Rob Hudson

MarineResearch,Fisheries & AquacultureExtension Specialist. SCUBA,First Aid/CPR inst. @401scuba. Restoration Ecologist/Environmental Consultant for 401SeaLife.

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

State Finalist for the Presidential Award 2023.
#ThankateacherRI #Warwick #Providence #RI #Waterfire

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

At education awards event, and waterfire. # thankateacherRI #Providence #Waterfire #education

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

At @bostonsearovers today with the @rwuscubaclub. Great #exhibits & #presentations.

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Out on #MtHopeBay with the #Environmental #Chemistry class collecting #sediment ( or #soil , depending on your field of study) & #water #samples

@rwusciences #RWU #marinescience #NarragansettBay #RI

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Busy week at the hatchery, setting #oysters, moving others to project sites, #spawning more, & setting up a research project looking at probiotics in a #Shellfish #Hatchery
#Aquaculture #marinebiology #research #NarragansettBay #MtHopeBay #RI @rwu_shellfish_prog @rwusciences #PhD

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Second project being deployed today. #RISeaGrant #Oyster #Breeding Study. Collaborations with #URI , #USDA , & #NCState , check out the #SeaGrantwebsite for more info.
#Aquaculture #Shellfish #Oysters #research #RI #MtHopeBay #NarragansettBay @rwu_shellfish_program @rwusciences

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Finished setting up one of #projects this #summer. Just adding #oysters on Wednesday. Nice view on the way to the site.
#Shellfish #restoration #Aquaculture @rwu_shellfish_program @rwusciences #NarragansettBay

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Today was our 16th #oyster #spawning event of the year with our 7th lineage of oysters. We had 15 events by mid-March. These #larvae are earmarked for various #research projects and to restock our #FerryCliffe #Farm
#Shellfish #Hatchery #Aquaculture @rwusciences #NarragansettBay

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Hey everyone, if you have time this Thursday, checkout #PVD #GreenDrinks. We will be discussing #aquaculture in #RI https://t.co/tHJFXdfAda

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

In GatherTown right now checking out the former #astrangiathings #conference, now the #TemperateCoralResearch conf.

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Another year remote but great talks lined up for #Zosterapalooza #eelgrass #SAV

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Starting my day off with #Hatchery talks #Shellfish21. Really enjoying the various formats to allow this #conference to take place this year. Great recorded talks, and live Q&A and plenaries as well as discord app to keep the conversations going and reconnecting with colleagues

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Checking out a completely #virtual multiday #conference. #Shellfish21 by the #NationalShellfisheriesAssociation

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Happy #WorldSeagrassDay. Began my #career with #eelgrass, #monitoring & #restoration #Zostera @SaveTheBayRI . Still get a chance to work with it 17 years later. #NarragansettBay #RI

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

So I'm a week behind. Last weekend we ran a few #trawl surveys for a #Marine #verterbrae #course. Brought the #fishingpoles as backup. #MtHopeBay #NarragansettBay #RI #RWU #marinescience #rwusciences

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

From the #boat , Thursday and Friday were #oceanography #labs looking at #waterquality & #profiling the #watercolumn. #marinescience #NarragansettBay #RI #MtHopeBay #rwusciences

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Back on the #Bay with our bigger vessel. Going to be working on a #drifter #project & getting the #boat ready for #classes this #fall. #RWU #marinescience #RI #research #environmental #education

[Rob Hudson @401scuba]

Trying to document #astrangiathings today with a few cameras. #Coral #spawning #RWU #marinescience #RI

[Dr. Koty Sharp @SharpKoty]

All the hard work pays off! Astrangia larvae looking great and getting into experiments. What a team here @myrwu

#Astrangiathings #coralspawning