tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916100385089017262.post2912284498717268069..comments2010-04-12T09:25:01.895-07:00Comments on ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Ship-2-Shore Education Program: Day 6ORV Alguitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706186969975544507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916100385089017262.post-53177143207679984532007-09-19T15:26:00.000-07:002007-09-19T15:26:00.000-07:00Luis Pinto,Thank you for sharing information about...Luis Pinto,<BR/>Thank you for sharing information about Dr Martin Thiel's research! We would be very interested to hear more and would love to know if he has published any papers on these topics. We keep a database and library of Marine debris related literature at our office.<BR/>Holly Gray<BR/>ORV Alguita Vessel Support CoordinatorORV Alguitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706186969975544507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916100385089017262.post-85411075466211636592007-09-19T13:11:00.000-07:002007-09-19T13:11:00.000-07:00I know Dr. Martin Thiel at Universidad Catolica de...I know Dr. Martin Thiel at Universidad Catolica del Norte in Chile working on similar issues.<BR/><BR/>He has a project called:<BR/>Rafting dispersal on macroalgae dependes on floating time-factors affecting the survival of floating kelp after detachment.<BR/><BR/>And another called: Efecto filtro de centros de cultivos marinos para la dispersión de larvas de invertebrados y génesis de basura fllotante a la deriva en los fiordos y golfos de la X Región.<BR/><BR/>I will mention to him your current research.<BR/><BR/>Luis Pinto, AquaSendas, CHILELuis Antonio Pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750400233655448216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916100385089017262.post-25892079647654236282007-09-17T12:16:00.000-07:002007-09-17T12:16:00.000-07:00My experience as a sailor is that at sea, anything...My experience as a sailor is that at sea, anything unusual attracts attention. A log will have several small fish hovering in its shadow. A boat, if it is stopped will soon attract its own flotilla.<BR/><BR/>So I guess the little fish pictured has found a micro-habitat that affords some protection, or perhaps offers shelter to food sources that the fish take advantage of. Interesting.Paul Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968854528009675838noreply@blogger.com