Science Blogging:

A Way to Educate People About the Ocean

During my Professional Practice I was able to develop a blog series about marine biology related topics in collaboration with Julia Valentine under the supervision of Ian O'Connor and Katie O'Dwyer .

Our mission as a team was to develop a blog series that creates reusable and informative resources that can be use by IMBRSea students and any one interest in marine science.

Personally, my goal was to acquire experience in science communication and educate people about the importance of protecting our ocean.

Why Creating a Marine Biology Blog?

Educate

Promoting marine scientific literacy and making science accessible to everyone makes it possible to demonstrate the importance of science as well as bringing topics to light that otherwise people would not talk about

Inspire

Bringing awareness to the public may inspire them to protect and have a voice on current marine environmental problems and create a desire for a marine scientific career

Connect

Having a platform where like-minded individuals can share ideas and have a sense of community

How to Build a Sucessful Blog?

Blogging is a fantastic way to get your ideas and passions out into the public sphere. Therefore, you can let your creative side show when writting your blog.

There is no "right-way" on how to design an engaging and appealing blog. Each blog has its own "recipe" to be successful and atrach the right audinece.

Because of that, Julia and I created our own "How to Build a Scientific Blog". Here are 6 of the most important steps:

Personal Reflection

Skills Learned

Explain scientific topics to the general public
How to bring awareness to the people about important marine issues
Webdesigning skills
Communicate effectively in the work environment

Prospects for Future Career

In general, by developing this blog I realized that I would like to incorporate science communication in my career and educate people about the marine environment.

Click here to read our Blog!

Some of the post that I wrote include:

COVID-19: How Marine Science is Suffering from the Current Pandemic
The Underwater Forests: How Kelp Forests Play an Important Role in the Ecosystem?
The Gulf Stream System: How it Influences the Climate and What are the Effects of Climate Change?
Sunscreens: How Protecting Yourself From the Sun has Come at a Cost to the Ocean?

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