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Following the Ice — And onto the next field season
Author: Benjamin Linhoff Re-posted by permission of the author. Follow Ben’s journey this field season on Twitter and Facebook. Originally posted for Following The Ice on March 15, 2012. Originally...
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“This is the shore to ship, over.”
Author: Ellie Bors In the summer of 2010 I was asked to participate in a research cruise to explore Indonesia’s deep sea. The ship would launch daily ROV (remotely operated vehicle) dives with the aim...
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A Guide to your First Summer at Skamnooket Harbor Field Station
Author: Skylar Bayer This was my sample piece for the McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Column contest. N.B. This is a work of fiction. Hello and congratulations on your first internship at Skamnooket...
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Cruising along offshore Cascadia
Author: Min Ding Figure 1. Locations of OBS deployed during the cruise. Red and yellow circles indicate planned and actual locations for the 24 OBSs, superimposed on bathymetry data (Left and bottom...
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Found: My Lost ‘Nads
Author: Skylar Bayer This is my version of what happened Monday. That morning I drove up to Mount Desert Island to take care of a few things. The first item on my agenda was to have a meeting regarding...
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Why My ‘Nads are so Important
Author: Skylar Bayer Scallops caught on Opening Day of the scallop season (December 2012). Revised: January 31, 2013 Without meaning to, my (scallop) gonads have made internet fame in the last few...
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Studying best friends: Corals, zooxanthallae and biochemical questions
Author: Maggie Sogin When you introduce yourself to other people as a marine biologist their brains are programmed to assume that (1) you study dolphins and (2) you get to spend all of your time...
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The Deadliest Catch of an Idiot Abroad with a Dirty Job on Layover with No...
Author: Josh Manger I know a lot of people who love TV programs like No Reservations, Dirty Jobs, Deadliest Catch, The Layover, An Idiot Abroad, and countless other Discovery-like programs about the...
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Thank You from the Bottom of My (Scallop) ‘Nads
Author: Skylar Bayer As may of you know, I appeared in the The Colbert Report’s special, The Enemy Within — Dr. Skylar Bayer. I stated in the clip that I’m not actually a Dr. but hope to be within the...
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Travels of an Ocean Man: Japan
Author: Josh Manger I’m back from another overseas adventure and as promised, I filmed every step of the way so I could share my experience with you. During our 30+ days at sea aboard the R/V Melville,...
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Wildlife Rehabilitation: Nature’s Hospital
Author: Hans Gozembach Hans releasing a short tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus). As graduation from college grew near this past year, I decided I wanted to find out what area of biology I wanted to pursue...
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Hey, nice beard, where can I get one of those?
Author: Skylar Bayer So, there’s this thing in science where a lot of (but not ALL) famous scientists have beards. A quick Google search (Figure 1) will should quote a few folks including Darwin and...
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Strictlyfishwrap Science Radio Hour: Episode 2
Author: Skylar Bayer Hey blog readers, I have successfully recorded and posted my second podcast. While not my second show, it was one that actually made the recording. I record it live on WRFR-LP in...
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Strictlyfishwrap Science Radio Hour: Episode 11 with guest Scott Morello!
Author: Skylar Bayer Happy Spring! I’ve finally uploaded my interview with Scott Morello (he’s the goofy one in the middle of the featured photo, check him out on Twitter here.) We laughed, we...
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Strictlyfishwrap Science Radio Hour: Episodes 14 & 15
Author: Skylar Bayer Today I’m headed to Rockland to do a live studio interview! That should be up online later this week. For now, I’ve uploaded Episodes 14 and 15 from the last month. Episode 14 has...
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