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Robert Kent Trench During his time at [UC] Santa Barbara he garnered a reputation as one of the world’s leading experts on the symbiotic relationship between corals and photosynthetic algae, zooxanthellae, in which corals provide the plankton shelter and CO2 in return for energy derived from sunlight. This work alongside his research into kleptochloroplasts won him the prestigious Miescher-Ishida Prize for his contribution to the field of biology in 1994. -Joe Baker... https://marinemadness.blog//the-black-lives-of-marine-bio/

Friday’s are for the birds! Check out this video we caught of a Great Cormorant. Here’s a fun fact about them: They spend most of the day quietly perched out of the water, preening, stretching, and resting. When foraging, they dive from the surface and swim underwater, but their plumage lacks the waterproofing of ducks and loons, so they come ashore between foraging sessions to warm and to dry the plumage, often holding the wings open for long periods. https://www.allaboutb...irds.org/g/Great_Cormorant/lifehistory #LBMI #BirdWatching #MarineLife #GreatCormorant

Jessie Isabelle Price Her PhD work centred around the bacterium, Pasteurella anatipestifer, and its impact on ducks. She later developed a vaccine for Long Island New Duck Disease after working on the cure for years. She later was offered a job at the USGS National Wildlife Center to study environmental contaminants and their impact on waterfowl. -Kristina Lynn... https://www.wildbiologist.com//hiddenfacesofwildlifescience #JessieIsabellePrice #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackBiologistsinHistory #HiddenFigures #SilentScientists #Bacterium #PasteurellaAbatipestifer #Ducks #NewDuckDiseaseVaccine #USGSNationalWildlifeCenter #EnvironmentalContaminants #Waterfowl #KristinaLynn

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Joan Murrell Owens Dr. Owen’s work was focused around the study of coral life. She studied deep-sea button corals and described the new coral genus Rhombopsammia. In 1994, her work added a new species to the genus Letepsammia. -Kristina Lynn... https://www.wildbiologist.com//hiddenfacesofwildlifescience #JoanMurrellOwens #CoralLife #DeepSea #ButtonCorals #CoralGenus #Rhombospsammia #Letepsammia #Kristina Lynn #WildlifeBiologists #HiddenFigures

Happy #InternationalWomeninSTEMDay Here’s a throwback to just some of the amazing women we’ve highlighted over the years! 1. Sylvia Earle... 2. Rachel Carson 3. María de Los Ángeles Alvariño González 4. Isabella Aiona Abbott 5. Chien-Shiung Wu 6. Cindy Lee Van Dover 7. Roger Arliner Young 8. Eugenia Clark 9. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson/Asha de Vos 10. Melissa Marquez We encourage you all to research these incredible woman and we hope they inspire the next generation of #WomeninSTEM

May the New Year bring you happiness and joy!

Happy Kwanzaa from LBMI!

We hope your day was filled with joy and spent with loved ones, either near of far! Merry Christmas!

Happy first night of Hanukkah!

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Melissa Marquez She is a freelance environmental contributor, and founder of The Fins United Initiative (TFUI), a program that brings attention to the unusual and diverse sharks (and their relatives) of the world and their researchers. Marquez also regularly hosts #STEMSaturdays on Twitter to provide career guidance and advice to young women in STEM worldwide. -.... Check out the full article did with Marquez in 2017 by clicking the link below! https://thefemalescientist.com//meet-melissa-marquez-a-sh/ #MelissaMarquez #SharkScientist #EnvironmentalContributor #TheFinsUnitedInitiative #STEMSaturdays #TheFemaleScientist #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth

Danny Munoz As a kid growing up in Miami, the water was a second home for Danny Munoz. Now a marine biologist at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, the Cuban American hopes to inspire Latino children to explore careers in science. -@nbc4la... You can check out the rest of the article did on Munoz in 2015, by clicking the link below! https://www.nbclosangeles.com//marine-biologist-/1998687/ #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #DannyMunoz #AquariumofthePacific #CubanAmerican #CareersinScience

#TBT missing our trips to Catalina Island Posted @withregram @longbeachmarineinstitute A beautiful day at Catalina Island! #marinelife #marinelove #ocean #pacificocean #oceanic #oceanlife #oceanislife #oceanlove #saveouroceans #saveourplanet #sea #sealife #seacreatures #seaanimals #animals #naturalhabitat #wildlife #motherearth #CatalinaIsland #Campusbythesea #lbmi #rvchallenger

can we get a redo for summer? Asking for a friend! #TBT #LBMI #Kayaking #WeJustWantToHaveFun

Octavio Aburto Octavio is the Director of the Gulf of California Marine Program. He is an Assistant Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and a professional photographer associate with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Dr. Aburto obtained his PhD at the Center of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at SIO and was honored with the Jean Fort Award by the University of California, San Diego for his significant contribution to an issue of ...public concern through his doctoral research. As a Kathryn Fuller and Hellman Fellow, his research and photographs have focused on marine protected areas and commercially exploited marine species in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the U.S. His photographs have been part of several conservation projects worldwide and have won international photography contests including a gold place in the Our World Underwater 2016. -. To learn more about Octavio check out the link down below for more information. https://octavioaburto.com/projects #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #OctavioAburto #ScrippsInstituttionofOceanography #SIO #ConservationPhotography #OurWorldUnderwater

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Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez, one of the scientists featured in , conducts research on the behavioral ecology of marine vertebrates: their foraging strategies, group structure, mating systems, and inter-specific interactions with other species. -. Check out the link below for more information.... https://sites.psu.edu/hispanicherita/influential-hispanics/ #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #AlejandroAcevedo-Gutièrrez #Dolphins #BehavioralEcology #MarineInvertebrates

#SundaySpeciesSpotlight Posted @withregram @longbeachmarineinstitute Look at the juvenile Scorpion Fish we caught in last week’s trawl! Scorpaenidae are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species.... As the name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. Come join us onboard the #RVChallenger to view some amazing Sea Creatures. Click the link in our bio for more information! . . . . . #ScorpionFish #LBMI #MarineScience #MarineBiology #Oceanography #OceanExploration #OceanEducation #LongBeach #BelmontShore #SoCal #CaliforniaCoast #Ocean #NaturalHabitat #SedimentSample #VanVeenGrab #OtterTrawl #FieldTrip #HandsOnLearning #HandsOnScience #ScienceIsFun #ScienceEducation #Physiology #FishIdentification #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #MarineZoology #Taxonomy #SeaLife

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth the next few days we will be highlighting some noteworthy #MarineScientists who have made a difference in their field of work. María de los Ángeles Alvariño González Spanish American fishery research biologist and marine scientist Dr. Angeles Alvariño (19162005) became one of the few global authorities on certain types of marine plankton. She discovered 22 new species of ocean animals and made great contributions to the scientific understanding... of small marine life forms during the course of her career. Alvariño published over a hundred scientific books, chapters, and articles, and dedicated her later years to studying the historical aspects of early marine science and exploration. -Notablebiographies.com Click the link below to learn more about this amazing woman! https://www.notablebiographies.com///Alvari-o-Angeles.html

We hope you all had a great weekend and Labor Day! #LBMI #LaborDay

Whether you’re at home or on campus we hope every one has a great school year! We hope to see you all soon! #LBMI #BacktoSchool

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Here’s another #FlashBackFriday pictures from previous boat trips onboard the #RVChallenger ~~~ If you have any pictures from our boat trips we would love to see them! Tag us in your posts and we’ll share them! ~~~ #LBMI #RVChallenger... #LongBeachExplorer #BelmontShore #SoCal #MarineScience #MarineBiology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #MarineZoology #Oceanography #OceanExploration #OceanEducation See more