CI Marine Science Academy
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CI Marine Science Academy
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CA Partnership Academy @ Channel Islands H.S. Coordinator - Theresa Lujan







Time-lapse light microscopy footage of a Vampyrella lateritia trophozoite (round) moving along and feeding on cells forming a strand of Spirogyra algae (tubular). Video: Dr Oliver Skibbe twitter.com/IfIQuitTheyWin…

Take a few seconds for yourself and enjoy this gentle giant swimming in the Galapagos. Did you know whale sharks are the biggest fish in the ocean and can reach lengths of 40 feet (12 meters) or more? #OceanSchool

The #NautilusLive return to the @MBNMS “Octopus Garden” with @GFNMS revealed the ever-changing wonders of this deep-sea octopod nursery. Among our discoveries was one of the first observations of this species of brooding octopus observed laying and cementing her eggs to a rock!

#ImageOfTheDay: October 28, 2020: This 3D image of the New Hope tugboat was generated from low-res images collected via ROV Deep Discoverer. The tug sank in 1965 in Gulf of Mexico during Tropical Storm Debbie in ~800 m (2,625 ft) of water. Full caption: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/dai…

It’s a treat, not a trick, for this sea spider seen snacking on a cup coral during an expedition to remote Pacific MPAs in 2017. Creep it real this #Halloween by learning the truth about sea spiders: they aren’t really spiders! Want more? Visit oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/sea-spid….

Marine sediments host an extraordinary abundance and diversity of microbes, but they're relatively poorly studied. Scripps PhD student Alyssa Demko hopes her research provides better insight into these communities. Read more about it here: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scripps-s…

After our last dive at Santa Lucia Bank, part of the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary near @NOAA_CINMS, we were busy processing samples. Science Manager-in-Training Taylorann Smith, grad student @csunorthridge, logged samples of this intricate glass sponge.










