November 2021 Tide Bite
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Few members of the general public are interested in crabs (except to eat) or slugs (except as garden pests) or worms (except a general “eewww” response), but almost everyone finds octopuses to be genuinely engaging invertebrates.
FHL Tide BiteOctober 2021 Tide Bite
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While most research at FHL for its 110+ years has focused on marine organisms and habitats — especially seaweeds, invertebrates and fishes — a generous donation in the last year has allowed us to “expand the tent.” We offered fellowships to “new” scientists who have never worked at FHL but who are faculty at UW or other institutions to come and work here for several weeks or months to see if this is a location where their research can be effectively accomplished.
FHL Tide BiteSeptember 2021 Tide Bite
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For centuries, methods for biologists to learn about the ‘innards’ of whole organisms involved dissections of dead specimens. This is still an essential tool, but now we have added wonderful new methods to our toolbox.
August 2021 Tide Bite
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While most courses that students take at FHL are more traditional science disciplines (biology, oceanography, etc.), one regular offering for undergraduates is the interdisciplinary Science Writing for Diverse Audiences. Graduation requirements for UW Marine Biology majors, as well as other campus science majors, include students taking at least one class in scientific writing, which is an integral part of training for many different career paths.
FHL Tide BiteJune 2021 Tide Bite
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One of the ways that FHL is changing, slowly, is in doing more research that relates to ‘real world’ problems (e.g., see our Sept. 2020 volume on issues relevant to mussel aquaculture).
May 2021 Tide Bite
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Scientists often cannot predict the directions their research will take – it is odd to think that such important decisions might somehow be out of our hands. But not infrequently an unexpected observation or opportunity will pull research into a new exciting direction – it is often the unanticipated results that are the coolest!
Baby Sea Stars at FHL are in the News!
In a partnership between UW and The Nature Conservancy, Resident researcher Jason Hodin is raising endangered sea stars at FHL. UW News has posted an article about the work he and Research Assistant Fleur Anteau are doing!
Read about it in UW NewsApril 2021 Tide Bite
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The retirement of long-time staff members from our tight FHL community offers a bittersweet occasion; a chance to have a big party to celebrate their service and accomplishments, while knowing we will miss them.
March 2021 Tide Bite
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A lot of people hate little critters with a lot of legs – one of those primal fears that has some good evolutionary backing. I personally am not fond of terrestrial animals with 8 or more legs (shudder!), but am quite fond of marine crustaceans with their many legs – go figure.