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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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Conference in Catalina? Yes, please!
Three weekends ago (3/18~3/20), the Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) had the opportunity to attend the 2nd Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium.This symposium was to gather elasmobranch biologists and aquarists from the west coast and share their research and potentially collaborate on … Continue reading
First Thoughts From a First Year
Amanda is a first-year graduate student working in the Invertebrate Zoology lab at MLML. She’s here to provide an insider’s opinion on the graduate process beginning with day one. You can follow Amanda on Instagram (@scatter_cushion) for more sciency goings-ons … Continue reading
Clash of the Titans: Killer Whales vs. Blue Whale
By Marilyn Cruickshank With a vast habitat like the ocean, unusual encounters might happen all the time, but our chances of observing them are pretty slim. Last week, the naturalists of Monterey Bay Whale Watch had such a chance, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Whale, Killer whale, pods, whale watching
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Happy Halloween!
By Melissa Nehmens This time of year offers the chance to provide a romanticized explanation of autumn on the central coast. I could explain how here at Moss Landing the weather is turning colder, the leaves are changing color, and … Continue reading
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Tagged deep-sea, education, fish, invertebrates, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, plankton, sharks
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Whales, Pinnipeds, and Sharks, Oh my!
On the weekend of the 26th and 27th of January 2013 WhaleFest was held at Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey. Organizations ranged from local non-profit marine research and public outreach organizations and program here in the Monterey county, as well as … Continue reading
Water, water everywhere but not a drop in my suit!
By Michelle Marraffini Invertebrate Zoology and Molecular Ecology Scuba diving on the central coast means you get to see amazing kelp forests and underwater geological formations but it also often means you are getting in the sometimes frigid waters of … Continue reading
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Life’s a Beach
By Catherine Drake and Michelle Marraffini, Invertebrate Zoology and Molecular Ecology Lab Photos by: Diane Wyse, Physical Oceanography Lab Summer is here on the Central Coast and MLML students as well as a few MBARI interns took some time off … Continue reading
Happy Fourth of July From Moss Landing Marine Labs!
by Angela Szesciorka, Vertebrate Ecology Lab Moss Landing Marine Laboratories wishes you a happy Fourth of July! We hope you have a fun-filed day of (over)eating, celebrating, and spending time with friends and family. While you are enjoying your day of … Continue reading
Eyes on the Pies
As the school year winds to a close, Moss Landing students get ready to unleash their post-finals jubilation on the time-honored Lab Olympics. These contestants from last year have survived a pie-eating contest, one of may challenges facing the would-be … Continue reading
Another Thesis Defense, Another Skate Cake
Congratulations to Megan Witnon, the latest Ichthyology Lab graduate from MLML! Megan defended her thesis this week titled “Age, growth, and demography of the roughtail skate, Bathyraja trachura, from the eastern Bering Sea.” And her defense wasn’t complete without another … Continue reading
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