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Struggles with mental health while writing a graduate thesis
By Kenji Soto, MLML Geological Oceanography Lab My time as a student at Moss Landing have been some of the most enjoyable years of my life. I have had the opportunity to learn from some wonderful professors, improve on my … Continue reading
Posted in Grad Life, Surviving Grad School, Uncategorized
Tagged Mental Health, thesis research, Thesis writing
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Congratulations to our 2017 graduates!
By June Shrestha, Ichthyology Lab. Congratulations to 14 students who defended their research theses and graduated from our program this year! Student research spanned across continents, taking us from the kelp forests of California, to the deep seas of South Africa, and … Continue reading
MPAs we’re diving today!
One of the great things about being a student at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories is going diving with your fellow students. You get to see what they are studying and hopefully get some good karma or pay them back for … Continue reading
Posted in Fieldwork, MLML Around the World
Tagged diving, fish, invertebrates, MLML, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, thesis research
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Government Shutdown Causes Heartbreak and Hardship for Scientists
By Dorota Szuta Benthic Ecology Lab To be honest, I was sure this would have been over by now. When the government shutdown first started, I didn’t think it could reasonably last more than a couple of days. Even now … Continue reading
Posted in Fieldwork, MLML Around the World, Take Action!
Tagged Antarctica, Fieldwork, thesis research
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“Tails” from The Field
by Angela Szesciorka, Vertebrate Ecology Lab Since May, the mammal lab has been as quiet as a post-apocalyptic library (yep, that quiet). For the marine mammologist (and birder), summer time is all about fieldwork — followed by lots and lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Fieldwork, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Fieldwork, marine mammals, Seabirds, thesis research, Vertebrate Ecology Lab, whales
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Adventures in Madagascar or On The Importance of Doing a Pilot Study!
by Angela Szesciorka, Vertebrate Ecology Lab This summer I hopped on a plane, flying 29 hours one way (via Paris — ooh la la) over a period of three days to spend nearly a month on the island of Madagascar working … Continue reading
Posted in Fieldwork, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Fieldwork, thesis research, Vertebrate Ecology Lab, whales
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Fish Feeding Frenzy
In the southern California bight, the channel islands archipeligo sits in warm subtropical waters brought north along the coast from Mexico to the islands. Toward the east, Santa Catalina Island supports many different fishes living in these warm waters. On a … Continue reading
Posted in Fieldwork
Tagged fish, invertebrates, MLML, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, seaweed, thesis research
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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
A Rhodolith Thesis Defense: Thursday May 19th
Congratulations to Phycology Lab student Paul Tompkins, who will be defending his thesis this Tursday, May 19th, at noon. Paul’s thesis is entitled “Distribution, Growth, and Disturbance of Catalina Island Rhodoliths.” What’s a rhodolith, you ask? If you can’t come … Continue reading
Posted in Research, What's Happening at MLML
Tagged phycology, rhodoliths, thesis research
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Sweet Success: Thesis Defense on Striped Bass Takes the Cake
Congratulations to Ichthyology student Jon Walsh, who recently defended his thesis: “Habitat Use of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis), estimated from otolith microchemistry, in the San Francisco Estuary, and its effect on total mercury and heavy metal body burden upon capture.” … Continue reading
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