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11th May 2011

Sensing the underwater world


Helen Scales

Sarah Castor-Perry
American lobster

How do marine animals sense the world around them? This month on Naked Oceans we explore the many ways aquatic critters see, sniff, and hear in their watery realm. We discover out how tiny fish and lobsters find their way back home, and why this is vital for our efforts to help protect them. And we find out how scientists are using underwater robots to listen out for whales - even in the middle of a raging storm.

And we've got some good news - Naked Oceans has been funded for a 2nd series by the Save Our Seas Foundation. Before we start working on the new series we want to hear from you what you think of the show so far.

Fill out the NAKED OCEANS SURVEY before June 20th 2011 and you could win a signed copy of Helen's book, Poseidon's Steed.

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(c) Ben Grupe/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

Making a young star of Xyloplax

Scientists have solved an echinoderm conundrum by uncovering a starfish that stays forever young

(c) Jon Hanson

Uncovering a whale shark extravaganza

The world's largest aggregation of whale sharks has been found off the Mexican coast


Interviews

(c) NOAA

How marine larvae find their way home

How do tiny fish and lobster larvae find their way home?

(c) Ballista at wikipedia

Fishy vision in the deep sea

How different is the vision of fishes living on kaleidoscopic coral reefs compared to their deep-sea-dwelling cousins?

(c) Mark Baumgartner

Underwater robots listen for whales

Underwater robots listen out for whales even in the middle of a raging storm

(c) Duncan Wright

Critters of the month - Lemon & nurse sharks

We ask legendary marine biologist Genie Clark aka 'The Shark Lady' to pick her favourite species




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