Evening @ Skidaway – Climate Change, June 8
YouTubeThe science behind our changing climate is complex. However, since the 19th century scientists have known that byproducts of the Industrial Age have physical properties that influence global temperature. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Clifton Buck will examine the science and the controversies behind climate change in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway July 13, 2021
YouTubeMarine robots can be used to map and track marine life that are important to fisheries managers in areas like Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Catherine Edwards will discuss the use of robots and artificial intelligence in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “Alexa, Map Fish Habitats!... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway – Shrimp Black Gill – Sept. 14
YouTubeIf you have been shrimping or purchased local head-on shrimp, you have probably encountered shrimp black gill, which many area shrimpers blame for declining shrimp harvests. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Marc Frischer will explore the causes and consequences of black gill in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “Climate Change and Shrimp Black... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway – I’m all shook up — earthquakes & tsunamis
YouTubeEarthquakes are everyday occurrences around the world but represent a fundamental force that is reconfiguring the shape of the land and oceans. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Clark Alexander will explore the science of earthquakes in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “I’m all shook up – earthquakes and tsunamis,” presented via YouTube on... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Nov. 9
YouTubePlastic pollution has become a defining characteristic of mankind’s imprint on the environment in this century. UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Jay Brandes will explore the issue of plastic pollution in the coastal environment in a virtual Evening @ Skidaway program, “The Ocean’s Plastic Problem – A Very 21st Century Pollutant,” presented via YouTube... Read more »
Skidaway Marine Science Day
UGA Aquarium 30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesAfter a three-year hiatus, Skidaway Marine Science Day is back! Join us for this free event for all ages, on Saturday, Oct. 15, from noon to 4 p.m. on the UGA Skidaway Marine Science campus, located on the north end of the island. The campus-wide open house will be presented by UGA Marine Extension and... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Tuesday, Jan. 24
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesFirst 2023 Evening @ Skidaway program to focus on underwater archaeology The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will kick off its 2023 Evening @ Skidaway speaker series on Tuesday, Jan. 24, with a program on underwater archaeology. The talk will be the first of 12 Evening @ Skidaway programs to be presented on... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway March 14
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe wide variety of marine life and the many uses of the Gulf of Mexico will be the topic of an Evening @ Skidaway program on Tuesday, March 14. In a talk titled “The Gulf of Mexico: A Confluence of Life,” UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Adam Greer will call on his years of... Read more »
Evening @ Skidaway, Protecting Right Whales, Tues. April 11
McGowan Library Auditorium 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, United StatesScientists are using cutting edge technology to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales on their long, annual migrations to their calving grounds off the Georgia coast. Their efforts will be the topic of an Evening @ Skidaway program on Tuesday, April 11. In a talk titled “Eavesdropping Underwater: Monitoring Right Whales off Georgia’s Coast... Read more »
International Workshop on Western Boundary Current – Subtropical Continental Shelf Interactions
Savannah, Ga. Savannah, GA, United StatesSavannah, Ga. In the major ocean basins, energetic western boundary currents (WBC) adjacent to subtropical continental shelves (STCS) interact strongly with bathymetry, resulting in first order consequences to shelf biochemistry and ecosystem response. Comparative analysis of the physical forcing and biochemical/ecological ramifications between the different ocean/shelf settings has the potential to reveal common and contrasting... Read more »