NOVA Science Now: Profiles Dr. Edie Widder
Meet a marine biologist and explorer who has engineered new ways to spy on deep-sea creatures. See a menagerie of bizarre ocean organisms that use light to lure prey, mate,
and more. Also, Edie answers your questions about deep-sea exploration and how to
protect our endangered oceans.

Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor
Drs. Tamara Frank (HBOI@FAU), Sönke Johnsen (Duke), Edith Widder (Ocean Recon), Charles Messing (Nova Southeastern) and Steve Haddock (MBARI) will be embarking on an expedition of discovery on the RV Seward Johnson on July 20th to study bioluminescence on the deep-sea floor off the Bahamas. Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that is found in only a few species on land (e.g. fireflies), but is common in all the world’s oceans.

Earth's Own Aliens: They Light Up & Live in the Deep
Marine biologist Edie Widder's underwater spy camera is an underwater SETI, finally
giving humans a chance to see the freaky world of deep-ocean bioluminescent animals.

Goliath Grouper Conservation Update
Read about the range-wide status and conservation of the Goliath grouper in the journal Endangered Species Research, one of the sister journals of the Inter-Research group which also publishes Marine Ecology Progress Series and other important scientific journals. The special issue includes the most up to date information on the species, resulting from a recent workshop. Most of the research has been conducted in Florida.