MARK’S ESSAYS

Below is a list of marine biology essays by Mark Hall, president of the Biomes Center. Click on a topic to visit that essay. Older essays are at the bottom, newer ones at the top.

The Red Knot

Expat Sargasso Community

Reflex Amputation

Coral Bleaching

The Peacock Flounder

Psychedelic Frogfish

Understanding Krill

The Coolest Fish on Earth

Raising Seafoals

Andre the Harbor Seal

Flounder’s Twisted Skull

Camouflage

Christmas Tree Worms

A Worm Named Eunice

Bait Balls

Short-spined Brittle Stars

Dumbo Octopus

Pipefish

Albino Rock Crab

Caudal Fins

The Blue Whale

Deep-Sea Anglerfish

How Gills Work

Shark Finning

Horseshoe Crab Conservation

Horseshoe Crab Anatomy

Horseshoe Crab Basics

River Otters of a Mill Pond

Ecdysis

What’s an Ascidian?

How Pearls are Formed

Life Cycle of the Moon Jelly

Mola mola

Boring Sponges

Piping Plovers

How Sea Stars Eat

A Fishery That Works

Fish Scales

Thumb-splitters and Glass-smashers

Baleen

Octopus Eyes

Why Polar Bears Aren’t Really White

Fins 101

Violet Kills A Crab

Stupid Octopus Tricks

Smooth Dogfish Sharks

The Short Big-eye

Responsible Shrimp Buying

Oyster Drills

Filter Feeders, Part III

Filter Feeders, Part II

Filter Feeders, Part I

This is Only A Test

Seahorses, Part II

Dad Loves His Work (Seahorses Part I)

Sargassumfish

How Tube Feet Work

Northern Pufferfish

Lionfish Invasion

Chain Dogfish Sharks

Byssal Threads

Moon Snails and Sand Collars

Tropical Strays: A Photo Essay

Stingrays

Giant Conger Eels

The Blue-eyed Scallop

Mermaid’s Purses

Aristotle’s Lantern

Bivalve Dendrochronology

Catadromous Eels

The Incredible Mr. and/or Mrs. Limpet

The Sharksucker

Soniferous Toadfish

Snail shells: A Simple Twist of Fate

Jumbo Squid Dissection: Part II

Jumbo Squid Dissection: Part I

Seafood: Best, Alternatives and Avoid at all Costs.