Ben is a photographer and adventurer who is motivated by a desire to make a difference for his generation. He is hoping to continue his research in Costa Rica in an effort to help protect sharks from poachers.
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Ben Horton Here's a cool link from WIRED outlining another reason marine animals are so important!
www.wired.com
The fluid dynamics of swimming jellyfish have provided a plausible mechanism for a once-wild notion: that marine animals, hidden from sight and ignored by
Michelle Mendelsen i have one word: amazing...
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Ben Horton I'm getting up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to go do some volunteer work with the marine biologists from the Marine Labs here in Santa Cruz. I'll be reading tags on elephant seals and taking pictures.
Ben Horton I'm working on a project to uncover dugong poaching in the South Pacific.
Ben Horton Here's the web version of the article about me in Outside Magazine
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Ben Horton Theres a cool little article out in Outside Magazine (december issue) about me. Check it out!
Ben Horton Finally! An endangered species designation for fish! This has been needed for a long time!
www.washingtonpost.com
Given the price a single bluefin tuna can fetch -- one sold for a record $173,600 a few years ago at Tokyo's Tsukiji market -- it's not surprising that the rich, buttery fish is a prized catch. Or that it has prompted a feeding frenzy among international traders.
Ben Horton I got asked what conservation photography means, and I came up with an answer that surprised even me: "It's photographing things that are rare or disappearing in an attempt to bring about awareness."
Ben Horton Be careful what you order!
www.sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2009) While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so might be as easy as plucking sushi from a bento box. New genetic detective work ...
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 19, 2009) The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting ...
