{"id":728,"date":"2025-09-17T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=728"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:05:09","slug":"little-big-lies-under-the-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=728","title":{"rendered":"Little Big Lies Under the Surface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a094ad991198&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a094ad991198\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17-Social-Ocean-on-Tap-Promo-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you thought plankton were just a food source for larger marine animals, we\u2019ve got to break some tough news to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Thursday, we invite you to take a seat at <strong>Footbridge Brewery<\/strong> for the next <strong>Ocean on Tap <\/strong>to learn more about these tiny organisms and the big impact they have on our daily lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zachary Wagner<\/strong>, a PhD student at <strong>Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences,<\/strong> will shed some light on the multitude of roles that plankton \u2014 the versatile and accomplished mini-Meryl Streeps at the base of the ocean\u2019s food web \u2014 play in marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory and hosted by Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor. 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