Written by Millie Mannering Senior Shellfish Biologist, Julie Barber, with Millie Mannering. Clams are a culturally important and protein-rich food source to First Nations and Native American people. These bivalves are easily harvested in the intertidal zone. Clam gardens are a form of environmental engineering and an ancient, Indigenous practice used to increase shellfish production. […]

Written by Millie Mannering Kirk Krack blowing bubble rings underwater. Photo: Millie Mannering Making History! In a rare occasion, all three OWUSS Scholars reunited during their scholarship years for this remarkable training opportunity! It was very special to share the experience in the Cayman Islands with Rosie Poirier (NA Scholar) and Hannah Douglas (EU Scholar). […]

Written by Millie Mannering Four weeks spent exploring California, led to meeting some fascinating people and a lot of learning! One of my biggest passions is exploration. Scuba diving is a fantastic tool to explore the oceans, but I have always been eager to investigate and explore earth’s different ecosystems, the skies and beyond! Thanks […]

Written by Millie Mannering It was an early start at 2am for OWUSS National Park Service Intern, Hailey Shchepanik, and I as we jetted out of New York City. We had been invited by Dave Conlin, Chief of the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Centre to Boulder, Colorado. Wearing my regs on the plane … […]

Written by Millie Mannering Hello, I’m Millie! For a country girl from the Southern Alps of New Zealand, it was surreal to arrive in New York City for the OWUSS Symposium and to be officially introduced as the 2022 Australasian Scholar. Due to extensive wide-ranging lockdowns in New Zealand the society’s board made the decision […]