I'm doing research on marine mammals in the Salish Sea (Pacific Northwest, US), and I'm trying to find a database of whale sightings. I tried Orca Network, but the link to their archive is broken. Does anybody know if there's a publically available database of orca sightings (ideally over a span of multiple years rather than just this year)?

Hi scientists 👋🏻 I’m wondering if there is scientific advancements in the way of addressing/removing/countering the algae bloom happening in Orange County right now. I like to snorkel and conditions have been murky for weeks now. There hasn’t been many days of good conditions because of the algae bloom happening. Videos of Laguna Beach (Shaw’s cove) from today look brown and so murky. I’ve heard it’s uncommon for this to be happening in such cold water too. Can anyone help me understand this better? Is there any “uplifting news” with research on this? I feel like sometimes you see news about some kind of bacteria being discovered that consumes these types of environmental disturbances. Thank you 🙏🏻

And how long do you think this is going to last? When will it clear?

They want to help reduce vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements. Are there any experts, knowledgeable hobbyists on here that my team can interview for their project? Any help/input would be greatly appreciated. We can also expand on the idea. Thank you!!!

I want to study marine biology at university (in the UK), and I'm just wondering what I can expect a degree, and further, to be like.

I actually tend to enjoy cellular biology, as well as generally the more, I suppose "invisible" parts of biology. It's that unknown of the ocean which led me to marine biology out of all the sub-disciplines.

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Hi! I’ve been looking for advisors to reach out to about joining their graduate lab, but I feel like I’ve hit a dead end. Any suggestions of who or where to look would be so appreciated! I’m interested in biogeochemical oceanography, remote sensing, carbon cycle and carbon pump. I’d like to stay in the US.

My understanding is that mollusks generally can’t get very large because they have an open circulatory system. How is the giant squid so large if they are mollusks? When I try to look it up I don’t really get an answer. My question isn’t why gigantism is a good adaptive trait for them or what an open circulatory system, I just don’t understand how they get so huge when the rest of their phylum stays relatively small? Thanks

I found it on an island beach in Panama's Pacific Ocean. It washed up ashore in the same area where I was walking around the water waist-deep and barefoot (1 will now be ordering some beach shoes).

Thank you in advance for your answers

The objective of Dive S0755 is to explore the shallow seeps (200m) that the Schmidt Ocean Institute believes they have identified at the head of a canyon located just off the coast of the Taitao peninsula. If there are seeps they will sample the seep fauna, the gasses and water emanating from the seeps. They will also sample a reference area away from the influence of the seepage. This will be the first of two dives in this area.

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Hi! I’m a second year undergrad and I’ve been helping some grad students on my campus. My professor is encouraging me to try all sorts of research, and to try to create my own. I’m not really sure where to start and I’m having major imposter syndrome. The lab primarily works with brooding stars but I’m interested in sea slugs. Which my professor is supportive of! Has anyone done their own research as an undergrad? How did you start? Would love to stop fussing about it and get on with it!

If a population of 1.000 leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) was somehow transported from their home in antarctica to the arctic. How would they interact with their new environment?

I believe that they would be able too adapt in the new environment. It exists plenty of similar food sources for them to eat and the weather won’t be a problem. The one thing I am unsure about is the polar bears. The leopard seals would be unfamiliar with a large predator on land, but the seals should be smart enough to understand that they are a threat.

If you have your own what ifs. Please post it below

I am unsure if the question is breaking rule 3? If it does I can remove it.

It seems that the vast majority of information we have regarding whale biology, behavior, and location is gleamed from info accumulated by whalers during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

As far as I know there aren't any big new understandings as to certain whale populations, species, taxonomy or behavior in the same way that those early whaling voyages were able to understand whales.

If anything, modern scientists are considerably worse at finding whales than those voyagers were, for example, we still don't know where Antarctic Blue Whales breed or inhabit during the Winter months, and in the case of HUmpbacks and Fins, only recently discovered their large populations in the Antarctic and certain evidence of recovery within the past 5 years.

Hello everyone. For context, I'm in the 2nd/3rd year of community in California. I am just finishing up my first part of my Chem series before I transfer and my prerecs (trigonometry) to calculus.

There's an 6 week internship opportunity that I’m applying for. There are four essays but one of them is asking me to write any actual research experience I have but I have none. I've been doing data entry but that's the closest I’ve gotten in the biology world. I've contemplated emailing the administrator and asking what I should put but I'm afraid by asking that they won't want me.

Does anyone have any advice for this essay prompt? ANY advice is appreciated.

Hi all,

So my background is in marine biology. Most of my training is in ageing, basic shark research, marine ornamental aquaculture (organismal bio and rocky intertidal eco)

It's been a while but I want to get back into research with the eventual goal of building up to being a contributor on research papers. I work at an inner city Title I school so it would be cool to eventually see good things happen for us and maybe eventually get some TAs who want to pursue science involved.

I was wondering if anyone had any any ideas on how I could successfully start this process? Should I reach out to local universities and see what sort of work they will allow me to conduct on their behalf? I understand building a trusting relationship before we can get to the authorship part. Maybe a sabbatical...

Clarification: The way I imagine it could work, i would be able to raise fish and collect samples for fatty acid analysis (MS) or IR spec for something like a nutrition study. And upload data daily to Google sheets for sharing. Or process samples and index them.

I imagine a lot of what I would do would be considered "intern level" work.

Thanks in advance!

Okay, SO.

I just got allergy testing done, and I can eat Prawns, but not Shrimp.. For many years I thought I was allergic to all crustaceans/shellfish so I am eager to try!

However.. Here in Aus we call all prawn and shrimp species prawns. which has left me confused on which types of "prawns" I can eat, and unfortunately Google and GPT is giving me mixed results.

Of the following species, which are PRAWNS, and not SHRIMP?

- Banana Prawns

- Tiger Prawns

- King Prawns

I tried counting the claws on Google Images of each species and telling the difference between the shells but I compare them and everything looks the same, apart from Vennemei "Prawns" that clearly have 4 claws (4 being shrimp, 6 apparently means prawn)

If there are any prawn experts here, I would greatly appreciate your help!

I plan on earning a bachelors degree in environmental science, but my idea career involves interacting with marine life or studying anything involving it. I know its a bit of a broad question but I am wondering what marine biology career options id have with this bachelors degree, if any?

I mean it’s been about 20 years since the first gopro and all you would need is a strong light, camera, and some sort of strap to get this done. You could even get one of those 360 cameras since those exist now. Of course I wouldn’t want to disturb the whales but I’m sure someone could work some sort of contraption that wouldn’t bother the whale and you could compensate it later. Any things hatching? I mean these guys are just marauders and deserve the recognition they deserve.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently a junior in college studying EVS but minoring in marine biology. I genuinely feel so unprepared for graduating and I have no idea where to even start after graduation. Do you guys have any helpful tips?? Is it normal to feel like you're lost?