Today was the very exciting first meeting of the Sizing Ocean Giants crew in person. Spent the day discussing social media, database development, and ocean giants. So which ocean giants will we be targeting?
Shane will wrap his arms around all data on the size of
- Giant Squid, Architeuthis dux
- Colossal Squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
- Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus
Lindsay will take a bite out of size data on
- Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias
- Basking Shark, Cetorhinus maximus
- Greenland Shark, Somniosus microcephalus
- Bluntnose Sixgill Shark, Hexanchus griseus
Whale obviously, Catherine will have a whale of time with
- Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
- Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Caroline is flippin serious about size data from
- Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea
- Walruses, Odobenus rosmarus
- Elephant seals, Mirounga sp.
Frank will have shell of time, no squidding, with data from
- Giant clam, Tridacna gigas
- Australian Trumpet Shell, Syrinx aruanus
- Lion’s mane jellyfish, Cyanea capillata
O-fish-aly as a team we will tackle
- Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
- Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus sp.
- Oarfish,Regalecus glesne
No apologies are given for the puns.