Category Archives: humor

NOAA/NMFS Not Actually Culling Sharks and Whales

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Chuck

Just to clarify, that previous post was intended to be an April Fool’s joke.  Apparently it was a lot more convincing than my “pictures of dogfish attacking a pelican” post from last year, and is now threatening to go viral … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Chuck

How do we celebrate Thanksgiving?  With crude Photoshop, of course.

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Carcharhinus linkbatus

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Chuck

Apologies for the long lag time between posts this week.  Let’s catch up. From Rick over at Deep Sea News: Holy crap that’s a lot of bull sharks! Remind me to find some way to do my PhD research in … Continue reading →

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Merry Fishmas!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Chuck

Posting has been sporadic here of late thanks to the holiday season and company visiting.  I’ll be resuming regular updates in a few days.  Until then, happy holidays and only overdo the eggnog when appropriate.

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Positive Media for Dogfish

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Chuck

Tip o’ the hat to commenter Jason R. for this video, which single-handedly brightened by day.

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100th Post Sharkstravaganza

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Chuck

The more you hang around the internet and read blogs, the more you realize that blogs tend to follow r/K selection theory.  There are r-selected blogs, which spring up, pump out a couple posts, then vanish, and often have authors … Continue reading →

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Squalinkus acanthias

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Chuck

In the fine tradition of Kevin Z’s linkfest posts at Deep Sea News, I’ve designated this link-filled post with a bad pun on a scientific name.  We salty bloggers are classy like that.  Anyway, to make up for my lack … Continue reading →

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New House, New Pet?

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Chuck

I’ll be moving into a new apartment next month, and I’ve been wondering whether I want to get a pet to take advantage of the extra space.  Thanks to Rob for bringing this to my attention and helping me with … Continue reading →

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DarWIN, not DarLOSE!

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Chuck

I’ve always thought the comedic talents of both Dana Carvey and Charles Darwin were highly underrated. Dana Carvey is “DARWIN” – watch more funny videos

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