Creepy Friday videos
That is if you find spiders creepy. And if you do, maybe your fears are well founded. This shark video is only creepy if you were in the submarine, and the sharks actually posed a threat. Which they...
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Sea kittens . . . really?
Next time you’re reeling in that fish, picture Whiskers or Fluffy hooked through the mouth on the end of your line. At least that is what PETA would like you to do. In a new PR campaign the animal...
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Eat fish and acidify the oceans
When teaching marine biology I warn my students that if they are there to just learn about sharks and dolphins they will be sorely disappointed, because only microscopic plankton have the biomass to...
View ArticleMarine Biology in the Outer Banks
End of the semester teaching and a slew of chair duties have kept me away from the blog for a few weeks. But it is now 4:18 am and I am off with a colleague and 10 students for my semi-annual field...
View ArticleWe made it to the beach
It took us almost 15 hours in our two vans to get from Ashland, Ohio to Oregon Inlet, but we had some great BBQ (Currituck BBQ) on the way and a quick stop at walmart for the camping gear we left...
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A successful field trip to the Outer Banks
I recently returned from my latest class field trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I am fortunate to teach an upper level marine bio course at Ashland University in Ohio. Yes, Ohio. My...
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Mole crab molts litter the beaches
What a difference a month makes. Back in April I brought my marine biology class to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for our end of semester field trip. We saw lots of surf clam shells on the beach...
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Using a blog and wiki in my Marine Biology course
Over the past couple of years I have played around with using blogs and wiki pages in my courses. This past semester I incorporated both into my Marine Biology course and feel good about the results....
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Live tweeting a class field trip to the Outer Banks
Kayaking out of Manteo harbor with the Queen Elizabeth II in the background This Thursday morning my marine biology class at Ashland University will be piling into two vans and trekking for 13 hours to...
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Look what washed up on the beach
The storms last week along the Outer Banks of the North Carolina Coast brought flooding in Kitty Hawk and again washed out route 12 through Pea Island. But the rough surf also brought some interesting...
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