Richard Ross Speaking At The 2012 Marine Breeder’s Workshop
http://www.reefs.com/blog/2012/02/20/richard-ross-speaking-at-the-2012-marine-breeders-workshop/ From Reefs.com by Tal Sweet Marine biologist, Richard Ross, was the first speaker to be announced for the 2012 Marine Breeder’s Workshop that will be held on July 28th at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Richard Ross currently works as an Aquatic Biologist at the Steinhart Aquarium in the California […]
January 2012 MASNA Live Podcast Released
From Reefs.com by Matt Pedersen For those of you who want another aquarium podcast, don’t miss out on the monthly MASNA Live podcast that’s put together by At-Large Director Kevin Erickson. This month’s release talks about my local club (with our surprise guest Marc Levenson), and the MASNA Speaks program that brought him to Duluth, […]
Scuba Santa
From various Children watch as aquarium biologist Rich Ross, dressed as Scuba Santa Claus, swims away after hand feeding fish mysis shrimp and fish food at the 212,000 gallon Philippine coral reef at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco.
Opportunistic mimicry by a Jawfish – amateur discovery recognized in scientific literature
From Reefbuilders By Matt Pedersen It’s a rare event when something discovered by a recreational diver winds up validated in the scentific community. But that’s precisely what’s happened with a story that first caught attention in July, 2011. Godehard Kopp, a recreational diver, recorded a video in Lembeh Strait of a Mimic Octopus being followed around […]
When the Fruit Stand Rots… err, Matures.
From Reefs.com by Chris Maupin http://vimeo.com/33875232 I have known Rich Ross for a long time, let me start by clearing the air with that disclaimer. You also may read this post and feel like it is a bunch of ass-kissing. If that was your conclusion, then apply for a MacArthur Grant, because that’s exactly what […]