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In case you missed our most recent open house event or you were there but want to revisit the fun, check out this short video!

MLML Open House 2017

The article stemmed from a workshop Dr. McDonald, Dr. Stimpert and collegues hosted at the Marine Mammal Conference in 2015 on Career Life Balance in marine mammal science.

Follow this link for the full paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/mms.12407/full

Congratulations to recent MLML graduate, Liz Gagneron, of the Biological Oceanography lab and current student, Heather Kramp, of the Ichthyology lab for their new state fellowship positions with California Sea Grant.

Read more about the Seagrant fellowships here: https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/news/class-of-2017-state-fellows-announced

Kristin Walovich, graduate student in the Pacific Shark Research Center here at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, is featured in a Live Science article with her discovery of the second largest species of ghost shark: Hydrolagus erithacus.

Read the full article here: Smile! New Bucktoothed Ghost Shark Species Discovered

The Harbor Seals at Alameda Point have a new floating haul out site to replace the old wooden dock previously used. The floating site is gradually being moved to acclimate the seals to a safe place to rest near the ferry maintenance facility. Dr. Harvey provided insight on float design and location.

Two harbor seals sleep on the new float provided by the Water Emergency Transportation Authority. The metal grab hooks on the float were installed so that the fabricator could lower the float into the water. Once the float is anchored at its permanent location, the hooks will be removed and the voids grouted, although the seals like using them as pillows. One side of the float has a ramp for easy access. Photo by: Richard Bangert

Angela Zepp, a third year graduate student in the Phycology lab, has been awarded the prestigious Zale Parry Scholarship. Angela is the Assistant Dive Safety Officer at MLML and is studying Desmarestia ligulata in Stillwater cove.

Zale Parry Scholarship website: http://www.auas-nogi.org/scholarships