Author: gypsy

How Come Sharks Are Washing Up Dead On San Francisco Bay?

How Come Sharks Are Washing Up Dead On San Francisco Bay?

Large scale deaths of leopard sharks have been reported in San Francisco Bay. The death toll running into thousands was the highest in last six... Read More

A Not-So-Fine Kettle of Fish

A fellow at UCSB’s NCEAS and colleagues find that certain fish at sushi restaurants may be mislabeled. That spicy tuna roll you order at your... Read More

Swarms of Octopus Are Taking Over the Oceans

Something strange is happening to the oceans. As coral reefs wither and fisheries collapse, octopuses are multiplying like mad. As soon as they perceive weakness,... Read More

EXPLORING & FILMING THE OCEAN: CINEMATOGRAPHER IAN KELLET

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Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Seems there is always something going on at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Tidepool walks are excellent photography opportunities, especially when it is low-tide. I may... Read More

Driving National Communications

Driving National Communications The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected UC Santa Barbara as the site of the first national communications office for the Long... Read More

More Potentially Deadly Portuguese Man-of-Wars Pop Up on New Jersey’s Beaches

More Potentially Deadly Portuguese Man-of-Wars Pop Up on New Jersey’s Beaches Read More

Fishermen Reel In Quite a Catch with 2 Dramatic Rescues after Separate Shark Attacks

Santa Barbara-based fishing boat is in the right place at the right time — twice — off Vandenberg Air Force Base Read More

Coral Reef Winners and Losers

Coral Reef Winners and Losers

Contrary to the popular research-based assumption that the world’s coral reefs are doomed, a new longitudinal study from UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological... Read More

Inside a Russian Billionaire’s $300 million Yacht

Andrey Melnichenko stopped over today at the Santa Barbara Harbor in his Yacht… Read More