January 1 - 15, 2008

Tue., 1/01       Neptune: Deep under the Pacific Ocean, scientists are creating a powerful window into the planet’s dynamic nature.

Wed., 1/02       Combating sea lice: Like land farmers, fish farmers use insecticides to kill parasites called sea lice.  The problem is, insecticides kill more pests than they target.         

Thu., 1/03       Comma shrimp: One scientist studies a group of sea creatures named after a punctuation mark.

Fri., 1/04         Six-pack protection: Man-made items such as sick-pack rings, fishing line, and balloons should be disposed of carefully so as not to endanger marine wildlife.            

Mon., 1/07      Bryozoan creature feature: You may notice a thin, crusty coating on the bottom of boats.  This is actually a colony of microscopic animals.      

Tue., 1/08       Midshipman fish: Young males of this species sneak in to the established nests of older males to try to fertilize the female’s eggs.

Wed., 1/09      Research in a bucket: Information about sea-surface warming off the coast of California hasn't come from high tech sensors but from volunteers armed with buckets.    

Thurs., 1/10   Ocean wanderers: Some kinds of plankton float free all their lives; others are just temporary travelers. 

Fri., 1/11        Queen conch: This giant snail reigned supreme as mascot in the Florida Keys for years, but as it became more prevalent on land, it began to disappear in the ocean.

Mon., 1/14       Sea grass profile: Eelgrass: Eelgrass is the most common sea grass along the Atlantic coast of North America and it’s important for more than the ocean life it supports.

Tue., 1/15       Deep drifters: Scientists are learning about deep ocean currents from a device called a deep drifter.  It records data and sends it to research laboratories via a space satellite.