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12 Virtual Tours to Explore in Self-Isolation
Missing The Sea? Welcome to your very own ‘Marine Entertainment from your Home’! Each day for the next 10 days we’ll be releasing a blog article full of juicy, ocean related content for you to explore from the safety of your living room couch...
14 Online Courses to Help You Upskill in Self-Isolation
Missing The Sea? Welcome to your very own ‘Marine Entertainment from your Home’! Each day for the next 10 days, we’ll be releasing a blog article full of juicy, ocean related content for you to explore from the safety of your living room couch...
All the Ocean Crafts You Need for Self-Isolation
Missing The Sea? Welcome to your very own ‘Marine Entertainment from your Home’! Each day for the next 10 days, we’ll be releasing a blog article full of juicy, ocean related content for you to explore from the safety of your living room couch...
Cetacean Biology and Motherhood: An Interview with Rita Ferreira
In a region known as Macaronesia, located in an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, lies an Island named Madeira. Geographically positioned in the African Tectonic Plate, the waters are frequently inhabited by up to 29 species of cetaceans, equating to roughly 33 % of globally known species. The preservation of this diversity is therefore imperative, considering fatalities of marine mammals elsewhere.
What is Oceanography?
According to the Spruce website, this month is “Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month”. And according to the WOS blog calendar, this month’s topic is also oceanography. I thought I utilize this opportunity to explain the different types of oceanography for anyone thinking of going into the field or switching careers.
An Interview with Ariel Pezner: Biological Oceanographer
Meet Ariel Pezner, a third year PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California San Diego whom is a biological oceanographer.