Heave away, Carnival of the Blue No. 33

Heave away, me hearties! Check out Carnival of the Blue No. 33, the Sea Shanty edition. Now live at Deep-Sea News. Thanks, Miriam!

Monthly Invitations to Carnival of the Blue

It appears there is confusion over how to use the blogcarnival.com submission form. Or maybe a lack of awareness that it exists? As an alternative, I am setting up a mail list and campaign system to help with sending monthly email reminders.

To get the latest reminders and updates about the Carnival of the Blue, sign up using the link below. This service will send you about two notices a month. The first will be a reminder about future Carnivals and participation procedures. The second will be an update when the latest Carnival of the Blue is posted. Previous Carnival of the Blue participants will be added to the system automatically. However, if you wish to be removed from the system, please reply to dotoftheblue @ gmail . com and let me know or use the Unsubscribe features included with the system. This is a spam-free list. You only get bacn.

• Monthly Invitations to Carnival of the Blue

Where Blue?

The next Carnival of the Blue is scheduled for Monday, February 1 at The Oyster's GarterDeep-Sea News.

In March we sail on over to The Southern Fried Scientists.

And in April and May? How about at your blog! Please leave a comment below to sign up.

All past and future hosts qualify to receive one of the nifty Carnival of the Blue buttons pictured above and on this dapper fellow. It's not just something for your Web site. It's an actual button that you can wear on your lapel, handbag or cubicle. Email me for details.

UPDATE: The Oyster's Garter has performed an emergency stop and transferred its crew over to Deep-Sea News. Use the Blog Carnival submission form or email your submissions to dotoftheblue at gmail dot com.

Carnival of the Blue No. 32

Happy Blue Year! Carnival of the Blue No. 32 has set sail at SeaNotes.

Carnival of the Blue 31

Carnival of the Blue #31 is afloat at Observations of a Nerd.

Upcoming Carnivals

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Carnival of the Blue No. 31 is approaching. It will be hosted at Christie's Observations of a Nerd and is scheduled for December 7.

You can send submissions either directly to dotoftheblue @ gmail . com, or use the handy new submission form at blogcarnival.com. Remember to include:

- post URL
- author name
- brief summary

I've been getting a couple of submissions via blogcarnival.com that are just links to news articles or Wikipedia entries. Just to reiterate, the intent of a blog carnival is to feature blogs and the Carnival of the Blue entries should be germane to the ocean.

January's carnival will be at The Monterey Bay Aquarium's SeaNotes. There are other blank dates for 2010. If you are interested and able to host the Carnival, please let leave a comment.

• No. 31 - December - Observations of a Nerd


• No. 32 - January - SeaNotes


• No. 33 - February - UPDATE: The Oyster's GarterDeep-Sea News


• No. 34 - March - Southern Fried Science


• No. 35 - April - Oh, For the Love of Science!


• No. 36 - May - Observations of a Nerd


• No. 37 - June - Blogfish


• No. 38 - July - ___________


• No. 39 - August - Arthropoda


• No. 40 - September - Saipan Blog


• No. 41 - October - Cephalopodcast


• No. 42 - November - ___________


• No. 43December - ___________

Carnival of the Blue 30

You can't keep the love of science away from Carnival of the Blue 30!

Now up at OH, FOR THE LOVE OF SCIENCE!