New paper! For some reason myctophids are hanging out near the surface in Costa Rica, and as a result they get totally destroyed by devil rays! Are Oxygen minimum zones to blame? Amazing footage captured by the BBC #BluePlanetTwo team! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Grouper Moon strikes again! - New paper uses multi-decadal length frequency data to assess Nassau Grouper pops in the Caymans. We show that recovery hinged on massive pulse recruitment, and that sustainable mgnt. requires maintaining large spawning stock. tinyurl.com/y4azfzle

Scripps Oceanography's SURF Program is now accepting applications for Summer 2021! This #NSFfunded internship invites undergrads from across the U.S. to participate in collaborative research with Scripps faculty & scientists. Apply by March 15. Learn more: scripps.ucsd.edu/undergrad/surf

Why does #Cayman have the largest #grouper #aggregation and #spawning in the world? We're now in Little Cayman monitoring this annual event! Watch REEF & #DoE #scientists outline their work to save this #species in the 2012 ‘Changing Seas’ video: youtube.com/watch?v=W9tYkd…

Wed Feb 3, 2:30pm EST - listen to Lynn Waterhouse describe how to count grouper at a recovering spawning aggregation calendar.umassd.edu/cal/event/show…

Currently a tight contest between the sculpin, lumpfish, and urchins...

Hooray! "The MixSIAR paper" now online as a preprint. Excellent occasion for a first tweet. x.com/Rovingdiver2/s…