Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher 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. |
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Is it Chesapeake Bay, Va.?
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Mid and South Chesapeake Bay
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Lake Matamuskeet
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We have a winner! Impressive.
Send me a mailing address and we’ll send you a mug.
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nova scotia to Argentina
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That would have to be one really long crab
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Crabs in Lake Mattamuskeet get huge!
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My adviser likes to take his classes down to Mattamuskeet for field trips. It’s a truly bizarre ecosystem thanks to all the canals going in and out of it. When I was there we had one gillnet that had both blue crabs and largemouth bass in it.
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can I have a mug anyway?
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You can purchase as many as you like from our store.
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