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Personal Perspectives
Shipboard Life in the Antarctic
Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...
June 2016
Personal Perspectives
Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship
I am once again leaving my familiar world behind and descending into the abyss...
February 2015
Personal Perspectives
Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180
How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...
July 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans
If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea
We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of Curaçao looking for a...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing
Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began over 100 years ago as a...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
Teens Making a Difference in Your Community
Over the past year I have been working for an organization called Coastal America...
April 2011
Personal Perspectives
Make Me Care About: Phragmites
This week at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal we embark on an experiment we're calling...
March 2011
Personal Perspectives
Seafood for Thought
Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...
November 2010
Personal Perspectives
Back to School, Ocean Portal Style
At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...
September 2010
Personal Perspectives
A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Sometimes, a tragic event can become a powerful teaching opportunity. The Deepwater...
May 2010