Cynthia Yeh's CBE summer 2012 internship experience

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A Snail’s Start: Opalescent Nudibranch

SUBJECT: Nudibranch A sea snail (hermissenda crassicomis) without a shell that lives in the kelp forest in Monterey, CA         This beautiful creature is found in many habitats from the cold rocky ground of kelp forest (49 degrees F) to warm bays and estuaries in the Gulf of California and even Japan. It […]

Posted by on June 15, 2012 at 12:46 am | Comments & Trackbacks (2) | Permalink


First Day: Vaquita

SUBJECT:   Did you know this little marine mammal, that has black spots which makes it look like a cow, is the tiniest Marine Mammel that exists? Did you know its entire species is being surveyed by helicopters and protected with machine guns? Why? Because it’s about 4-5 feet long and SO CUTE! They’re shy […]

Posted by on June 13, 2012 at 1:15 am | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Testing 1, 2, 3

  Ready for the story of a summer internship in San Francisco?! Okay…not as glamerous as my classmates’ internships in Palau, Belize, and other exotic places, but I will tell you better stories. Luckily that’s what I do at the Monterey Bay Aquarium every week as a guide. So, I’m well practiced. So, this isn’t […]

Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 5:48 am | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink