The Claisse Lab poses

on the Yellowfin.

Casey pulls

in a nurse shark

The graduates and Jeremy laugh

at a humorous comment Daniel made.

Natalie explains

patterns in fish reproductive output

Matt explains

how fish assemblages vary with artificial reef construction material

The Claisse lab cruises

through Bocas del Toro Panama

Haley & Abby enjoy

a day off from snorkeling in Hawaii

The Claisse Lab (current and former students) celebrated

Matt & Daniel completing their theses!

Garibalid (Hypsypops rubicundus) swim

in a bucket after before being tagged and released as part of Chelsea's thesis research.

Abby contemplates

her experience snorkeling with manta rays

Sean holds

a Sheephead.

Matt holds

a mullet we caught in a beach seine (during BIO 4820L in 2022).

Casey tries

to relive Matt's joy of holding a Mullet we caught in a beach seine during BIO 4820L in 2025 (while Abby looks on)

Jeremy holds

a Pacific Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) caught as part of a Vantuna Research Group fisheries inventory survey of San Deigo Bay.

Whitney holds

a delicious live prawn when working for her CSU COAST summer internship.

James stereo-videos

a 4m high relief module on the Palos Verdes Restoration Reef.

Michael toured us

around the aquarium.

Matt multitasks

Brenda drives

the boat with intensity.

Daniel stands

tall.

Chelsea injects

tetracycline as part of her study to validate annual ring formation in Garibaldi otoliths (inner ear bones used for aging).

Jeremy, Ben and Chelsea stand

in front of the Hilma Hooker shipwreck in Bonaire.

The Claisse Lab stops

for a photo on the continental divide in Panama

Daniel tells

Matt what to say when presenting his poster.

Matt and Gabby modeled

the new Fall 2021 wetsuit line during a BIO 4550 Field Biology field trip.