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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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MLML Students at the Forefront of Marine Science: Will Fennie, Ichthyology Lab
Whether it be out in the field or inside the lab, conducting research is often what people imagine as the highlight of science. However, once that research is completed, then what? For many scientists, it’s the impact of their research that … Continue reading
Posted in MLML in the News, Uncategorized
Tagged fish, ocean acidification, Research, rockfish, student life
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Whalefest: Not Just a Tale of Whales
By Melissa Nehmens, PSRC On January 25th and 26th, the Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf held its 4th annual Whalefest event to celebrate the migration of grey whales. Thanks to the efforts of fellow Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) student, Kristin Walovich, … Continue reading
Ask a Shark Researcher
By Diane Wyse, Physical Oceanography Lab In the spirit of sharing exciting new student research during Shark Week, we caught up with MLML and Pacific Shark Research Center graduate student Paul Clerkin. During the spring semester of his first year … Continue reading
That’s Not a Seashell!
By Michelle Marraffini Invertebrate Zoology and Molecular Ecology At 66 feet long, 19 feet wide, and 7 feet tall, the massive dock that washed ashore on Oregon’s Agate Beach is larger then anything I have ever found on the beach. … Continue reading
Moss Landing’s 2012 Open House a Huge Success
by Angela Szesciorka, Vertebrate Ecology Lab On April 21 and 22, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories held its 44th annual Open House. We had 2,385 visitors and raised $9,869.58. To put that into context, the first Open House in the summer of … Continue reading
Moss Landing Scientists Contribute Four New Shark Species
by Angela Szesciorka, Vertebrate Ecology Lab One hundred and forty two new species were discovered last year. Four of those were deep-sea shark species discovered by Moss Landing Marine Laboratories’ Dr. David Ebert and his colleagues. Their findings, as well … Continue reading
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To Meet a Giant: Responding to a Stranded Baby Gray Whale
by Brynn Hooton-Kaufman It started as any good weekend day might. A good cup of coffee, a good book, and a view of the bay. I like to park my car looking out over the tidepools at Asilomar and read, … Continue reading
Big Miracle: A Whale of a Story from Operation Breakthrough
Tomorrow, Big Miracle will open in box offices across the nation, telling the story of the 1988 rescue of three gray whales trapped in the ice near Barrow, Alaska. Dr. Jim Harvey, MLML Director and professor (and MLML alumnus), played … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing Alumni, MLML Around the World, MLML in the News, Take Action!, Why Science Rocks!
Tagged Alaska, alumni, rescue, whales
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New Semester, New Wave!
The new Wave from Friends of Moss Landing Marine Labs is here! Inside are stories on the Drop-In Blog, PSRC’s Spot a Basking Shark Project, and the new Ichthyology faculty Dr. Scott Hamilton. To download a copy, click the front-page image … Continue reading
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Tagged Friends of MLML, Ichthyology, Newsletter, PSRC, sharks
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The Drop-In makes list of 100 Best Ocean Blogs
We’re famous! Well, in certain circles anyway. The folks at World’s Best 100 listed the Drop-In in their category “100 Best Blogs for Studying the Ocean.” We’re #16, and while no rhyme or reason is given for the rankings, that’s … Continue reading
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