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FMSEA 2010 Conference Registration Open

10 March 2010
FMSEA 2010 Conference, May 14-16, Key Largo, Florida. Changing Reefs: Corals on Acid.

Changing Reefs: Corals on Acid, May 14-16, 2010
The conference will take place at Coral Shores High School in relaxing Key Largo with field trip sites in and around the Florida Keys.

What the Shell is That? 9.9.28 – Coffee Bean Snail, Melampus coffeus

28 September 2009

Coffee bean snail (Melampus coffeus) close upDuring my walks through the mangroves, it’s hard not to notice these clumps of little brown snails on the trees. I’ve often wondered what species they might be and the reasons for this crowding behavior.

What the Shell is That? 9.6.1

1 June 2009

What the Shell? 9.6.1

Have you seen this creature on the beach? The common name for it is ________.


A. Sea pork
B. Sea brains
C. Sea liver
D. Sea mutton

The correct answer is…

CephalopodCast #9 – I Heart Darwin

9 February 2009

On the show: the year of living scientifically, an interview with Scott Isebrand about the BlogForDarwin promotion that you can participate in and how cephalopods ♥♥♥ science.

image credit: ©2008, David Friedman. Used with permission.

00:00 – Introduction and updates
02:45 – wordcampmiami.com
03:20 – Florida Marine Science Educators Association conference
05:00 – National Marine Educators Association conference
06:35 – [...]

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Florida Drupal Camp

7 February 2009

  image credit: © Florida Creatives
I am heading to Altamonte Springs, FL today, attending the Florida Drupal Camp. Drupal is a free, open-source, content management system that is (relatively) easy to start up but offers sophisticated options for Web site management.
I am a n00b to this system, so I am hoping to learn a lot, [...]

International Year of Natural Fibers and the Celebration of Seaweed

5 February 2009

photo credit: Mike Raybourne
In addition to all the other celebrations getting attention this year, 2009 is also the International Year of Natural Fibres. It officially started on 22 January 2009 and I think it’s an idea that we could all cotton onto. And while not officially tied to the IYoNF events, you can also [...]