Using Century-Old Seaweed to Solve a Marine Mystery

October 1, 2020 3:49 PM

Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, the University of Hawai'i, and Duke University, have examined a collection of dried, pressed seaweeds dating back over 140 years to learn what ocean conditions in the bay were like in the early 19th century. Actual paper on Pubmed.
posted by carter (4 comments total)

Realized at the end that this is from Hakai Magazine.
posted by carter at 4:12 PM on October 1, 2020

The Monterey Bay Aquarium does a lot of great work. When I lived there I was a member, and if I thought I had a chance of being in California anytime soon I'd re-join. Also, their social feeds are EXACTLY what you need in these tough times.

Side note: Hopkins Marine Station and the Monterey Bay Aquarium are pretty tightly linked. They're literally next door to each other, I think.
posted by rednikki at 11:49 PM on October 1, 2020 [2 favorites]

This is cool! Thank you for posting it.
posted by LobsterMitten at 11:41 AM on October 2, 2020

The Guardian just published a nice piece on this.
posted by carter at 4:49 AM on October 27, 2020