Bennett Bugbee
@benthicbuggin.bsky.social
MSc candidate and scientific diver at MLML studying kelp population dynamics, ecophysiology and aquaculture. Primarily involved in bull kelp restoration
Other interests: inclusivity and access to science, sci comm, running, soccer, canning, DIY
Other interests: inclusivity and access to science, sci comm, running, soccer, canning, DIY
New article talking about our restoration work, along with other projects, ongoing in Mendocino, CA
How to Revive California’s Underwater Forests? Smash a Spiky, Hungry Foe.
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
New article talking about our restoration work, along with other projects, ongoing in Mendocino, CA
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I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
June 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
Defending my masters tomorrow morning! If will be streamed live on zoom and the Moss Landing Marine Labs YouTube page at 9AM PST. If you want the zoom link let me know!
May 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Defending my masters tomorrow morning! If will be streamed live on zoom and the Moss Landing Marine Labs YouTube page at 9AM PST. If you want the zoom link let me know!
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What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
Got to get subtidal this #phycologyfriday with a different member of the kelp #foundationspecies crew than I’m used to these days #giantkelp #macrocystis
I found these kelp of noodle stipes pretty fun
I found these kelp of noodle stipes pretty fun
December 7, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Got to get subtidal this #phycologyfriday with a different member of the kelp #foundationspecies crew than I’m used to these days #giantkelp #macrocystis
I found these kelp of noodle stipes pretty fun
I found these kelp of noodle stipes pretty fun
First ever chicken of the woods! Cooks up quite nicely
December 2, 2024 at 3:58 AM
First ever chicken of the woods! Cooks up quite nicely
Non-sterile culturing techniques work! What otherwise looks like a dense mat of diatoms masks numerous bull kelp sporophytes! We were ready to scrap this culture and start anew but kelp at resilient! Time to change culturing conditions to promote kelp development
November 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Non-sterile culturing techniques work! What otherwise looks like a dense mat of diatoms masks numerous bull kelp sporophytes! We were ready to scrap this culture and start anew but kelp at resilient! Time to change culturing conditions to promote kelp development
Postelsia from yesterday’s low tide. Swell had dropped enough that I could lay down in them!
November 18, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Postelsia from yesterday’s low tide. Swell had dropped enough that I could lay down in them!
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I’m jumping on the starter pack bandwagon! Check out these awesome people, institutions, & feeds if you’re interested in the awesome world of #algae. And if you’d like to be added, lmk. 🌊🦑🌾 go.bsky.app/RwMphxS
November 16, 2024 at 5:53 PM
I’m jumping on the starter pack bandwagon! Check out these awesome people, institutions, & feeds if you’re interested in the awesome world of #algae. And if you’d like to be added, lmk. 🌊🦑🌾 go.bsky.app/RwMphxS
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California Weather: Atmospheric River Watch
YouTube video by California Weather Watch
youtu.be
November 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Get in on the kelp kult!
Starting a kelp ecologist starter pack. Let me know if you want to hop on! go.bsky.app/9HNjC1T
November 11, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Get in on the kelp kult!
Thrilled to share data from our newly developed ARKEV module designed for diver-independent #kelp #restoration at #WSN
November 11, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Thrilled to share data from our newly developed ARKEV module designed for diver-independent #kelp #restoration at #WSN
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If Kamala Harris wins Michigan by a few votes, we have Pete Buttigieg to thank.
Here he makes the case for Harris in front of 25 undecided voters. That dude is effective.
Here he makes the case for Harris in front of 25 undecided voters. That dude is effective.
1 Politician vs 25 Undecided Voters (Feat. Pete Buttigieg) | Surrounded
YouTube video by Jubilee
youtu.be
November 4, 2024 at 4:46 AM
If Kamala Harris wins Michigan by a few votes, we have Pete Buttigieg to thank.
Here he makes the case for Harris in front of 25 undecided voters. That dude is effective.
Here he makes the case for Harris in front of 25 undecided voters. That dude is effective.
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I know many experts say carbon offsets do nothing for climate
Oh, that’s the whole post.
Oh, that’s the whole post.
August 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
I know many experts say carbon offsets do nothing for climate
Oh, that’s the whole post.
Oh, that’s the whole post.
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New paper on the state of #fisheries not looking good.
Hint: we’ve been wayyy off…
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Hint: we’ve been wayyy off…
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Stock assessment models overstate sustainability of the world’s fisheries
Effective fisheries management requires accurate estimates of stock biomass and trends; yet, assumptions in stock assessment models generate high levels of uncertainty and error. For 230 fisheries wor...
doi.org
August 22, 2024 at 11:00 PM
New paper on the state of #fisheries not looking good.
Hint: we’ve been wayyy off…
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Hint: we’ve been wayyy off…
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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Wonderful low tide this morning spanning moonset to sunrise
August 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Wonderful low tide this morning spanning moonset to sunrise
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✨Absolutely thrilled✨ to share that I’ll be joining Stanford as an Assistant Professor of Oceans, based at Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, CA starting January 2025! Stay tuned for exciting opportunities to study kelp forests, algal physiology, microbes, climate change & more!
August 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
✨Absolutely thrilled✨ to share that I’ll be joining Stanford as an Assistant Professor of Oceans, based at Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, CA starting January 2025! Stay tuned for exciting opportunities to study kelp forests, algal physiology, microbes, climate change & more!
Our bull kelp soral bank tank is shaping up nicely as we approach our first kelp restoration trip of the field season
April 20, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Our bull kelp soral bank tank is shaping up nicely as we approach our first kelp restoration trip of the field season
#phycologyfriday bringing about lots of growth. Bull kelp sporophyte pom-pom from cultures we have prepped for outplanting at our restoration site. 2024 is going to be a good year!
January 26, 2024 at 11:51 PM
#phycologyfriday bringing about lots of growth. Bull kelp sporophyte pom-pom from cultures we have prepped for outplanting at our restoration site. 2024 is going to be a good year!
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The discovery of 32-million-year-old #kelp holdfasts from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, means that this group of marine foundation species is twice as ancient as previously thought & highlights the vastly different communities that kelps have supported over time. phys.org/news/2024-01...
January 16, 2024 at 6:11 AM
The discovery of 32-million-year-old #kelp holdfasts from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, means that this group of marine foundation species is twice as ancient as previously thought & highlights the vastly different communities that kelps have supported over time. phys.org/news/2024-01...
Lessoniopsis littoralis! Pictured at the southern end of its range in Big Sur. Less frequently found than its wave-loving low-intertidal counterpart Postelsia palmaeformis
November 30, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Lessoniopsis littoralis! Pictured at the southern end of its range in Big Sur. Less frequently found than its wave-loving low-intertidal counterpart Postelsia palmaeformis
What better first post than some #phycologyfriday content featuring Bryopsis and Egregia
November 18, 2023 at 1:57 AM
What better first post than some #phycologyfriday content featuring Bryopsis and Egregia