September 1 - September 15 , 2007

Mon., 9/03        Dangers of marine debris: Discarded trash and litter creates a serious hazard for marine life.                   

Tue., 9/04         Sea floor mapping: Scientists are using sonar sound waves to create 3-D maps of the ocean floor.     

Wed., 9/05       Coral harvesting: New conservation efforts are in place to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and accommodate tourists, fishers, and researchers.    

Thu., 9/06        Life at the bottom: Deep-sea vents provide the extreme heat and chemistry tube worms and clams need to live.    

Fri., 9/07          Sea squirts: These small, barrel shaped animals can filter up to 250 gallons of seawater a day. 

Mon., 9/10        Big mouth of the abyss: The gulper eel: With a jaw that can unhinge, the gulper eel can swallow a meal bigger than it is.    

Tue., 9/11          Mighty albatross: Albatross spend years at sea, and return to land only to breed. 

Wed., 9/12         New age pirates: Piracy is once again flourishing on the high seas.         

Thu., 9/13          By a whisker: Researchers have learned that seals use their whiskers to detect movement around them when they are blindfolded.   

Fri., 9/14          MBARI: The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute is a think-tank for ocean scientists.