Lectures tertiary & secondary institution

It is Ocean Wolf's mission to create a sustainable environment and promote some of the oldest fundamental scientific disciplines; hence, Dr. Wolf is happy to provide lectures and seminars to students and give access to his international network.

Community & Workshops

Ocean Wolf promotes the sharing and exchanging of knowledge. We are actively organizing, supporting and participating in community outreach programs, conferences (e.g. New Zealand Coastal Society) and workshops for all levels. We are planning workshops about Taxonomic Identification and the use of Artificial intelligence to describe biodiversity in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute, National History Museum Los Angeles and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Stay tuned for current and future workshops, conferences and other outreaches.

Research

We are interested in leading, participating and supporting research. Dr. Wolf is part of the international research community and studying and supporting investigations on species complex (for example, Capitella spp.), the evolution of larval development and reproductive biology in sessile and semi-sessile invertebrates (like Haliotis iris and Spirobranchus cariniferus), and population dynamics in globally distributed invasive species (like Ficopomatus enigmaticus). Here can you find our recently published projects.

At the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT), Paul holds a one-day workshop about taxonomy, deliberating speciation, species concepts, evolution…
Photo Credit: Bruce Green, Cawthron

Paul studying his research subjects at Breaker Bay (Wellington)

Paul is studying his research subjects at
Breakes Bay (Wellington)

Crab feeding on Mytilus spp.

Camouflage crab found at Kaikoura’s shoreline during a school field trip (2020).

A juvenile Seven Armed starfish
was found at Kaikoura’s shoreline during a school field trip (2020).

Spirobranchus spp. sticking his crown out of his tube (at 16x speed)

Electronmicroscopic image of larvae of Spirobranchus cariniferus (Scale 50µm)

Paul Wolf is presenting his findings from the 1st year of his PhD at the International Polychaete Conference (IPC) in Cardiff (2016).
Maria Cappa (left) was the session chair.

Paul made a last-minute presentation about his PhD proposal at the IV SIMPOSIO LATINO AMERICANO DE POLYCHAETA (Monterrey, Mexico).
Photo Credit: Rolando Bastida (Universidad del Mar)

During the practical part of his NMIT workshop, Paul explained how to identify specimens using dichotomous keys.
Photo Credit: Bruce Green, Cawthron