodcast, it seemed only natural to go with Laughing Squid. It seems there is something about cephalopods that inspires us all. Now they have a place to catalog it:
Welcome to “Squid“, Laughing Squid’s blog for all things squid. You want squid info, we got it.
Do you have any squid news, contact:
tentacle (AT) squid (DOT) usplease, no calamari recipies
From the Flickr blog, an interesting opportunity for citizen scientist and a novel use of Flickr:
“People have been submitting good humpback whale fluke shots to a group called Humpback whale flukes. I volunteer at Allied Whale which holds the North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalog and I was able to make a very exciting match with one of the whales that was posted on the group by GeorgeK.
George saw this whale in Newfoundland in the summer of 2005. It matched with HWC#2943 in the North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catolog ….. this whale was seen only once before in March 1984!!! on Silver Bank (the breeding grounds North of the Dominican Republic).
This is what flickr has the power to do.”
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The wife and I recently went exploring through our little piece of the local watershed. It’s really just a man-made ditch that runs north-south along the property line. It appears to be under tidal influence. Nonetheless, we found an alligator snapping turtle in the depression of a culvert outfall. I would not have expected it. During all my years living on a lake, I never actually saw one of these. They are so prehistoric looking.
It reminded me of a childrens’ book I came across last year by Holling C. Holling called Minn of the Mississippi
- Here’s a little larger image of the turtle’s habitat. Hope it likes TV.
- All About Turtles, from the Gulf of Maine Aquariums
I’ve just come across some software that combines two things I enjoy, my Mac and my aquarium.
[Maquarium is] management software for the novice or expert fish keeper. It allows users to track chemicals, schedule tasks, keep notes, manage inventory, and analyze expenses.Maquarium features a fish, coral, plant, and invertebrate profile database which contains information that helps you track and maintain the delicate needs of each item in the tank. Furthermore, Maquarium helps the novice by warning of dangerously high chemical values and the recommended course of treatment, while allowing experts to set up custom warning values.
A demo version of maquarium is available. The full version is $24. I will try it out over the next couple of days to see how it works. If you know of similar software, let me know.
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The Marine Photobank makes high quality underwater and above water marine imagery available at no cost for non-commercial purposes. They have recently joined with SeaWeb and updated the website to include nearly 1000 images from over 40 photographers.
Advancing ocean conservation through imagery:
marinephotobank.org
Jason Robertshaw
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