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Have you ever wondered what being a marine biologist is really like? Well then you’re in the right place! Welcome to The Drop-In, a blog run by the students of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in beautiful central California. In January 2021, The Drop-In moved to a new location on the MLML Student Life Website.Search the blog
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Marine science snapshots: Fieldwork, wildlife, and community at Moss Landing Marine Labs
By Lauren Cooley, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab While working on the latest Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Annual Report, my friend and fellow MLML student employee Caroline Rodriguez collected a bunch of amazing photos from the Moss community. While she used … Continue reading
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The case of the sea lion: stranding events linked to domoic acid outbreaks
By Sophie Bernstein, MLML Ichthyology Lab When I moved to the Monterey Bay area for graduate school, I found myself most excited to be immersed in a new ecosystem. I couldn’t wait to learn about what the Monterey Bay was … Continue reading
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Tagged domoic acid, Ichthyology Lab, Research, sea lions
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Living among emperor penguins: 2019 field expedition to Antarctica
by Parker Forman, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab Transcript of radio chatter from the penguin scientists at Camp Crozier 13:15 hrs on November 15th 2019: Markus: Gitte and Parker ……. This is Markus ……. Do you copy? Gitte: This is Gitte and Parker … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, penguins, Vertebrate Ecology Lab
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Saving sea turtles from cold stunning
By Daphne Shen, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab Every October, animal rehabilitation facilities around the northeast gear up for another sea turtle cold stun season. Cold stunning for sea turtles is similar to hypothermia for people, and typically occurs in November … Continue reading
Navigating a changing world: The challenges giant whales face as they search for bluer pastures
by Jenn Tackaberry, MLML Vertebrate Ecology Lab As a marine biologist, part of my job is to study the behavior of whales and how they interact with their environment. Many projects I am involved in are long-term (40+ years) studies … Continue reading
Survey Like a BOSS: A few highlights from a month at sea testing the Benthic Observation Survey System
Ryan Fields serves as lab technician to the Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab (FCB lab), where he also studied for his Master’s degree. As a technician Ryan continues to participate in lab projects that include California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program … Continue reading
Who Are the People Who Run Towards the Stinky Beach Carcass?
Sharon Hsu is a graduate student in our Vertebrate Ecology lab. My initiation to the Stranding Network was by fire. Actually, by a 200-pound dead harbor seal that we had to drag up Spanish Bay and load … Continue reading
A Day on the Water Tagging Whales
Brijonnay Madrigal of the Vertebrate Ecology lab authored this post on whale tagging as part of Dr. Gitte McDonald’s Marine Mammal class blog series. Tagging marine mammals is a highly difficult procedure and a skill that requires extreme … Continue reading
Environmental Changes are Influencing Individuals, Not Just Populations
Written by San Jose State University graduate student, Abram Fleishman. Each December my news feeds, from Facebook and Twitter to professional listservs and mainstream news sources, are inundated by a flood of stories about one bird. Not one species of … Continue reading
Life on the beach: My first field season as an elephant seal researcher
Third installment of the blog series by students enrolled in MS 211: Ecology of Marine Mammals, Birds and Turtles with faculty member Dr. Gitte McDonald. By Kate High, SJSU undergraduate taking classes at MLML Interning in the Vertebrate Ecology … Continue reading
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