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Contributor
28 November 2018
Conservation, People and the Sea

Whose Marine Protected Area?

Contributor
28 November 2018
Conservation, People and the Sea

Marine protected areas can be great for both people and the marine ecosystem. The most effective areas, Jessica Tengvall writes, has community support.

Tagged: Guest Post

Samantha Andrews
21 November 2018
Conservation, Animals & Plants, Environment

Hey! Beach managers! Leave that seaweed alone!

Samantha Andrews
21 November 2018
Conservation, Animals & Plants, Environment

Removing seaweed from beaches might make them look more idyllic to tourists, but the reality is that mechanical beach cleaning is damaging a very important ecosystem that supports myraid wonderful life.

Tagged: Beach, Seawee, Coast, Ecotourism

Samantha Andrews
13 November 2018
People and the Sea, Technology, Animals & Plants

You don't need hi-tech gear to study plankton

Samantha Andrews
13 November 2018
People and the Sea, Technology, Animals & Plants

Ever evolving technology is helping us learn more and more about the ocean, but some tech has barely changed in 300 years….

Tagged: Plankton

Samantha Andrews
13 November 2018
Animals & Plants, Environment

Hey brook trout - your poop is THAT nutritious?

Samantha Andrews
13 November 2018
Animals & Plants, Environment

A new study shows how a fish’s genetics can influence it’s poop nutrition content.

Tagged: Trout, brook trout, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem-Based Management

Samantha Andrews
20 October 2018
People and the Sea, Technology, Environment, Climate Crisis

'Hurricane in a box' seeks to save lives

Samantha Andrews
20 October 2018
People and the Sea, Technology, Environment, Climate Crisis

As another hurricane season gets underway in full force, researchers are working hard to predict the storm surges they produce - and save the lives of millions of people.

Tagged: Hurricanes

Samantha Andrews
16 October 2018
Animals & Plants

The barnacle that looks like a goose... apparently...

Samantha Andrews
16 October 2018
Animals & Plants

Don’t let looks fool you.  Gooseneck barnacles may look a little dull but like all life on this planet, they are amazing.

Tagged: Barnacles, Molluscs, Jersey

Samantha Andrews
11 October 2018
People and the Sea, Animals & Plants

Sea Stories: An Ode to Flying Fish by Charles Wharton Stork

Samantha Andrews
11 October 2018
People and the Sea, Animals & Plants

Take a short journey into the wonders of flying fish with poet Charles Wharton Stork’ An Ode to Flying Fish.

Tagged: Sea Stories, Flying Fish, Fish, Poetry

Samantha Andrews
27 September 2018
The Life Scientific, Technology, Environment

Converting oceanographic data from MYO Arakawa-C ORCA025 native grid to WGS84

Samantha Andrews
27 September 2018
The Life Scientific, Technology, Environment

If you have come across the BIOMER oceanographic netCDFs, you will see that it comes in an MYO Arakawa-C ORCA025 native grid. This is how I converted BIOMER into WGS84.

Tagged: Oceanographic Data, Copernicus, ORCA025 Grids, How To, BIOMER, GLORYS

Samantha Andrews
19 September 2018
People and the Sea, Animals & Plants

Sea Stories: The Shark by William Henry Venable

Samantha Andrews
19 September 2018
People and the Sea, Animals & Plants

William Henry Venable captures our fear of sharks in his 1909 poem The Shark.

Tagged: Sea Stories, Poetry, Sharks

Samantha Andrews
10 September 2018
Animals & Plants

The largest fur seal in the world

Samantha Andrews
10 September 2018
Animals & Plants

There’s something strange about the distribution of the brown fur seal - the largest fur seal in the world.

Tagged: Seals, Australia, Tasmania, Marine Mammals

Samantha Andrews
16 August 2018
People and the Sea

Sea Stories: Sea Fever by John Masefield

Samantha Andrews
16 August 2018
People and the Sea

Sea Fever is one of John Masefield’s most famous poems - and one that captures two of his great loves in life - writing and the ocean.

Tagged: Sea Stories, Poetry

Samantha Andrews
9 August 2018
Conservation, Animals & Plants, Environment, Community Science

Sea Shorts: Multi-tasking underwater

Samantha Andrews
9 August 2018
Conservation, Animals & Plants, Environment, Community Science

Dreaming of clear blue seas? Underwater survey work doesn’t always happen in warm, clear, tropical water settings.

Tagged: Scuba Divers, Maerl, Underwater Survey

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