August 1 - August 15, 2007

Wed., 8/01      Fishing down the food web: Daniel Pauly at the University of British Columbia says Calamari is a popular dish today because many of the big fish we used to eat are gone.         

Thu., 8/02        Back to the future: Scientists argue that if we maintain fish populations at the level they are found today, we’ll be setting our sites too low.          

Fri., 8/03         Visualizing fossils: Scientists are using technology to provide 3-D models of tiny marine fossils preserved in volcanic ash.          

Mon., 8/06       Seastar pest control: Scientists worry about the impact Crown-of-thorns seastars are having on coral reefs.               

Tue., 8/07         Tuna muscles: Engineers building underwater robots are looking to tuna for inspiration.      

Wed., 8/08       Lab in a bottle: Algae is a necessary part of the ocean food web, but too much can poison the water and make fish, mammals, and humans sick.                  

Thu., 8/09       For coral, bleaching may be adapting: Stressed corals lose the algae that give them their color, leaving them looking bleached.     

Fri., 8/10          Mapping the seafloor: Maps of the sea floor that were completed in the 1950’s are still being used today. 

Mon., 8/13        Nauticisms: Words with nautical roots have found their way into common English lexicon. 

Tue., 8/14          Alternate states: Natural weather patterns can cause certain marine species to thrive while others decline.  

Wed., 8/15         Red tides: Early detection and warning systems are important as harmful algal blooms become more common.