An Intertidal Treasure Hunt with Dr. Drew Harvell
Enjoy this new film: an exploration of the amazing marine invertebrate biodiversity at False Bay on the San Juan Islands!
Author: drewharvell
Ocean Conservation Researcher Award
Check out the Seattle Aquarium website for more information about Dr. Drew Harvell’s recent recognition for her long-term commitment to coral reef conservation and marine ecosystem health!
Seattle’s Morning News Interviews Drew on Ocean Outbreak
In this exciting Seattle’s Morning News interview, Dave Ross talks with Drew about her recent book, Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease.
There’s a Plague in Our Oceans. Can Ecosystem Services Help?
This blog post is published in Cool Green Science, The Nature Conservancy’s conservation science blog.
Tiny Monsters in the Sea
This post, an excerpt from Ocean Outbreak, is published in Hakai Magazine.
Ocean Outbreaks: From Seagrasses to Seastars
This post is published in the TIDEBITE SERIES from Friday Harbor Labs.
Voyage of The Blue Dragon
Discoveries in ocean biodiversity ruled the 19th century. Circa 1890, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka were rapidly crafting astounding masterpieces in glass, with an eventual output of over 10,000 models. In my book, A Sea of Glass, I chronicle my quest… Read moreVoyage of The Blue Dragon
Ocean Outbreak Radio Interview
Drew visits Lava 105.3 Radio Studios for an interview about Ocean Outbreak.
As sunflower stars go, so goes the health of our seas
In the case of the sunflower star, losing one key species can change the entire ecosystem. By Drew Harvell and Joseph K. Gaydos Special to The Seattle Times, see original OpEd posting on their website here Starfish don’t have big eyes and long… Read moreAs sunflower stars go, so goes the health of our seas
Population Collapse of Sunflower Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)
Just published in Science Advances: new data showing catastrophic crash in the once common sunflower starfish due to a continental scale disease outbreak. Check it out here. Also see commentary in The Atlantic.
