Andrew is a freelance marine biologist in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.

David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks.

Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries.

Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries.

Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays.

Iris is a graduate student in Washington studying habitat use and feeding habits of juvenile Pacific salmon and herring in Puget Sound.

Michael is a graduate student in Maryland investigating the visual systems of mantis shrimp.

Southern Fried Summer Reading List

By Andrew David Thaler, on June 30th, 2011

The summer is in full swing and things are pretty quiet around the blog. But don’t worry, we’re working on some big things behind the scenes. In lieu of actual content, please accept this list of interesting, inspiring, and depressing reading material.

On the overwhelmingly gloomy front, the IUCN recently released a working group report on the state of the world’s oceans. It’s a seriously dark piece of science which is worth a read. The .pdf can be found here. More on this document coming.

Speaking of Dark Science, check out this comic over at Dresden Codak. The whole series will fill up a lazy afternoon, but I’ve linked to my favorite here. You are a weather balloon.

And because it wouldn’t be a blog if we weren’t linking to our own stuff, here’s some of my recent favorite posts:

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