Oceanographer, Diver, and Algae researcher Known by many as “Her Deepness”, Dr. Sylvia Earle is still championing the oceans at 89. Her list of accomplishments is long. Among them she holds the record for the deepest untethered dive in a…
Teacher and Coral Biologist From a young age Dr. Owens had a deep love of the oceans. Her parents would take her and her two sisters fishing on the weekends and both encouraged their daughters to pursue higher education. Reading…
Last year my family and I had the opportunity to attend the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute‘s (MBAR) Open House in Moss Landing, CA. The event was set up beside their research boat The R/V Rachel Carson. I knew the…
This month’s Spotlight is one of the first women we know of in modern days to work in marine biology, Dr. Roger Arliner Young. Born in 1899 Dr. Young attended Howard University first as a music student and later taking…
During a family vacation to London in September, I found myself with an afternoon unsupervised so I took myself off to the Aquarium! – because you know if there is one around I’ve got to take a look. Sealife aquarium…
I attended a great virtual lecture this morning offered by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust: The Basking Shark – The Road Back From Oblivion with Colin Speedie Many of us have heard about Whale sharks – which are whale…
I discovered (and took) the California Academy of Science’s Marine Mammal Identification Master Class. It’s part of a series of 3 Marine Bio ID Classes that they did in 2021. The recordings of the classes are still available and still…
In November of 2022 my father died. In March of 2023 my husband and I flew to New York for the Memorial service and time with my family and several old friends. My chosen treat / reward for this weighty…
Last weekend, Scott, Cat and I got on a boat for the first time in over two years to see Whales!! We did a three day trip to Monterey, CA for a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (you can…
A note from 2025, This post is less a review of one of my favorite aquariums and more a look back at life as it was when California began easing the pandemic restrictions of 2020 or “What the hell, I…
