Nina Santos is a Ph.D. student at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. For her dissertation, she is focused on small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids – an understudied yet important part of many estuarine and coastal food webs.
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Always Exploring
Rachel Husted •
In her third and final dispatch, an undergraduate intern reflects on her experiences on a NOAA scientific expedition to the North Atlantic. | The Okeanos Explorer is back in port. The ship came in a day early due to concerns about Hurricane Cristobal.
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Tapping the Climate Mitigation Potential of Blue Carbon Ecosystems
Emily Tewes •
Adapting to a changing climate is arguably one of the most significant puzzles of our time. As a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in NOAA’s Climate Program Office, I am exploring some of the many approaches that NOAA and other organizations are taking to prepare the United States and the world for the impacts of a rapidly changing climate. Among these is preserving coastal ecosystems like mangroves, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon.
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Mapping the New England Seamount Chain
Rachel Husted •
Another dispatch from our North Atlantic Ocean correspondent. | The Okeanos Explorer arrived at the New England Seamount Chain on Friday, August 15.
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Living, Learning, and Interning on the Okeanos Explorer
Rachel Husted •
An undergraduate intern writes about her experiences on a NOAA scientific expedition currently underway. | NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer, “America’s Ship for Ocean Exploration,” is a truly unique place.
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Building a Secure and Sustainable Water and Energy Future for Hawai'i
Tammy Newcomer Johnson •
Gushing waterfalls, rainbow-colored coral reefs and tropical fish, turquoise waves and white sand beaches — Hawai’i is a literal paradise.
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