. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. â â â Figure 1. Le Musee Oceanographique in Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco. (Photo M. Lang) 221 After I completed the classical humaniora curriculum in Belgium, it was time to leave the belt of storminess and its depressing gray climate behind. My father, a research chemist and professor, allowed my siblings and me to select the college of our choice, as long as we enrolled in the same one. My major interest now was oceanography and marine biology. In 1978, Humboldt State University in Areata, California,
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. â â â Figure 1. Le Musee Oceanographique in Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco. (Photo M. Lang) 221 After I completed the classical humaniora curriculum in Belgium, it was time to leave the belt of storminess and its depressing gray climate behind. My father, a research chemist and professor, allowed my siblings and me to select the college of our choice, as long as we enrolled in the same one. My major interest now was oceanography and marine biology. In 1978, Humboldt State University in Areata, California, became our home for the next two years. Not having much knowledge of the State of California, I was taken aback by the all-too-familiar northern European weather and rain. Having selected this university campus on the advice of our American friends, we wished in retrospect that they had been more specific when they recommended a California school: what they really meant was any campus located south of Santa Barbara! Many of my early scuba diving training courses through the university took place in harsh northern California ocean, river, and lake conditions. The entrance channel jetty to Humboldt Bay (Fig. 2) was the site of my first observation of Octopus dofleini in its natural habitat. Its size alone accelerated my air consumption and shortened my dives considerably. Arriving in San Diego in 1980,1 participated in a National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) scuba instructor course at San Diego State University (SDSU) as the first order of business (Fig. 3). Light-duty commercial diving provided a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural Hist
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