Critter du Jour: A Way to Engage Non-Majors in a Mostly Physical Oceanography Class

Critter du Jour:A Way to Engage Non-Majors in a Mostly Physical Oceanography ClassDr. Cynthia VennDept. of Environmental, Geographical and Geological SciencesBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Critter Part #1 - Baleen

Bowhead or Northern Right Whale

Baleen whale feeding

Whalebone - corsets, buggy whips

Baleen baskets

Critter #2 - Sponges

Sponge Anatomy

Sponge Symbionts

Sponge spicules

Boring Sponges

Glass Sponge silica spicules (ouch)

Critter #3 - Coral

Coral Anatomy

Staghorn Coral

Brain Coral

Coral Bleaching

Black Band Disease

Critter #4 - Abalone

Harvested abalone

Shell-less abalone

Braised abalone

Chilean abalone ( Locos)

Abalone aquaculture

Paua New Zealand abalone

Critter #5 - BarnaclesAcorn barnacles & Gooseneck Barnacles

Life Cycle

Standard TAO mooringCourtesy of TAO Project Group, PMEL

El Nio/La Nia CyclesNormal Conditions

El Nio/La Nia CyclesEl Nio Conditions

TAO Array

Typical Buoy from SE sector fouled with numerous Lepas hillii

TAO Array

Typical buoy from 8N, fouled with mostly Lepas anatifera

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Barnacles and other foulers on the windsurfer hull

Barnacles recoveredfrom windsurfer hullLepas hilliiConchoderma virgatumRaphaelas problemBarnacle Sex

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Thank you!!Questions?