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Category Archives: urbanoceanographer
Urban Oceanographer: Scuba Diving in Newark Bay
My good friend and colleague, Professor Richard (Dick) Hires loves ocean field work. It doesn’t matter what the weather or ocean conditions are, and it doesn’t matter what we’re doing. It’s always good, and always interesting to Dick. Which means … Continue reading
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Tagged car, new jersey, newark bay, oceanographer, port, salvage, scuba, storytelling
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Urban Oceanographer: The Lights of Manhattan Island
All good sea stories should begin with “no shi#, there I was”. This is one of those. [censored to avoid continuing to get blocked by school obscenity filters ...] Back in the summer of 1994, Professor Tom Herrington and I … Continue reading
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Tagged estuary, harbor, Hudson River, Manhattan, new jersey, oceanographer, port, storytelling
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OceaNYC
Most people are surprised an oceanographer would bother living in New York City. Before I moved here, I was aware that the Hudson River typically runs brackish for at least its lower 20 miles, but I too failed to comprehend … Continue reading
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Tagged blue crab, Hudson River, New York City, oceanographer, pollution
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