November 16 - November 30, 2007

Fri., 11/16         Slug farm: At most farms you have your chickens, cows, a pig here a sheep there.  But at this farm the stables are stocked with sea-slugs.

Mon., 11/19      Submarine safari: Each year more than 2 million people are treated to views of the underwater world that are normally reserved for scientists and professional divers.    

Tue., 11/20      Beebe’s bathysphere: In 1930zoologist William Beebe invented the bathysphere, a steel ball five feet wide with two quartz windows.  From inside, he was one of the first to explore the depths of the ocean.       

Wed., 11/21      Oxygen from the ocean: The ocean supports life on land by producing tiny ocean algae called phytoplankton, which in turn produce oxygen.          

Thu., 11/22       Making waves: Waves are generated by wind blowing over the water.  The more wind, the bigger the waves.

Fri., 11/23         Whale song: Whales from different oceans sing different songs.  But while migrating, one group of whale immigrants gave singing lessons and the resident whales changed their tunes.              

Mon., 11/26       Antifreeze fish: Antarctic cod come equipped with their own natural antifreeze.      

Tue., 11/27       Coral sunscreen: Corals need warm water and sunlight.  But since too much sunlight can be deadly, corals have a natural sunscreen.

Wed., 11/28      Long line fishing: Sea birds are being wiped out by the practice of running thousands of baited hooks along miles of line in the open sea.          

Thurs., 11/29    White abalone: So many people have proclaimed the white abalone a delicious delicacy it is now on the edge of extinction.        

Fri., 11/30    Gender-bending fish: In the world of the blue-head wrasse, switching sexes is not uncommon.