tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385175842107605512024-03-19T05:53:00.219-04:00Global Explorers BlogNEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.comBlogger466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-3887862860327821922016-02-22T08:32:00.000-05:002016-02-22T08:32:08.312-05:00Madagascar: A momentous day on the waterDr. Salvatore Cerchio is a marine mammal biologist who has studied free ranging populations of cetaceans around the world for more than 30 years. He is currently a Visiting Scientist at the New England Aquarium, with a guest affiliation at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In November 2015, he went off the grid to study Omura's whales off the coast of Madagascar.
Now that we are atNEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-1501074386588358592016-02-13T09:29:00.000-05:002016-02-13T10:02:37.641-05:00Madagascar: Traveling to Base CampDr. Salvatore Cerchio is a marine mammal biologist who has studied free ranging populations of cetaceans around the world for more than 30 years. He is currently a Visiting Scientist at the New England Aquarium, with a guest affiliation at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In November 2015, he went off the grid to study Omura's whales off the coast of Madagascar.
Getting to NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-23890068806675923072016-02-10T14:12:00.000-05:002016-02-10T14:12:42.772-05:00Madagascar: In Search of Omura's WhalesDr. Salvatore Cerchio is a marine mammal biologist who has studied free ranging populations of cetaceans around the world for more than 30 years. He is currently a Visiting Scientist at the New England Aquarium, with a guest affiliation at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In November 2015, he went off the grid to study Omura's whales off the coast of Madagascar.
The NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-3181227966176085162016-01-24T12:30:00.000-05:002016-01-25T17:10:39.511-05:00MCAF: Sawfish research in the Eastern Tropical PacificThis post is one of a series on projects supported by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium supports researchers, conservationists and grassroots organizations all around the world as they work to address the most challenging problems facing the ocean.
In the blog post below, MCAF grantee, Ruth Leeney, PhD, founder and director of Protect Africa’s NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-6730616738310890662016-01-04T10:59:00.000-05:002016-01-13T13:24:55.850-05:00The Secret Sawfishes of the PhilippinesThis post is one of a series on projects supported by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium supports researchers, conservationists and grassroots organizations all around the world as they work to address the most challenging problems facing the ocean.
In the blog below, MCAF grantee, Ruth Leeney, PhD, founder and director of Protect Africa’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-81952544703269913812015-12-02T08:59:00.002-05:002015-12-02T09:00:57.540-05:00Devil Ray Island: Tagging the Elusive RaysThis post is one of a series on projects supported by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium supports researchers, conservationists and grassroots organizations all around the world as they work to address the most challenging problems facing the ocean. In the blog and video below, MCAF grantee, Ramón Bonfil, PhD, founder and director of Océanos Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-86458201547413589412015-11-04T10:14:00.000-05:002015-11-04T12:50:38.913-05:00Protecting a Unique Population of Blue Whales
This post is one of a series on projects supported by the
Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium supports researchers, conservationists and grassroots organizations all around the world as they work to address the most challenging problems facing the ocean.
Dr. Asha de Vos will be visiting the Aquarium November 7-13 as the first of nine Ocean
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-75872052516249009552015-10-27T17:06:00.001-04:002015-10-27T17:06:09.873-04:00Philippines Turtle Crisis: In His Own WordsAquarium head veterinarian Charles Innis, VMD, spent two weeks in the summer of 2015 working with a coalition of conservation groups to treat thousands of critically endangered Palawan forest turtles. The turtles had been intercepted from a poacher's warehouse and many were gravely ill. Innis will be speaking about the experience on Thursday, October 29 as part of the Aquarium's free lectureNEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-43178448227282057182015-10-24T10:00:00.000-04:002015-10-26T10:21:51.654-04:00Philippines Turtle Crisis: All Hands On DeckAquarium head veterinarian Charles Innis, VMD, spent two weeks in the summer of 2015 working with a coalition of conservation groups to treat thousands of critically endangered Palawan forest turtles. The turtles had been intercepted from a poacher's warehouse and many were gravely ill. Innis will be speaking about the experience on Thursday, October 29 as part of the Aquarium's free NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-79771901806028252112015-06-08T16:29:00.000-04:002015-06-08T16:29:00.087-04:00Belize 2015 | Night Dive (with video!)
Staff from the New England Aquarium recently traveled to Belize as part of a long-term research program run by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by Giant Ocean Tank diver Sean Marden is part of a series about these research efforts.
We ended our trip to Belize with a very exciting experience — a night dive! This was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-71119275480701350732015-06-07T16:33:00.000-04:002015-06-07T16:33:00.473-04:00Belize 2015 | Night DiveStaff from the New England Aquarium recently traveled to Belize as part of a long-term research program run by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post from aquarist Peter Gawne, who was able to photograph some spectacular sights on a night dive, is part of that series.
Channel clinging crabs (Mithrax spinosissimus) leave the shelter NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-89097690919892989092015-06-06T13:36:00.000-04:002015-06-06T13:36:00.051-04:00Belize 2015 | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Part 2)Aquarists from the New England Aquarium frequently travel to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by aquarist Peter Gawne is part of a series about the research. Read Part One first.
Turneffe Atoll, another of the atolls outlying the barrier reef, is the largest coral NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-13380502672479790982015-06-05T16:35:00.000-04:002015-06-05T16:35:00.373-04:00Belize 2015 | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Part 1)Aquarists from the New England Aquarium frequently travel to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by Peter Gawne is part of a series about these ongoing research efforts.
In 1996 the cultural branch of the United Nations—the United Nations Organization for Education, NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-68762949309604888962015-06-04T16:35:00.000-04:002015-06-04T16:35:00.120-04:00Belize 2015 | Enforcement in Marine ReservesAquarists from the New England Aquarium frequently travel to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by aquarist Peter Gawne is part of a series about these research efforts.
Being within the confines of a marine reserve for a week provides a constant reminder of the problems NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-39809780958571640132015-06-03T16:38:00.000-04:002015-06-03T16:38:00.055-04:00Belize 2015 | ConditionsAquarists from the New England Aquarium freqently travel to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by aquarist Joe Masi is part of a series about these research efforts.
Sea conditions continue to be near perfect around Carrie bow cay, light winds and hardly any swell. This NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-870849140764360532015-06-02T16:38:00.000-04:002015-06-02T16:38:00.082-04:00Belize 2015 | Wildlife sightingsAquarists from the New England Aquarium frequently travel to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by aquarist Joe Masi is part of a series about this research.
Carrie Bow Cay is such an amazing place and we are so fortunate to have these opportunities. Every once in a whileNEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-49147802427568599362015-06-01T16:32:00.000-04:002015-06-01T16:41:34.238-04:00Belize 2015 | Carrie Bow Cay SnorkelStaff from the New England Aquarium recently traveled to Belize as part of a long-term research program run by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post by Giant Ocean Tank diver Sean Marden is part of a series about these research efforts.
I recently had the privilege of traveling down to Carrie Bow Cay in Belize with several Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-31953784800937944572015-05-28T12:17:00.001-04:002015-05-28T12:19:11.059-04:00China 2015 | Environmental Education and the Cube OceanariumBilly Spitzer, Ph.D., is Vice President for Programs, Planning, and Exhibits at the New England Aquarium and Principal Investigator for the Aquarium’s climate change education initiatives. He is traveling to China on invitation from the U.S. State Department to discuss the Aquarium's climate change education work with several aquariums and zoos.
THURSDAY, May 28, 2015
I spent the morning NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-5207686853855479812015-05-27T13:38:00.003-04:002015-05-27T13:38:56.698-04:00China 2015 | Pandas!Billy Spitzer, Ph.D., is Vice President for Programs, Planning, and Exhibits at the New England Aquarium and Principal Investigator for the Aquarium’s climate change education initiatives. He is traveling to China on invitation from the U.S. State Department to discuss the Aquarium's climate change education work with several aquariums and zoos.
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2015
I spent the day at NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-51242268692894354502015-05-26T15:45:00.000-04:002015-05-26T15:45:00.067-04:00Belize 2015 | When We're Not Diving
Staff from the New England Aquarium recently traveled to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post comes from educator Sam Herman.
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Even though we aim for four dives a day, we can't be in the water all the time. On past trips NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-35408482794608720832015-05-26T11:35:00.000-04:002015-05-26T11:35:25.407-04:00China 2015 | ChengduBilly Spitzer, Ph.D., is Vice President for Programs, Planning, and Exhibits at the New England Aquarium and Principal Investigator for the Aquarium’s climate change education initiatives. He is traveling to China on invitation from the U.S. State Department to discuss the Aquarium's climate change education work with several aquariums and zoos.
TUESDAY, May 26
After finally making it to NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-54767331003480744752015-05-22T08:45:00.000-04:002015-05-22T08:45:41.755-04:00China 2015 | Visiting a Science Museum and Research Lab in GuangzhouBilly Spitzer, Ph.D., is Vice President for Programs, Planning, and Exhibits at the New England Aquarium and Principal Investigator for the Aquarium’s climate change education initiatives. He is traveling to China on invitation from the U.S. State Department to discuss the Aquarium's climate change education work with several aquariums and zoos.
TUESDAY, MAY 19
Today is a bit more relaxed,NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-55397715323037875572015-05-21T13:58:00.000-04:002015-05-27T13:59:56.091-04:00Belize 2015 | Artwork and fish identification
Staff from the New England Aquarium recently traveled to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post comes from GOT diver Sean Marden.
It is great to discover what you do not know.
Working as a Giant Ocean Tank diver gives me plenty of practice identifying and counting all sorts of NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-45939677686777764212015-05-20T16:56:00.000-04:002015-05-21T09:22:46.171-04:00China 2015 | Arrival in ChinaBilly Spitzer, Ph.D., is Vice President for Programs, Planning, and Exhibits at the New England Aquarium and Principal Investigator for the Aquarium’s climate change education initiatives. He is traveling to China on invitation from the U.S. State Department to discuss the Aquarium's climate change education work with several aquariums and zoos.
I was recently invited by the US State Dept NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038517584210760551.post-74980949371286342672015-05-18T15:08:00.000-04:002015-05-18T15:08:00.197-04:00Belize 2015 | Halfway Through
Staff from the New England Aquarium recently traveled to Belize as part of a long-term research program by Aquarium scientist Randi Rotjan, PhD, to monitor coral health near Carrie Bow Cay. Today's post comes from educator Sam Herman.
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We are about halfway through our surveys at this point. Each day we try to get in at least four NEAQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096104970335431798noreply@blogger.com0