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benthicbuggin.bsky.social
MSc candidate and scientific diver at MLML studying kelp population dynamics, ecophysiology and aquaculture. Primarily involved in bull kelp restoration Other interests: inclusivity and access to science, sci comm, running, soccer, canning, DIY
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Got to get subtidal this #phycologyfriday with a different member of the kelp #foundationspecies crew than I’m used to these days #giantkelp #macrocystis I found these kelp of noodle stipes pretty fun

submitted 82 days ago • 2 comments

First ever chicken of the woods! Cooks up quite nicely

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Non-sterile culturing techniques work! What otherwise looks like a dense mat of diatoms masks numerous bull kelp sporophytes! We were ready to scrap this culture and start anew but kelp at resilient! Time to change culturing conditions to promote kelp development

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Postelsia from yesterday’s low tide. Swell had dropped enough that I could lay down in them!

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

I’m jumping on the starter pack bandwagon! Check out these awesome people, institutions, & feeds if you’re interested in the awesome world of #algae. And if you’d like to be added, lmk. 🌊🦑🌾 go.bsky.app/RwMphxS

submitted 102 days ago • 17 comments

California Atmospheric River Watch! youtu.be/dNZYB5fod6s

submitted 102 days ago • 4 comments

Get in on the kelp kult!

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

Thrilled to share data from our newly developed ARKEV module designed for diver-independent #kelp #restoration at #WSN

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

If Kamala Harris wins Michigan by a few votes, we have Pete Buttigieg to thank. Here he makes the case for Harris in front of 25 undecided voters. That dude is effective.

submitted 115 days ago • 5 comments

I know many experts say carbon offsets do nothing for climate Oh, that’s the whole post.

submitted 182 days ago • 2 comments

New paper on the state of #fisheries not looking good. Hint: we’ve been wayyy off… doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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Wonderful low tide this morning spanning moonset to sunrise

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✨Absolutely thrilled✨ to share that I’ll be joining Stanford as an Assistant Professor of Oceans, based at Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, CA starting January 2025! Stay tuned for exciting opportunities to study kelp forests, algal physiology, microbes, climate change & more!

submitted 194 days ago • 5 comments

Got to present my thesis research at PSA yesterday as the first presenter of the Bold Award session! Excited to have shared my results at a new conference, especially one that is being held 10 minutes from where I grew up! #PSA #Kelp

submitted 211 days ago • 0 comments

Our bull kelp soral bank tank is shaping up nicely as we approach our first kelp restoration trip of the field season

submitted 312 days ago • 0 comments

#phycologyfriday bringing about lots of growth. Bull kelp sporophyte pom-pom from cultures we have prepped for outplanting at our restoration site. 2024 is going to be a good year!

submitted 397 days ago • 0 comments

The discovery of 32-million-year-old #kelp holdfasts from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, means that this group of marine foundation species is twice as ancient as previously thought & highlights the vastly different communities that kelps have supported over time. phys.org/news/2024-01...

submitted 408 days ago • 2 comments

Lessoniopsis littoralis! Pictured at the southern end of its range in Big Sur. Less frequently found than its wave-loving low-intertidal counterpart Postelsia palmaeformis

submitted 454 days ago • 1 comment

What better first post than some #phycologyfriday content featuring Bryopsis and Egregia

submitted 467 days ago • 1 comment