Ocean Watch 2011

January

• [Monday, Jan. 03, 2011]  Charming albatross behaviors delight volunteers on Midway
• [Monday, Jan. 10, 2011]  Basking in the sun makes our green sea turtles unique
• [Monday, Jan. 17, 2011]  Seafarers wisely make way for our mammoth mammals
• [Monday, Jan. 24, 2011]  Short-tailed albatross chick gets plenty of love on Midway
• [Monday, Jan. 31, 2011]  Hermit crabs in tide pools emerge from their shell

February

• [Monday, Feb. 14, 2011]  Sea urchins the perfect janitors to keep Kaneohe coral clean
• [Monday, Feb. 21, 2011]  Tale illustrates hermit crab's quest for perfect shell home
  
• [Monday, Feb. 28, 2011]  Organisms stage light show by employing bioluminescence

March

• [Monday, Mar. 07, 2011]  The humpback of island fame has 23 cetacean cousins here
• [Monday, Mar. 14, 2011]  Mollusks leave behind shells that adorn the sand like jewels
• [Monday, Mar. 21, 2011]  Marine debris becomes art in the hands of the dedicated
• [Monday, Mar. 28, 2011]  Green turtle of Mexican stock found, cared for and released

April

• [Monday, Apr. 04, 2011]  Stabilizing role speculated for elder female pilot whales
• [Monday, Apr. 11, 2011]  Leaping dolphins likely trying to shake off pesky remoras
• [Monday, Apr. 18, 2011]  Elegant tropicbirds have callsnoisy enough to raise the dead
• [Monday, Apr. 25, 2011]  Report on remoras generates apt responses from readers

May

• [Monday, May 02, 2011] Bryozoans may look like coral but the similarities end there
• [Monday, May 09, 2011] Pen shells provided ancients byssal threads for fine sea silk
• [Monday, May 30, 2011] India's monsoons arrive early, dumping rain from black skies

June

• [Monday, Jun, 06, 2011] Sea snakes, akin to cobras, rarely reported in our waters
• [Monday, Jun, 13, 2011] Land crabs scuttled in Hawaii until people brought predators
• [Monday, Jun, 20, 2011] Mystery Hanauma Bay creature probably related to man-of-war
• [Monday, Jun, 27, 2011] Handfish and frogfish share skill of camouflaging selves

July

• [Monday, July, 04, 2011] Harmless moon jellyfish are more fun than fearsome
• [Monday, July, 11, 2011] 'Diaries' tells of scientist's adventures with dolphins
• [Monday, July, 18, 2011] 2009 shark bite makes the news as first nip by a cookie-cutter
• [Monday, July, 25, 2011] Snatching lunch from water, ospreys put on a talons show

August

• [Monday, Aug 01, 2011] Diamondback terrapins at home in brackish water
• [Monday, Aug 08, 2011] Going kayaking amid orcas is not as risky as it sounds
• [Monday, Aug 15, 2011] No such thing as a griffin, but the sea horse does exist
• [Monday, Aug 22, 2011] 'Massage parlor' is just one sign that turtles are thriving
• [Monday, Aug 29, 2011] Killing of 2 violent seals is a sad but logical strategy

September

• [Monday, Sep 06, 2011] Trades bring to isle shores sea slugs, painful seaweed
• [Monday, Sep 12, 2011] Swim with sea horse yields once-in-a-lifetime display
• [Monday, Sep 19, 2011] Pyrosomes gather up light and blaze bright in the brine
• [Monday, Sep 26, 2011] Coral head is an excellent hotel for all types of critters

October

• [Monday, Oct 03, 2011] Hawaii is well-represented in guide to ultimate sights
• [Monday, Oct 10, 2011] Whales exit Alaska in shifts, arrive in fits and starts
• [Monday, Oct 17, 2011] Nocturnal marble shrimps flaunt a variety of colors
• [Monday, Oct 24, 2011] Hard limu, or coralline algae, cement and protect our reefs
• [Monday, Oct 31, 2011] Flatfish is difficult to see but sports a migrating eye

November

• [Monday, Nov 07, 2011] Leviathan proves elusive to fan of great blue whale
• [Monday, Nov 14, 2011] Sea lions run the gamut from aggressive to docile
• [Monday, Nov 21, 2011] Majestic whale sharks make wonderful swimming mates
• [Monday, Nov 28, 2011] Mischievous frigate birds known as pirates of the sky
  
  

December

• [Monday, Dec 05, 2011] Giant stingrays often save shocking behavior for night
• [Monday, Dec 12, 2011] Boat's loathsome stowaway turns naturalist into trapper
• [Monday, Dec 19, 2011] Whale shark gets its name from its massive presence
• [Monday, Dec 26, 2011] Evasive garden eels play undersea hide-and-peek

Marine biologist Susan Scott writes the newspaper column, "Ocean Watch", for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, www.staradvertiser.com