Professional Larval Shellfish Trackers
Here in the Becker Lab we are wrapping up another busy summer of field work. When I began planning for this field season I knew I couldn’t do it without our wonderful collaborators on this Washington Sea Grant funded research
It’s a quiet morning and the light rocking of the floating dock, small lapping of tiny waves against the shore, and clunking of boots on weathered planks can be heard. The field team arranges gear on a small skiff that
This month we say goodbye to part of the Becker Lab. It seems like yesterday when I posted about their arrival! Now that spring quarter is over, the students taking the ten-week research experience class have finished their projects and
Michelle and I have spent most of April and June in the Becker lab preparing polymerase chain reactions for each of the three species we are sampling this summer (Pacific geoduck clam, Pacific oyster, Manila clam). This is an extensive,
Here we take a break from talking about shellfish and larvae, to report on a great education conference I attended with a team from UW Tacoma. Stay tuned to this space for more about our adventures in Puget Sound. Thank
What makes for a good day of field work? Finding plenty of good data? Having nice weather? Having unexpectedly gracious hosts? Being able to sleep in? Having our day filmed by a professional photographer? Our field day at Mud Bay
This sponge has suddenly shown up in Dyes Inlet (near Bremerton, WA). Tideland owners noticed it in small numbers last year, but this year it is really proliferating. It seems to prefer attaching to hard structures, including the restored Olympia
Our first field day was on May 7, the day that everyone was waiting for during the past six weeks. Our research group has been working hard, planning and preparing field gear for this day. Everyone was so excited. Finally,
Look what popped up on the UWT Homepage today!
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