Patrick, Micheala and I arrived just as the sun was coming up to a great event at Ledbetter Beach in Santa Barbara! This ‘keiki’ surf contest was hosted by Surf Happens which is a local surf school in Santa Barbara dedicated to teaching kids the art of surfing with proper education, etiquette and history of the sport. The group promotes … Continue reading “What a great event!”
This week I am excited that I have over 50 sand samples from all over the United States and some historical samples from different places in the world!
Come visit me at the Marine Debris/Microplastics booth on December 19th at Ledbetter Beach in Santa Barbara.
Lakey Peterson: Surf Happens Keiki Bowl
This weekend I was able to present my research project in the poster session at WSN in Sacramento, CA. I had an awesome time meeting other students and professors from all over the place. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.
Ventura County Star Story on my Sand Crab Research with Dr. Clare Steele
This last weekend I was able to go out to the Island with Dr. Clare Steele and the Conservation Biology class. I was able to enjoy the plethora of knowledge and experience it has to offer. Santa Rosa Island is beautiful but in a period of restoration and recovery from its long history of human inhabitants. I … Continue reading Santa Rosa Island Research Station
As of Friday I was able to get 31 sand crabs dissected and 20 of them had ambient fibers in their stomach content or surrounding tissues. That is approximately 64% of the sandcrabs so far have ambient fibers. Since the data from the summer research institute shows that a high percentage of the beaches sampled … Continue reading SandCrabs and Micro Plastics/Fibers
Today Vanessa VanHeerden and I found that there are micro-plastics in some of the sand samples from the Cook islands. We will be processing the rest of the 85 samples throughout the next month. On another note: Under the advisement and guidance of Dr. Clare Wormald-Steele and Dr. Sean Anderson last week I started exposing the collected sample of … Continue reading Microplastics Update
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You can see there is a big difference just in color in the sand all from the same island.
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