Steve Mentz

THE BOOKFISH

THALASSOLOGY, SHAKESPEARE, AND SWIMMING

  • Home
  • Steve Mentz
  • Humanities Commons
  • Public Writing
  • The sea! the sea!
  • The Bookfish
  • St. Johns

Bloom in the Ross Sea

February 2, 2011 by Steve Mentz Leave a Comment

That’s new life in a cold place — phytoplankton blooming in the Ross Sea off Antartica, now that the 24-hour sun cycle is in full swing.  Food for krill, fish, penguins, and whales!

Filed Under: Blue Humanities

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Steve

Steve Mentz
Professor of English
St. John’s University
Read Bio

Pages

  • Coastal Studies Reading Group
  • Public Writing
  • OCEAN Publicity
  • Audio and Video Recordings
  • Oceanic New York
  • #shax2022 s31: Rethinking the Early Modern Literary Caribbbean
  • #SAA 2020: Watery Thinking
  • Creating Nature: May 2019 at the Folger
  • Published Work
  • #pluralizetheanthropocene

Recent Posts

  • Othello on Broadway
  • Books of ’24
  • “We Are Your Robots” at Tfana
  • Branagh’s King Lear at the Shed
  • Colombari’s “Everything That Rises” in Brooklyn

Copyright © 2025 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in