Ocean First Institute
@OceanFirstInst
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Ocean First Institute is a non-profit that merges science, education, and sustainability to promote, protect, and preserve our marine environments.
Boulder, CO
Joined October 2015
RT @SharkColin: Check out our new #sharkscience paper led by @NatPacoureau in @PNASNews that shows that recovery of #shark populations is p….
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Tune in for the next Elevate Series Podcast- Sharks: Fear and Fascination with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza this Tuesday (April 5) night at 8 pm EST/ 6pm MST. Fin-tastic!. link to register is here:
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RT @OCEARCH: This mako shark paid our BRUV (baited remote underwater video) a visit during Expedition Carolinas 2022! Did you know that mak….
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What a jaw-some article on the mako shark Dr. Chris Malinowski photographed using a baited underwater camera off the North Carolina coast! . ‘Avalanche of razor blades.’ Shark’s gaping mouth caught in stark photo off NC coast
miamiherald.com
Mako are believed to be closely related to prehistoric megalodon sharks.
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Have you heard about our new marine lab? In January of 2022, Ocean First Institute partnered with @marinelabkeylargo by establishing our own research base! In Key Largo, we will be conducting shark and other marine research with students and citizen scientists.
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RT @areitzig: I’m really enjoying watching the @ICSVVSD Data Science team present to @BoulderCountyOS staff on their work on restoring….
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RT @SharksEveryDayy: Sharks come in all shapes and sizes, like this beautiful Great Hammerhead!
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RT @OCEARCH: Juvenile white shark Olympia just checked in off of Charleston, SC! We met this 7ft, 187lb female shark during Expedition New….
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Our amazing Executive Director Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza!🦈.
Shark Senses: Species Adaptations. “There are fascinating questions to ask about each of these species on how their senses have evolved overtime to allow them to be the fantastically adapted animals that they are. “ – Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza. #ScienceBriefSunday #SharkSenses
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RT @SharkMontauk: To OBX she goes! Sub-adult white shark Andromache measures in at 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m). She's currently enjoying the waters….
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RT @SharkMontauk: Did you know that nearly 2/3 of the 500 species of sharks in our oceans measure no more than 3.3 ft (1 m) and over one ha….
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SHARK SENSORY SYSTEMS: SIGHT . Sharks have very complex eyes with mobile pupils that allow them to control the amount of light that enters their eyes. Learn more about this important sense with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza!. #ScienceBriefSunday reposting from @ocearch. #marinebiology
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RT @OCEARCH: Maple is in the Gulf of Mexico, pinging again near New Orleans! She's pushing the boundary between the East & West Gulf of Me….
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RT @Elasmo_Gal: Pics from my 1st 2 sawfish surveys. The best part about running these surveys is getting to fill my crew with up-and-coming….
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RT @CPW_NE: Today at Pella Crossing many celebrated the conservation efforts by students, teachers and staff alongside local community part….
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RT @SVVSD: We are proud of our passionate students who have engaged in this community conservation effort for the past two years and are ma….
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RT @stvrainnovation: Celebrating the hard work of so many @ICSVVSD students and @SVVSD partners today. Reintroducing the Northern Red Belly….
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RT @SVVSD: Join us tomorrow from 10 a.m. - noon at Pella Crossing to celebrate the conservation efforts of our students, teachers, and staf….
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RT @SVVSD: Celebrate local conservation at the northern redbelly dace fish release event at Pella Crossing. Join us this Saturday from 10-1….
longmontleader.com
Joint conservation project
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