As I was studying for this week’s quiz in my Biodiversity: Causes and Conservation class, I learned about the Phoenix Islands, a group of islands that belong to Kiribati. The government of Kiribati has traded selling fishing licenses to foreigners for protecting what is now known as the world’s largest marine protected area (MPA). In the featured video (you can view it on my homepage in the slider menu), a 30 minute documentary introduces you to this very special area, [...]
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I know I haven’t updated my blog recently. It’s been a busy couple of weeks getting situated academically, and looking for a job has been full time work in and of itself. I am happy to report that I was hired at the PISCO lab (Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans) at OSU, and tomorrow I go in to fill out whatever paperwork is needed. I’m really excited! The PISCO lab is ran by Dr. Jane Lubchenco and Dr. [...]
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A must see, for anyone who needs scientific evidence of how our ‘out of sight, out of mind’ practices have affected our ocean…
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