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 Stories About: oceans AND scientific research AND wildlife
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Tagging along
Researchers track large marine predators across the globe |
Katy Balatero |
22 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Get This Widget!TOPP.org I spent the spring and summer of 2002 studying at Hopkins Marine Station, in Pacific Grove, Calif. -- splashing around in tide pools, diving in kelp forests, and wading through mud in Elkhorn Slough. One of the highlights of my time there was helping Dr. Barbara Block and Dr. Dan Costa experiment with placing satellite tags on elephant seals. These seals can dive as deep as 1700 ft, spending up to 30 minutes underwater, so they were great te ... |
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