Today after I´ve finished my everyday struggle with Final Cut I´ve visited the lab where Kimo, a white fish researcher was analyzing some samples to understand how white fish species behave and hybridize. It was very interesting. The microscope he was using could not take pictures, but since I was indoors the whole day, the only thing I can share today is a general picture of an otolith (the fish "ear"), that Kimo showed me how to remove and see how old the fish is (white part inside is developed during summer and spring, gray to transparent part on the outside is developed on winter):
For those who aren´t sure about the climate changes effect on ecology (yes, I´ve heard people talking about it, in the US there are also books about the theme), let´s just say that he already detected species from warm areas going to the north to scape from the higher temperatures of the sea each year. I believe I´ll be joining these fishes very soon...