Category Archives: Marine Science

Please check out these posters and vote for this year’s MARINE VERTEBRATE IDOL! Click on “Permalink” to see a larger view.  You can zoom in on the image. We are looking for the weirdest, the most talented, the most bizarre, … Continue reading →

We’ll watch a portion of this in class, but feel free to finish watching it at home. “Empty Oceans, Empty Nets explores the marine fisheries crisis and the pioneering efforts of fishermen, scientists and communities to sustain and restore these fisheries … Continue reading →

Make good choices regarding the seafood you buys and eat! Check out the Seafood Watch, which is a program from the Monterey Bay Aquarium that is designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources. Please … Continue reading →

Ocean fish and other types of marine organisms are wildlife-in fact, they are the last group of wildlife that people hunt on a large scale.  Unfortunately, we’re depleting the oceans of its wildlife, just as we have with many land … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who came out for an awesome morning of tidepooling!

Chordate diversity: HOW CAN A TUNICATE, A HAGFISH, AND A SEA OTTER BELONG IN THE SAME PHYLUM?   Notochord- Dorsal, rod-line skeletal structure found during the embryonic stage of development for most adult vertebrates; some non-vertebrates hold onto the notochord … Continue reading →

Here’s the link for the Marine Biology Quiz show game.

STUDY FOR YOUR TEST! Test dates: Block I: Wednesday, May 9 Block II: Friday, May 11 Block III: Thursday, May 10

Class Asteroidea Class Ophuiroidea Class Holothuroidea Sea cucumbers are so delightfully strange! Class Echinoidea This video shows feeding urchins, sand dollars, sea stars, and brittle stars: