St Olaf Heron Island - coral reef ecology course

07/13/2021

A fun set of comparisons about the GBR and great video from Heron Island.

05/18/2021

Fascinating new vessel for work on the reef!

12/03/2020

Cool video of the synchronized coral spawning in the Whitsundays

11/14/2020

Love these intelligent and chromically fascinating creatures.

Cool colours ❤️🧡
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More than 3000 known species of marine molluscs call the Great Barrier Reef home. The molluscs group includes cuttlefish, clams 🐚, oysters, squid, octopus 🐙, nautilus, nudibranchs, chitons and snails 🐌. Cuttlefish, like the one pictured, have an internal shell - the cuttlebone - which is used for control of bouyancy.
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10/13/2020

More podcasting from our instructors! This time Andrew takes us through his path as a scientist, exciting shark stories, and plenty of valuable life advice. Definitely worth listening to even if you are not planning to become a marine biologist (though it may change your mind)!

‎Show So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist, Ep 35. Dr. Andrew Chin: Indigenous knowledge, Great Barrier Reef Dream Jobs, Porcupine Rays, and James Bond Quotes - Aug 25, 2020

10/05/2020

Such a phenomenal observation in the world of great white research.

OCEARCH is a data-centric organization built to help scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean. Our mission is to accelerate the ocean’s return to abundance through fearless innovations in scientific research, education, outreach and policy.

07/03/2020

Lots of scientists have stories about working in the field and a multitude of small to significant fails. There is a twitter thread that logs these stories; always a good idea to put safety first!

From snake bites to hijacked animal traps, here are some of the horrific and hilarious stories from scientists working with animals in the field.

04/22/2020

Released today by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park...
"Want to know more about what happened to the Reef over summer, the main disturbances during the last decade, and what is being done? Check out the Reef snapshot, which was released today: https://bit.ly/2VtSfGB

The Reef’s lead management and science agencies the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and CSIRO have come together to release a post-summer Reef ‘snapshot’, the first of its kind for the Reef."

04/18/2020

If you are young or old, you will enjoy this opportunity to hear from Dr. Chin this week. Tune in Apr 21, 7pm EST https://zoom.us/j/94970925860 or watch a recorded version on https://www.sharks4kids.com/webinars

"Tales from the South: sharks and rays of the South Pacific and the Great Barrier Reef"

Dr. Andrew Chin is a fisheries and shark scientist at James Cook University in Australia, on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef. He's always been fascinated with sharks and rays, and especially the more cryptic, lesser-known species that people don't know about. The sharks you won't see on TV but are perhaps (he thinks) much more interesting and fascinating! Andrew's lab focuses on the sharks and rays Great Barrier Reef and the South Pacific, whether it's tagging hammerheads in the Great Barrier Reef, working with Aboriginal rangers to find 'river sharks' and species that - according to science - don't occur in their rivers, chasing sawfish and river sharks in Papua New Guinea, or helping tag tiger sharks in New Caledonia. He's currently working on a big project that aims to build species lists of sharks and rays for every country in the Pacific.

Andy Dehart has more than 25 years of experience in animal care at several major public aquariums throughout North America. As VP of Animal Husbandry and Marine Conservation at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science he oversees all animal husbandry operations, aquatic life support operatio...

10/14/2019

About two weeks ago the USA 60 Minutes program highlighted research efforts to understand great white shark behavior, migration and habitats along the NE coast of North America. https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/KbYus6QTEd_ccA55OydgB1eYQAECFtuT/shark-devours-a-seal-researchers-show-how-sharks-are-tagged-in-60-minutes-report/

They also did not air a be “shark smart” piece that rightfully put the onus on humans rather than these organisms. https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/video/c43ULOi3tnw5hwasXYSLynp0FciKbFop/how-to-be-shark-smart-at-cape-cod/

The followed up with a map of the tagged animals this past week.

More sharks are being spotted near beaches in the North Atlantic Ocean, some just feet from the shoreline. Bill Whitaker reports on why the sharks are swimming so close and how scientists are tracking them.