The End of The Line
Use this thread to do these things:
1. First... reflect on our session from Monday night. What impacted you most? What did you learn? What will you never forget? What surprised you? What was the most valuable thing you gained from the session?
2. Second... post questions you have about any specific issue pertaining to seafood resources. Is there something specific you need clarification about?
3. Third... post resources you find as you dig deeper into your topic. Chances are, someone else can make direct use of the site you find. And really- this will also help to increase all of our general knowledge of this crucial set of issues.
4. Fourth... post questions/suggestions/images about your display setup for the night of the 26th. The more we show what we are doing here, in a digital format, the more smoothly our work will be when we come together again face to face.
5. Fifth... post any marketing ideas you have for the public screening of The End of The Line on October 26th. How can we get the word out to more people? How can we maximize our time with people from 6 to 9pm that night?
6. Sixth? Well... use the space for what you need it for. Let's all dig in... time is limited.
Nash
1. First... reflect on our session from Monday night. What impacted you most? What did you learn? What will you never forget? What surprised you? What was the most valuable thing you gained from the session?
2. Second... post questions you have about any specific issue pertaining to seafood resources. Is there something specific you need clarification about?
3. Third... post resources you find as you dig deeper into your topic. Chances are, someone else can make direct use of the site you find. And really- this will also help to increase all of our general knowledge of this crucial set of issues.
4. Fourth... post questions/suggestions/images about your display setup for the night of the 26th. The more we show what we are doing here, in a digital format, the more smoothly our work will be when we come together again face to face.
5. Fifth... post any marketing ideas you have for the public screening of The End of The Line on October 26th. How can we get the word out to more people? How can we maximize our time with people from 6 to 9pm that night?
6. Sixth? Well... use the space for what you need it for. Let's all dig in... time is limited.
Nash
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Website of the BLUE OCEAN INSTITUTE, and creator of the Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood.
Here is a direct link to the online seafood guide, specifically.
Seafood Watch is another super endeavor to preserve seafood resources. Seafood Watch is a part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The direct link to the online seafood watch guide (which includes printable pocket guides as well) can be found here.
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ALSO... check out this blog post I wrote about this project in past years. Though last year's project was far more open-ended, there is no doubt that we can potentially reach many more people with this year's whole group approach. The post also includes a really sweet little iPhone app that essentially puts the Seafood Watch guide on your iPhone. yeah... there really is an app for that.
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And wait... how about following Seafood Watch on Twitter?
Finally, I did the screenshot for the Monterey Bay Aquarium pretty sadly up above. Please allow me to make up for that:
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Oh.... but WAIT: even if you don't have an iPhone, you can still get service along these lines, by sending text messages to FISHPHONE by the Blue Ocean Institute. It is pretty clear that between the two of these institutions, they make it easy to stay informed and up-to-date.
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Here's another: The ISSF - International Seafood Sustainability Foundation on Twitter. And their main website can be found here.
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Just found this... "Seafood Watch Training Center" video. Watch to see if this gives you any more insight into the Seafood Watch program at MBARI.
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Well, I was talking to my mom about it, and if we made flyers and could scan one onto the computer, she said she would be more than happy to get the marketing sales director at her work to send it to the people at her work. I was also thinking that we could put flyers up in the school, the public libraries, Hyvee on their bullitin board, our work, and then like you said: tv and the newspaper.
Tonight's session was really informational for me. I definitely learned alot, like the type of fish we buy does affect our oceans. Something that I won't forget is the slide of the bycatch of all of the poor animals that weren't meant to be caught. I was shocked to learn about all of the different fishing and farming methods that are used, that can be good and bad. Overall, tonight I feel like I learned so much and really just can't wait to see the movie on the 26th.
Also, on the 26th, will we need to be there earlier to set up? And if so, what time would be appropriate?
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Perfect Jessica.... that's just what I wanted to hear. More good ideas to spread the word!
Very glad you took away a fair amount of affect along with your newfound facts. That makes me happy.
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*Let's decide a time for setup during our next class. That way, we'll know more about the "extras" we will employ to make the night more special. If we are ready to go by 6:00pm, we could probably be set up and ready go 30 or 40 minutes prior. Does that sound do-able?
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yes that sounds do-able! And thanks! I did take alot out of class tonight! Also, did you want ideas for what the flyer should look like?? Or do you already have that in mind??
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Of course... it wouldn't hurt to have several designs. I figured I would try to match the style of their poster.
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Awesome video. But that music drives me INSANE. I can't take it. :X Were pretty much on the same page. I had know idea the process it took to make an atoll. 300,000,000 years seems like a looooooooong time for something to form. But when you see p...
OK, so I get the feeling EVERYONE wants to visit one. So... why don't we just all go there?
Awesome video. I forgot all about that.
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And yes... atolls are "rare" in terms of the total surface area of the Earth in which they cover. However, in some areas (the South pacific) they are certainly relatively more common. I too concur- I hav...
Well... yes and no. A "barrier reef" certainly IS a stage of reef/atoll formation. However, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, as well as the Florida Keys/Bahamas are a different sort of "barrier reef" in many ways. You are all doing a good job ...
Yep- that's another one we will examine in tonight's session.
North End peeps will always make the connection to the "Krug Park Lagoon"... which... is obviously a different sort of thing. ;)
The type of reef we will study in the Keys is a unique type... this will come up in tonight's session!
You just claimed Spongebob to be an educational tool? You have now climbed the ladder of awesomeness (in my mind) to an all-new level!
While there are a lot of good things about the reefs to talk about and analyze in a much greater depth, I will only talk about those in a few short sentences. In truth, most of this stuff we learned about with the reefs themselves, I learned when ...
Absolutely amazing!
Hmm...I also had heard of the Great Barrier Reef, but I never knew it was a stage of formation. I think I thought it was actually just part of the name...
I'm afraid I disagree, Carsen. Spongebob is a great educational tool. (Here's the Goo Lagoon for future reference...) I definitely learned that sponges were living creatures. =D
But I also didn't know what an atoll was. Or where a lagoon was loca...
Last weeks discussion was also amazing for me. I learned so much and was totally interested. I definitely agree that bombing Enewetok was a terrible idea!
The story about the seashell is crazy! Thank you for sharing it with us. It helped me to und...
I totally had the wrong idea about lagoons as well! Whenever I hear the word “lagoon” I always think of a nasty creature crawling out of a green swampy area. Haha. I had also never heard of an atoll as well until this class. I had always thought t...
First of all, I searched for an animation of the coral formation process and found this site. Not only does it clearly explain the formation, it also reveals a fascinating fact: "The process of atoll formation may take as long as 30,000,000 years ...
Last class did clear up a lot of information about the atolls relating to the book The Enchanted Braid, and when the coral reef causes the volcano to sink, where does it sink to? Isn't it already at the bottom next to the tectonic plates? That wou...
I did not know there were different types of coral either until last mondays class. It was cool to find out information about how the coral reef can only grow in certain temperatures, being mostly warm temps. around the equator. Nice job Paula!
One definite "aha" moment was the stages of an atoll formation. The only thing close I knew about the formation was when an active partially underwater volcano erupts, it creates an island over time. I had no clue that the island sinks creating la...
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