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Join the Smithsonian Ocean Portal in exploring the ocean & its life. Legal: https://t.co/dJOZaQ7IFu
Washington, DC
Joined October 2009
Héctor Guzmán from @stri_panama pioneered a satellite-positioning system to follow and track migratory whale species & worked with coastal governments to protect them from ship strikes.
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RT @NMNH: Pufferfishes. Love them or love them. And learn about just how diverse this fish family is via the @OceanPortal. #SmithsonianEdu….
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Read up on the top ocean stories of 2022 in our annual roundup for @SmithsonianMag!
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The biggest saltwater moments of the year included major discoveries that inspired awe
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In a mysterious spot in the Nevada desert, 300 miles from the nearest ocean, lie dozens of fossilized ichthyosaur skeletons. @NMNH researchers now know a bit more about why they congregated there.
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RT @smithsonian: Why would a bunch of ancient marine reptiles hang out in a part of the ocean without much food? To give birth in safer wat….
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RT @SeaCitizens: Sustainable fisheries and #women - my news to me good news for Dec 18 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism.
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Ana Shellem has found peace and prosperity while searching for wild species off the North Carolina coast for her one-woman sustainable fishing company.
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What a cool project!.
How do you build a "living seawall"? This fall, our @SERCInvasions biologists launched a new experiment with @SFPort, testing whether placing rougher tiles on the wall that more closely mimic nature can offer better habitat for native species. #EarthOptimism
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We love to see an eDNA thread from @SmithsonianSec!.
This frontier of marine biodiversity research also draws upon the Smithsonian's unparalleled scientific collections. Part of what we're trying to do is ensure future generations will be able to ask questions that we can't yet imagine.
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RT @NMNH: Hello Cookie-cutter Star (Ctenodiscus crispatus). This echinoderm species lives in Arctic waters and feeds on nutrient-rich mud.….
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RT @NMNH: The unfolding story of one whale; our marine mammal collections; and the people (and beetles!) who prepare and preserve them. htt….
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RT @NMNH: Smithsonian scientist Karen Osborn recently teamed up with researchers in Australia to understand how Phronima eyes (think Ridley….
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The team utilized computer models to understand how a four-eyed crustacean sees in the deep ocean’s twilight zone
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Then and now - @NMNH researchers explore the waters off Puerto Rico for the first time since 1933.
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The relationship between sunscreen that humans bring into the sea and coral health isn't as clear as some headlines may lead you to believe.
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Anthropologist Torben Rick teamed up with Indigenous researchers to study oyster middens (piles of oyster shells discarded by Indigenous people in the past) and better understand the history of sustainable oyster practices. @NMNH
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Smithsonian anthropologist Torben Rick studies how different communities sustained oyster populations for centuries, and how that changed in the wake of colonization
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Join illustrator Karen Romano Young in person OR online this Saturday 9/10 from 11 AM - 1 PM ET. Explore her "I Was a Kid" comics and hear about her path to the intersection of art and science. #STEM @NMNH @SmithsonianACM
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RT @NMNH: No one does a play-by-play of science like Smithsonian research associate Chris Mah. Listen to this excerpt of his commentary of….
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RT @NMNH: The ancient shark Carcharocles megalodon swam 23 to 3.6 million years ago. At 52 feet long, this life-size model (which is suspen….
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RT @NMNH: “I basically grew up on a boat on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Fish, crabs, and seafood were a huge part of my culture as a coa….
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