TOPP Goes Global
Posted July 19th, 2010 by RandyKochevarIt has been a busy summer here at TOPP HQ! As we approach the completion of the international Census of Marine Life, our team has been hard at work finalizing the analytical tools that we are using to combine the whole TOPP dataset into a cohesive whole - allowing us to perform analyses on tracks from multiple different species, using different types of electronic tags.
Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted May 28th, 2010 by RandyKochevarToday in the journal PLoS ONE, TOPP scientists Drs.
Hot Tuna and Oil: Bluefin in the Gulf off Mexico
Posted May 5th, 2010 by RandyKochevarFinal Episode - Shark Tagging with NOAA/NMFS
Posted April 16th, 2010 by RandyKochevarThis is the final blog post from a shark tagging expeidition that happened in fall, 2009. Thanks again to Paul Rogers of Flinders University, South Australia and the NOAA/NMFS team for taking the time to provide us with such nice writing and great photos. Sorry I fell behind on getting all the entries posted! Enjoy!

Big hammerhead out from San Diego on the last set
Biologging collection published today
Posted March 4th, 2010 by RandyKochevarOne of the most exciting aspects of the TOPP program has been bringing together so many scientists, from so many different areas of expertise, to better understand how marine animals use the ocean. A highlight of this effort was in September, 2008 when TOPP hosted the Biologging III conference. A total of 235 attendees representing 20 nations delivered 103 oral and 45 poster presentations, describing a wide variety of biologging applications on 89 different animal species.
Episode 5 -- Shark Tagging with NOAA/NMFS
Posted February 5th, 2010 by RandyKochevarThis is the second-to-last entry in a series of articles from the NOAA/NMFS shark tagging expedition that took place in fall, 2009.
TOPP Collection Goes Live on PLoS
Posted January 14th, 2010 by RandyKochevarHappy New Year to everyone! We’ve finally made it to 2010 – when this first phase of the Census of Marine Life will draw to a close. It has been an amazing adventure so far, and this year promises to be exciting indeed, as we bring together the results from all our collaborators, and integrate them with the findings of the other Census projects. We’ll keep you posted as these various integration initiatives come to fruition.
Episode 4 - Shark Tagging with NOAA/NMFS
Posted December 16th, 2009 by RandyKochevarElectropositive metals and shark bycatch

TOPP on the Today Show
Posted November 23rd, 2009 by RandyKochevarLast Friday morning, Hopkins Marine Station's Tuna Research and Conservation Center was turned into a TV studio.
Episode 3 - Shark Tagging with NOAA/NMFS
Posted November 13th, 2009 by RandyKochevarThe Spotted Mako

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