February 16 - 29, 2008

Mon., 2/18      Birds and fishing: Birds can eat very well by trailing behind fishing boats and eating the leftovers, but there is no such thing as a free lunch, even for ocean birds.   

Tue., 2/19      Sea lions: Terms of endurance: California and Steller Sea Lions have been found on the rocky shoreline of the Pacific Ocean for generations.

Wed., 2/20      One special sponge: While searching for potential drugs from the ocean, researchers discovered a tiny sea sponge with an amazing ability to kill cancer cells.    

Thurs., 2/21   Hearing in marine mammals: Scientists studying marine mammal hearing hope to some day design a signal to warn them away from large ships.  

Fri., 2/22          Whale ear damage: When dolphin or whale ears are damaged, it puts the animal at a much higher risk of dying from other causes.

Mon., 2/25       Composites on the coast: We’ll check out an environmentally friendly way to manufacture docks, piers, and pilings.

Tue., 2/26       Sea anemone: The sea anemone may resemble a plant, but it’s really an animal.

Wed., 2/27       Blue whale songs: One researcher uses underwater microphones to record the voices of whales.

Thu., 2/28         Jellyfish lure: A new underwater camera system was designed to take a shot in the dark, without bright lights and noisy motors that frighten fish away.

Fri., 2/29           Neurotoxin: Domoic acid, a naturally occurring neurotoxin that is poisonous to the animals that consume it, was recently found in San Diego waters.