VolumeXXXVIII, Number 6

Aloha and Welcometo theJuneissueof Seawords!

In this summer issue, we'rebringing you thelatest in ocean science, from theimplications of an impending El Niño (page4) to thefish who set a new deep sea record (page22)! Wealso explorehow oyster reefs can help bettlecoastal erosion (page8) as well as somenew DNA sampling techniques (page14). Let your imagination run wild and read about an undertwater laboratory in themaking on page10.

Finally, allow us to introduceJune's Creatureof theMonth: theHawaiian monk seal! And don't forget to check out our fun new crossword puzzleat theback of this issue! Happy summer reading MOPers!

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AbbieJeremiah, SeawordsEditor & Sofía Flores Pina, AssociateEditor

Contents

2: Letter From theEditor

4: El Niño

8: Oyster Reefs

10: PROTEUS: TheUnderwater SpaceStation

14: New Sampling Techniques For Species Cataloging

Utilizing eDNA

18:Creatureof theMonth: Hawaiian Monk Seal

22: Deep Sea Fish Sets a New Record

26: Seawords Crossword Puzzle

Photo Credits

Front Page: Monk seal swimming over a coral reef. Photo by: NOAA; Wikimedia Commons.

Table of Contents: Anemoneshrimp. Photo by: Vlad Tchompalov; Unsplash.

Back Cover: Midway Atoll albatross. Photo by: Kristy Lapenta/UFSWS; Flickr.