Mad as a Marine Biologist

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Samantha Craven is a marine biologist who graduated from the University of Plymouth with a Masters in Applied Marine Science. She is an avid diver, nature photographer and conservationist.

TBT 206.8 hours

These are her science and conservation musings.

She doesn't think she is particularly mad, but then she is talking about herself in the third person

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vanitas-art:

Locomotion of the Octopus Vulgaris
Katy Wiedemann

Scientific Illustration for the Narragansett Bay Audubon Society

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“How do you tell your wife you caught Chlamydia from a dolphin and that you’re not actually cheating on her?!”

“I’m sorry Mr Mayor, but the dolphins are sick, we can’t keep them...
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planetofbeauty:

Sepia in color by macropoulos on Flickr.

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I stumbled upon this neat article on http://www.thomaspeschak.com and thought it would be cool to share. :)

When this photograph was first published in Africa Geographic,...

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Long Spined Sea Urchin - Diadema antillarum

This urchin is in the family Diadematidae and is most commonly found on coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean. The...

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alexob:

Oh my! How beautiful is this piece of product design!

The XD solar charger features a sticky pad around its solar panel so it can be attached to a window to...

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ichthyologist:

Marrus Orthocanna

A colonial animal composed of a complex arrangement of zooids, some of which are polyps and some medusae.

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carolinafrica:

“The oceans are the planet’s last great living wilderness, man’s only remaining frontier on Earth, and perhaps his last chance to prove himself a rational...

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T-shirt charges your phone by absorbing ambient sound
Shirts made of piezoelectric fabrics could make charging your portable electronics easier than ever.

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It’s not a game anymore

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Alright guys, it’s non-marine’o’clock

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About MAAMB

Samantha Craven is a marine biologist who graduated from the University of Plymouth with a Masters in Applied Marine Science. She is an avid diver, nature photographer and conservationist.

TBT 206.8 hours

These are her science and conservation musings.

She doesn't think she is particularly mad, but then she is talking about herself in the third person

Ask away