October ReefTalks
The ocean off the coast of Hawai'i is host to a wide diversity of marine life, including many gelatinous animal ("jellies") that are often overlooked. Join us on Thursday, October 22nd at The Thirsty Gecko for our next ReefTalks with special guests Dr. Kelly Sutherland and Dr. Kevin Du Clos to learn about these bizarre and amazing animals and how they contribute to ocean food webs
Dr. Sutherland is a marine scientist focused on how planktonic animals interact with the fluid around themselves to feed and move efficiently in the open ocean. During hundreds of hours underwater with oceanic creatures, her group’s research has brought attention to the central, yet under-appreciated, roles that gelatinous animals (jellyfish and other watery animals) play in marine ecosystems.
Dr. Du Clos is a biological oceanographer whose research focuses on how individual marine organisms interact with large ocean processes. His lab uses imaging techniques and computer modeling to explore how a range of marine organisms, including phytoplankton, oysters, and jellyfish swim, sink, and feed.
