I LOVE the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute! They do so many interesting things, from animal research to ROVs and AUVs (remotely operated vehicle; autonomous underwater vehicle – both topics for another day) But a gift tonight, esp on a Friday night of a busy week, is a video from them of a number of clips of squids in the depths doing what they do best – fluidly moving through their environment. Enjoy the video!
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The Post – MBARI and a Squid Performance
January 14, 2011Tags:AUV, deep sea, MBARI, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, remotely operated vehicle, ROV autonomous underwater vehicle, squid, video
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The Post – Octopus Ballet
January 8, 2011After the intensity of the last post, here’s something relaxing, beautiful, and meditative….an underwater ballet: The Cirrate octopus undulates through the dark depths of the Taney Seamounts, west of San Francisco. This gem comes to us through Boingboing, and was shot by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Click here for the article and video, and enjoy. 🙂
Tags:ballet, Boingboing, Cirrate octopus, MBARI, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, octopus, Taney Seamount, underwater
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The Post – Pretty Jellyfish and Citizen Scientists
January 7, 2011Something to relax with on a Friday afternoon after a long week…..some pretty jellyfish.
Click here for jellyfish article and video
One of the researchers in the video, Steve Haddock, has the public assist him in tracking jellyfish in the ocean. The website: http://www.jellywatch.org/ is a place to check out if you want to be part of his citizen science effort. The website is used to collect sightings of jellyfish and other marine creatures by the public. You can just go to the site and submit a report of what you saw. You can even establish your own account and become a regular contributor to his research efforts.
If you’d like to learn more about Steve Haddock, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientist who studies jellyfish, just click here.
Tags:Aurelia, bell jellyfish, bells, bioluminescence, Chad Widmer, citizen science, citizen scientist, comb jelly, crystal jelly, flourescence, gelata, gelatinous animals, gelatinous zooplankton, gelato, jellies, jellyfish, Jellywatch, marine biologists, MBARI, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Northeast Pacific sea nettles, polyp, ROV, siphonophores, species, Steve Haddock
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