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Dr. Shimek started his path to becoming a marine  invertebrate zoologist & ecologist with his first salt water aquarium  in 1962.  His interest piqued, so he went on to study zoology first at  Montana State & later at U of Washington where he received his M.S. &  Ph.D. for work done investigating marine soft sediment ecosystems.  He  has written numerous articles for aquarium magazines as well as many  scientific publications.  He is a world recognized authority in  scaphopod mollusks & turrid gastropods and has been an invited speaker  at scientific meetings.