Halibut Herald November 12

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ALIBUT HERALD November 12, 2009

The Best of Underwater Life: From Seals to Swimming Tigers

There are 27 photos in total so check the link for enlarged versions of these amazing shots! NOTE: The Leopard Seal -- about to chomp the camera on the top right & the penguin on the bottom left -- is 12 ft long! VIEW MORE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/6537688/The-best-of-underwater-life-from-killer-seals-toswimming-tigers.html?image=8

VanAqua’s Jim Bolger Interviewed by National Geographic Weekend! The conversation ebbs and flows around the (POST) Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project and his team’s contributions to the international Census of Marine Life. LISTEN HERE: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/j im-bolger-interviewed-by-nationalgeographic-weekend/

Wireless Electricity Is Near

Imagine a world where cords do not exist. Where surge protectors and extension cords are obsolete and multiple wall sockets are unnecessary. What if your electronic devices could be powered by air? Sounds like something out of a Sci-Fi movie, but that world of ultra-convenience is right around the corner, according to WiTricity, a Massachusetts-based company that says it will have wireless electricity on the market within the next two years. It’s a bold statement and the first time a company has publicly announced plans to make the technology commercially available. READ ON: http://www.good.is/post/wirelesselectricity-is-near/

Recyclable Paper Laptop

Harvesting Fog Provides Drinking Water, Food to Peruvian Slums

Five panels, 8m x 4m perched on the mountaintop are able to collect up to 60L per night in wintertime! In Lima, Peru, more than 1.3 million people have no access to drinking water. The citizens without it are in the poorest areas, where water trucked in can cost nine times as much as it does in richer areas. So, citizens have had to either make do without running water, or, with the help of a German NGO, make dew into drinking water. READ ON: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11 /harvesting-fog-provides-drinkingwater-food-to-peruvian-slums.php

Poor Nations Vow LowCarbon Path

Poor countries considered vulnerable to climate change have pledged to embark on moves to a low-carbon future, and challenge richer states to match them. The declaration from the first meeting of a new 11-nation forum calls on rich countries to give 1.5% of their GDP for climate action in the developing world. It also calls for much tougher limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The forum was established by Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed to highlight the climate "threat" to poor nations. READ ON: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natur e/8354872.stm

The Battle Strategy of the Eco-Movement (with diagrams)

How often do you buy a new computer? After two years? Four? For such complex products, we go through them pretty quick, and that adds up to a lot of ultra harmful e-waste. READ ON: http://dvice.com/archives/2009/11/recyclablepape.php

Inflatable Boat Designed as Underwater Vehicle Gloucestershire based Severn (7) Shipbuilders has designed and developed an innovative rigid inflatable boat that is able to submerge and operate underwater. READ ON: http://www.eurekamagazi ne.co.uk/article/20681/Infl atable-boat-designed-asunderwater-vehicle.aspx

Watch this 4 min video. Take a moment. Stop & think. Ask yourself, “Who do you follow?” VIEW: http://current.com/items/91366390_the-battlestrategy-of-the-eco-movement-with-diagrams.htm

Hi all, We wanted to give staff and volunteers an opportunity to get tickets to an upcoming event (that is sure to sell out) at a discounted price. The 2nd Annual Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown will feature sustainable seafood chowders from 10 of BC’s finest chefs competing for the honour of the best sustainable chowder in BC. Better yet, we have teamed up with 5 of the best local micro-breweries to pair with the chowders. Staff and volunteers are welcome to purchase tickets for the event at the special rate of $28 (20% off) – see E-vite below. The event will take place November 25th from 6-9pm. Please feel free to tell your friends – regular price is $35. To purchase tickets just click the link below http://www.vanaqua.org/oceanwise/chowder.html

Now this is just WRONG! -- LOVE

outlawed at Oregon Farmers Markets.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture wants Redmond’s Sarah Yancey to stop putting love into the bread, cookies, jams and jellies she makes — or at least stop listing “love” as an ingredient, like flour or fruit.” Apparently this past August an ODA inspector told her that “love was an impermissible ingredient because it can’t be measured.” READ ON: http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2009/11/12/loveoutlawed-at-oregon-farmers-markets/

How Much Water Does the Ocean Have?

The Rosy Lipped Batfish: Apparently, it’s

like a pit-bull with lipstick, except it's a fish I don’t know people… I think it’s cute!

The calculation of variations in the sea level is relatively simple. It is by far more complicated to then determine the change in the water mass. The ocean mass depends, however, not only on the volume, but also on the temperature and on the salt content. Water expands when heated. Warm water, thus, weighs less than the same quantity of cold water. READ ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/howmuch-water-does-the-ocean-have/

READ ON: http://www.yesbutn obutyes.com/archiv es/2009/07/the_ros y_lipped.html

Shark Bite Prompts Surprise Birth

Deep-sea Fish Captured on Camera

A pregnant shark at a New Zealand aquarium was bitten by another shark, unexpectedly releasing four baby sharks as visitors watched. READ ON & VIEW 21sec VIDEO: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8353867.stm The deepest living fish ever spotted in the southern hemisphere have been caught on camera. READ ON: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8353329.stm

ICE COLD-BLOODED! Frigid Frogs: Amphibians Freeze to Survive Winter

Intense! Dramatic! Beautiful! Graphic! YOU’VE BEEN WARNED. Baby Elephant Birth Caught on Film

WATCH: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/656611/d1dfcfee/live_ olifant_geboorte_tv.htm

READ ON: http://magblog.audubon.org/frigid-frogsamphibians-freeze-survive-winter

A 'Lush' Natural Deodorizer

A surprising natural, fabricsafe deodorizer: vodka, and the cheaper the better. Spraying costumes and curtains with vodka is an old theater trick for keeping fabrics fresh; mixed with a little essential lavender oil, a sprig of rosemary, a cinnamon stick, and a few drops of lemon: The result is light and effective. READ ON: http://magblog.audubon. org/lush-naturaldeodorizer

Newly Discovered Fat Molecule: An Undersea Killer With An Upside A chemical culprit responsible for the rapid, mysterious death of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic Ocean has been found by collaborating scientists at Rutgers University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

Elephant Seals Take Naps During Slow Dives Through the Sea

“[They] resemble a leaf that has dropped from a tree branch and is falling toward the ground, fluttering from side to side,” READ ON: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/11/el ephant-seals-take-naps-during-slow-dives-through-thesea/

First Film of a 'Giant' Stingray

READ ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/newlydiscovered-fat-molecule-an-undersea-killer-with-an-upside/

Scripps Scientists to Develop 'Swarms' of Miniature Robotic Ocean Explorers

The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m. The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off Tofo in southern Mozambique. READ ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/firstfilm-of-a-giant-stingray/

The Deep-Sea Crab That Eats Trees

Jules Jaffe and Peter Franks of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to develop swarms of autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs), new ocean-probing instruments that will trace fine details of fundamental oceanographic processes. The miniature robots also can aid in science's development of marine protected areas by following currents for determining critical nursery habitats, tracking harmful blooms of algae and potentially even contributing to monitor events such as oil spills and airplane crashes. READ ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/scrippsscientists-to-develop-swarms-of-miniature-robotic-oceanexplorers

The crab survives by eating wood that has sunk to the ocean floor, comprising trunks and leaves swept into the sea, as well as the odd shipwreck. Inside the stomach of the crab, also called a squat lobster, are bacteria and fungi that help digest the wood. READ ON: http://www.oceanleadership.org/2009/thedeep-sea-crab-that-eats-trees

Archival Photo

Skana performing with new pool being built in the background. 1969.

http://www.tourismcares.org/save-our-sites/polling-options

Library News For more library news, book reviews, access to our online catalogue and much more, visit us on the aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/default.aspx Get your up-to-the minutes news via RSS feed from the library’s What’s new pages. Currently, there are two What’s new pages running a variety of interesting news feeds What’s New – Animals and Nature – for news about birds, reptiles, marine mammals, and places such as the Arctic http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/WhatsNewAnimalsandNature.aspx What’s New – Business and General – for news about business, finance, tourism, visitor experience and marketing http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/What%27sNewBGN.aspx News on Environmental conservation and education will soon be available via the Conservation Current http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/ConservationCurrent/Pages/Default.aspx Did you know that the Library has access to over 100 journals and magazines?? At least 80 of these are available full text online. For a complete hyperlinked list, visit the library journals page on Aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/Journals.aspx As well, you can find new books and movies listed on this page of Aquanet: http://aquanet.vanaqua.org/IS/CRS/Lib/Pages/LibraryCatalogue.aspx

Events From Earth to Ocean: Stories from Gwaii Haanas Parks Canada has identified the waters around Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (Queen Charlotte Islands) as a potential national marine conservation area reserve. To present the stories of Gwaii Haanas, Parks Canada has partnered with The Vancouver Aquarium to offer a unique speaker series open to the public. Participation is free, though seats are limited. Each engaging event allows audience members to explore a different aspect of the region and understand the benefits of its protection. Starting in September, join us to find out more about:

Session 3: Changing Seascape Monday November 16 Learn about ancient Haida villages, changing sea levels and how historical trade practices have all played a role in shaping today’s Gwaii Haanas. Session 4: Healthy oceans, healthy people Monday December 7 Whether it’s dining out or reporting a whale sighting, your actions can make a difference to our oceans. Join us for this special conclusion to find out what you can do to help

Each session takes place at The Vancouver Aquarium from 7 – 9 pm. Please enter at the AquaQuest Administrative Entrance.

To confirm your seat, email: [email protected] or call 604-659-3432. Please identify which session you would like to attend. Seating is limited.

This group has been working on a mosaic project to beautify an alley in the West End. If you are interested in participating in a public art project, here’s your chance!

http://makeitproductions.com/vancouver/welcome-to-make-it/

http://www.bbot.ca/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=223&year= 2009&month=11&day=18&Itemid=139