Apply to spend 2 weeks in Costa Rica working with experts in sea turtle research and conservation next summer through this UC Santa Barbara program!

Ever wondered how fish breathe? Find out in a new feature via The Daily UW, with Professor Jose Guzman. Fish pull water in through their mouths and pump it over their gills — the fish version of lungs. These gills are equipped with filaments, which are red fleshy tissues with large surface areas and thousands of thin platelike structures called lamellae.

Are you interested in learning more about ocean technology? Never used a soldering iron before but want to learn how? Come visit the Ocean Technology Center Open House on Tuesday, October 15th from 4:30-6:30 PM!

Applications to NOAA Undergraduate Scholarships are OPEN! Join their EPP/MSI team for an info session about their scholarships on Wednesday, Oct 9th at 2:00pm ET (11:00am PT)!

In a conversation with transfer student John Plinka, we found out about what brought him to UW Marine Biology and what drives his passion for social consciousness and scientific advancement. After a whirlwind first year in the program, John shares more about what being a transfer student is like as an older student, and his plans for the future after graduation.

In this project, we aim to learn more about how people from disadvantaged and severely disadvantaged communities (as defined by the US Census), and Tribal communities access, use, relate to, and/or value the ocean. Additionally, we plan to investigate the ability of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to amplify or diminish such benefits for people across different demographics, locations, and user groups as climate change progresses. The ultimate goal of this effort is the co-development of local strategies for increasing equity in ocean access and MPA management in a changing climate.

New to the UW or Marine Biology? This event is for you!
Join us in FSH 102 on Tuesday, October 8th from 5:00-6:30 PM for our annual welcome event for all new Marine Biology students! If this is your first quarter at the UW or if you’re new to the Marine Biology major, this event is for you!
Our director, Kerry Naish, will be kicking us off with a big welcome and a brief history of our program. 

From possibly one of the deepest recorded sightings of a Mola mola to sharing what life is like on board the EV Nautilus as a video engineer intern, our latest Instagram takeover is by Samantha-Lynn Martinez. Read below to catch up with her trip to American Samoa!
We are just over halfway done with our E/V Nautilus Expedition in American Samoa (see their Instagram here)! 

With a mission to act as a voice for the student population, the College of the Environment’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) is made up of both undergraduate and graduate students from across College units. A member of SAC last year, Marine Biology undergrad Clara Kreutziger will act as Council co-chair for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Over the course of two weeks, Marine Biology senior, Ashley Rendon, joined us to feature her work with the Marine Landscape Ecology Lab (MLEL), led by SAFS Professor Dr. Corey Garza. MLEL uses drones, GIS, and spatial statistics to study the marine environment.