Oceanic Society Field Station, Blackbird Caye, Belize

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Spotlight on Mr. Kent Leslie

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Mr. Kent Leslie has been the Station Manager of the Oceanic Society Blackbird Field Station for the past 8 years. Mr. Kent, a native Belize...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Field Station Update

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This blog entry comes from Half Moon Caye at Lighthouse Reef where the beach is so scenic one easily feels as if they are living within a p...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Mayan connections to the sea

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This blog entry comes from the Maya Mountains of Belize which is filled with breathtaking beauty where I have been perusing exploratory stud...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Visiting Team of Mangrove Killifish Reseachers

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When I first arrived at Blackbird, I had an opportunity to work briefly with a team of Canadian, American and British researchers lead by f...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

23 December 2009

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We are now up and running with our first groups of the season at the Blackbird Station. We had a couple of very pleasant snorkels on patch ...
Sunday, December 13, 2009

Gearing up for a new season

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Greetings All, Welcome to the lauching of a blog for the Oceanic Society Field Station at Blackbird Caye, Belize. We are located in Turneffe...
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John is an integrative marine biologist bridging the disciplines of physiological ecology, animal behavior, environmental toxicology, biotic interactions and restoration ecology. He has considerable field experience in tropical ecosystems which include seagrass, coral reef, mangrove, intertidal and beach dune habitats. John holds a Ph.D. in Marine Biology & Fisheries from the University of Miami where he studied nitrogen excretion patterns of the gulf toadfish in relation to its chemical ecology, early life history and extreme ammonia tolerance. Most recently he worked as a research specialist at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and maintains adjunct faculty status at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, WA.
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