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Confessions of a Marine Biologist, What it's like to ACTUALLY be a scientist When you poke your head out of the water and you realize your boat is gone, you know it’s going to be an interesting day… On the magical island of Mo‘orea in French Polynesia, we marine biologists generally steer clear of wealthy tourists on their honeymoons/anniversaries, but sometimes nature decides otherwise. In a twist of
Confessions of a Marine Biologist, What it's like to ACTUALLY be a scientist What do marine biologists do in their spare time? I enter a televised Tahitian canoe race, in which I’m completely out of my league. Many people think marine biologists are on vacation all the time – who could blame these people, when you’re working in places like French Polynesia? Unfortunately, free time during field research
Confessions of a Marine Biologist, What it's like to ACTUALLY be a scientist To unlock secrets about reef fish fear, we need to construct a colossal underwater video camera system, but time is running out! Underwater ballet ensues. After evil Trade Winds got the best of us on our first attempt, we have one more shot to bring a crazy idea to fruition: build a massive underwater video
Confessions of a Marine Biologist, What it's like to ACTUALLY be a scientist Ever dream of creating something crazy? Crazy becomes reality, as I create an underwater monster to study fear in reef fish. I decided to run with a crazy daydream: build a massive video camera frame to remotely observe the behavior of many reef fishes at once, within the coral reefs of Mo‘orea, French Polynesia. No