Nothing like a little conspiracy to kickstart this Friday’s edition of the smorgasbord. Claims that a rogue iron-dumping experiment happened off the Canadian cost near British Columbia is making waves. According to reports, The Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation allegedly spread 220,462 pounds of iron…
Friday Smorgasbord — Thursday Edition: Zombies, vampire squids, HUGE turtles and Google accidentally finds a new seahorse
With MACNA starting tomorrow, we figured today would be a light day since many of us will be in transit and away from the computer so this is your Friday Smorgasbord one day early. Speaking of MACNA, a recent…
Friday Smorgasbord: “Mama’s Boys” Orcas, human-faced fish, sea squirt computers, and tidal power
Welcome to another round of Friday Smorgasbord action with some fun things to start off the weekend. First off, new research is showing that despite their name, killer whales have the need for their mothers. Sure they may be some…
Friday Smorgasbord: Jellyfish photos, wheelchair scuba, sharks, ocean ‘gas’ explained and a friendly seal
It is a three day weekend here in the States as we get set for Labor Day weekend and here are a handful of fun Friday Smorgasbord tidbits to start off your weekend. Russian biologist and photographer Alexander Semenov has…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean Health Index, why fish school, crochet reefs, artificial islands, underwater hamsters, iMac aquariums and a lionfish derby
Another Friday and another interesting smorgasbord of news and tidbits. First off is news about a new Ocean Health Index developed by marine scientists from a range of conservation, academic, and government institutions this scoring system was built to assess…
Friday Smorgasbord: LEGO whale shark, Panama Canal traffic and whales, resilient reefs, DIY traffic cone skimmer
Welcome to another fun Friday Smorgasbord post with some of the fun items we’ve stumbled across on the web the last week. First off we’ve seen quite a few Facebook postings of a LEGO whale shark and a little digging…
Giant fish sculpture rising from beach made from recycled plastic bottles
Last week’s Rio+20 event for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development an enormous beach installation was created uses discarded plastic bottles to remind people to reduce the amount of plastic bottles they use and to properly dispose of them when done.…
Friday Smorgasbord: World Oceans Day, ORA toured on TV, surfing Alaska and camera diving masks
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO8l7lMOK5c[/youtube] Welcome to the latest Friday Smorgasbord with all the tasty tidbits of the cool and unusual. In honor of it being World Oceans Day today we’ve got a super ocean-themed post ahead. First and foremost, World Oceans Day not…
Rare white orca whale spotted off Russian coast
Scientists have found what is thought to be the first sighting of an adult white orca (killer whale) off the coast of eastern Russia. The male orca, dubbed Iceberg, was seen near Kamchatka and appears to be healthy and living a…
