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SEABay DOUBLE BILL:

"The Great Salinity & Temperature Debate" and "Fish Nutrition"
By Rob Toonen

Open to public - no obligations to join !! so come on by.


When - March 15 at 7PM
Where - Palo Alto Baylands Interpretive Center
Directions: http://www.seabay.org/_directions.htm

Rob will cover "Fish Nutrition" and comments on recent debates concerning temperature and salinity. Of note there is recent controversy on the advocacy by some leaders in the hobby on keeping high running temperatures.

Rob is a noted biologist with a special interest in our hobby so come hear what he has to say on these topics. Also Rob has taken on a new position in Hawaii at the Waikiki Aquarium so take this opportunity to say farewell and good luck!



Rob's BIO: I am a Canadian, born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. If I had to pigeon-hole myself into a specific field, I would say that I am an Invertebrate Larval Biologist, but my interests are fairly diverse, and professional and personal research has been rather eclectic to say the least.

I did my undergraduate degree in Zoology at the University of
Alberta, and my Masters Degree in Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina, where I worked on the reproductive biology and larval settlement of tube-dwelling polychaete worms (Hydroides dianthus). I then went on to do my Ph.D. at the University of California in Davis, where I researched mechanisms of dispersal and population structuring in a number of crab species. In the past, I have done research on jellyfish, shrimp, corals, sponges, sea slugs, and polychaete worms among others.

I have written numerous articles for online organizations including Reefs.Org and G.A.R.F., and frequent a variety of the marine aquarium list-servers and web boards online where I go by the handle of Biogeek. I have also written feature articles for several of the hobby magazines, including Aquarium.Net, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine, Marine Fish and Reef USA Annual, Practical Fishkeeping, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist. I currently write a monthly question and answer column (Invert Insights) for Tropical Fish Hobbyist, and alternate with Eric Borneman for the Invertebrate Non-column in Advanced Aquarist's Online magazine.