Krista Laforest is a graduate of UNC Wilmington with a BS in Marine Biology and a BA in Psychology. She is starting a MS in Marine Science at Nova Southeastern University, focusing on the effects of environmental stressors on coral spawning. 1/2
Meet the #Antarctic#sea#spider!🕷These deep-sea creepy-crawlies are HUMONGOUS, with legs as long as 70 cm (that's 2.3 FEET). The enclosing shell on their limbs is very porous and absorbs oxygen—that's how they breathe. This allows them to grow and grow (and GROW!). *Shudders*
Lena is an @floridastate undergrad majoring in Biology with a Marine Biology focus. She joined the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at FSU her freshman year and began working in Dr. McCoy’s (@MarEcology) lab. 1/3
With #sharkweek coming soon, drop a 🦈 in the comments if you're excited to celebrate sharks of all shapes, sizes, and colors - including the beautiful wobbegong shark! 📷: IG user '@radimklimes'
Source: @PADI
Dr. @SylviaEarle joined @WGNNews to chat about ocean conservation, her new book, and protecting the blue heart of the planet.
Photo by Pascal van de Vendel
Source: @MissionBlue
"Keep the sense of curiosity, wonder, imagination and honesty that is natural in young children. Great #scientists never lose these qualities." @SylviaEarle
Photo by Martin Wettstein
Meet the #Marine Scientist Studying How #Algae Communicates
Swimming in the sea is a welcome reprieve from summer’s intense heat. But the ocean is more than a respite from soaring temperatures. It is home to tiny marine organisms, like blue-green algae, #marinebiology 👇
Excessive micro-plastic content found in #sea water in north Kerala.
With excessive use of plastic equipment for fishing and poor waste management in urban areas, are we destroying the marine ecosystem along the coastline? A research article written...
... where it occurs in semi-exposed bay entrances and ocean embayments in sandy areas, interspersed among rocky reefs at depths from 40 to 80 feet (12–25 meters)... for more visit our website https://t.co/soe8kal9xr
New Marine Species 👇
Red Wide-Bodied Pipefish
This colorful new species of #pipefish has been chosen for the top 10 for its clever camouflage among red #algae and #sponges, and the fact that it has been described from #Sydney’s underwater doorstep, a popular dive site where...
...it has been hiding for years without anyone realizing. The Red #Wide_Bodied Pipefish, #Stigmatopora harastii, is known from central New South Wales, #Australia, from just three localities, in Botany Bay, Shellharbour, and Jervis Bay, where it occurs in semi-exposed bay...
.... there are creatures beyond our imagination.
We don’t know how many species exist in the oceans. An incredible number have never been encountered by humans at all. In labs, museums, and out in the field, taxonomists –visit our website for more https://t.co/soe8kal9xr
On March 19, 2021, the World Register of #Marine Species (WoRMS) released its annual list of the top 10 new marine species described by researchers during the year 2020. This year’s list of newly-described ocean species includes the E.T. sponge, fighting Elvis worms, the tiny...
....tree-of-life tardigrade, and the Patrick sea star.
In the opening sequence of the BBC documentary series Blue Planet II, David Attenborough says:
The oceans cover 70% of the surface of our planet, and yet they are still the least explored. Hidden beneath the waves...