January 16 - January 31, 2007

Tue., 1/16       Whale Hearing: Whales use a type of sonar that involves their jaws, as well as ears, to navigate.      

Wed., 1/17      Conch: The queen conch with the distinctive pink-lipped shell takes three to four years to mature.    

Thu., 1/18       Graneledone Octopus Mom: The female octopus has only once chance to reproduce.

Fri., 1/19       Demise of the HMS Doterel: This British warship HMS Doterel wasn’t blown up by Irish Patriots as previously thought. 

Mon., 1/22     Too much of a good thing: Farm fertilizer, sewage, cars, and fossil fuels all contribute to the amount of nitrogen in the ocean.  

Tue., 1/23       Marine census: By 2010 scientists hope to have a more clear understanding of what is in the world’s ocean. 

Wed., 1/24      New life rises from the dead: A dead whale carcass can provide nourishment to everything from sharks, to clams, to bone-eating worms. 

Thu., 1/25      Strandings: Infections in the ear and trauma caused by ship strikes or shark attacks can damage the hearing and sense of place in marine mammals.      

Fri., 1/26      Glowing coral:  The same protein that scientists discovered in jelly fish decades ago has now been found in coral.  That’s good news for bio-medical research!      

Mon., 1/29     Blanket octopus:  Although the female blanket octopus can grow up to six-feet, a full-grown male is about the size of a jellybean!

Tue., 1/30      Male blanket octopus defends itself:  Being the size of a jellybean can be a disadvantage, unless you come equipped with  -- see through noodles?  Find out how the male blanket octopus defends itself against much larger predators.       

Wed., 1/31     False intimidation: The small-tooth sawfish may look ferocious, but in reality it is shy animal in danger of extinction.