{"id":46,"date":"2017-01-11T19:59:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T19:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackbeardbiologic.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2022-08-12T18:48:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T18:48:24","slug":"static","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section data-kc-fullwidth=\"content\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-923798 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-238084 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"sabbi-site-head\"><div class=\"sabbi-site-header-meta kc-elm kc-css-753522\" >\n            <div class=\"site-hmsl-content text-center pt_60\">\n                <div class=\"seq seq--kawsa\" id=\"sequence\" data-slideautoPlay=\"true\" data-slideautoPlayInterval=\"3000\">\n                    <div class=\"seq-screen\">\n                        <ul class=\"seq-canvas\"><li class=\"seq-step1\" id=\"step1\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2008NorSky_T212_013-014-152.jpg)\">\n                                <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                                            <p class=\"seq-meta-text\">Deep-sea mining is poised to fundamentally reshape our relationship with the abyss. <\/p>\n                                        <\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/?page_id=157\" title=\"Services\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn-link btn-more\">read about our ocean science and policy work<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li><li class=\"seq-step1\" id=\"step2\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20190503_075218_417.jpg)\">\n                                <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                                            <p class=\"seq-meta-text\">New platforms for exploration allow students to connect with the ocean like never before. <\/p>\n                                        <\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/?page_id=153\" title=\"Education and Outreach\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn-link btn-more\">read about our education and outreach work<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li><li class=\"seq-step1\" id=\"step3\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_20180219_125610970.jpg)\">\n                                <div class=\"bg-blend\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"seq-content\" ><div class=\"seq-meta\" data-seq=\"\">\n                                            <p class=\"seq-meta-text\">Making the tools of ocean science accessible to everyone. <\/p>\n                                        <\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/?page_id=155\" title=\"Conservation Technology\" target=\"_self\" class=\"btn-link btn-more\">read about our conservation technology work<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li><\/ul>\n                        <div class=\"sec-navigate-wrap pos-y_center container\">\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"seq-next\"><\/button>\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"seq-prev\"><\/button>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-208497 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-538743 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-646831\" style=\"height: 75px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-135779 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">The deep sea is Earth's last great wilderness.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-795254 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Based on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Blackbeard Biologic and our network of rogue scientists develop and implement ocean science, conservation, and education programming around the world. We provide consulting services on a range of topics centered on conservation technology, human impacts in the deep sea, and national and international ocean policy. We excel in finding novel solutions to complex problems.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-567575\" style=\"height: 50px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-70794 kc-team kc-team-2\">\n\n\t<figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Thaler_BBSEA_circle-300x300.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><div class=\"box-right\"><div class=\"content-title\">Andrew Thaler, Phd<\/div><div class=\"content-subtitle\">CEO<\/div><div class=\"content-desc\">Dr. Thaler is a deep-sea ecologist and conservation technologist whose research revolves around how humans use technology to connect with and alter the ocean. He is focused on understanding the impacts of deep-sea mining on biodiversity and connectivity at hydrothermal vents and across the deep benthos, building anticipatory frameworks to guide emerging ocean technology, and developing low-cost open-source tools to study our changing world. He is the founder of Southern Fried Science, the co-founder of Oceanography for Everyone, and the editor-in-chief of the Deep-sea Mining Observer. <\/div><div class=\"content-socials\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drandrewthaler\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrAndrewThaler\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drandrewthaler\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab-instagram\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-230362\" style=\"height: 50px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-665170 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-228437 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-337914 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Ocean Science and Policy<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-253247 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>We offer competitive rates and retainers for consultation on ocean science and policy issues ranging from regional fisheries management to the development of large, remote marine protected areas. We have worked on issues ranging from deep-sea mining to marine robotics and the integration of new technologies in the marine ecosystem to establishing and expanding new marine national monuments. We coordinate and overseer the <a href=\"http:\/\/dsmobserver.com\/\"><strong>Deep-sea Mining Observer<\/strong><\/a>, the online trade journal of the deep-sea mining industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-912602 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-703893 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Conservation Technology<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-946569 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>We are developing low-cost, open-source oceanographic tools to help mobilize a new generation of ocean scientists by making the tools of oceanography as accessible as possible. We can assists with the development of new ocean science tools, provide training in open-source development, and help integrate existing low-cost alternative into your research or ocean monitoring needs. We also sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/oceanographyforeveryone.com\/\"><strong>Oceanography for Everyone<\/strong><\/a> and provide core development support for their flagship project, the OpenCTD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-181786 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-755117 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Education and Outreach<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-851224 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>From conception to deployment, we provide full service support for ocean outreach campaigns, either through conventional or social media. We recruit from a pool of exceptional ocean science writers to help tailor an ocean outreach campaign to you needs. 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We sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernfriedscience.com\/\"><strong>Southern Fried Science<\/strong><\/a>, one of the the leading ocean science and conservation blogs.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694,"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackbeardbiologic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}