The Otter trawl did successful bring up a variety of marine life, including a lot of fish, shrimp, and starfish, but very little coral.
These fish were photographed by Dann Blackwood, and then…
The Towcam has had 2 successful journeys to the seafloor today. The first Towcam was early in the morning in about 400 meters of water. It is lowered about 5 meters from the seafloor and then…
The basket dredge that was completed early this morning, about 1:00 a.m., only brought up pebbles that were identified as drop stones. The corals group was still searching for a good way to collect…
I arrived for my watch shift to find a Blake trawl in the process of being dragged along the bottom of the seafloor.
This is the Blake trawl lying on the back deck before being connected to the A-…
Today was basically a transit day to Elephant Island. On our way to Elephant Island, we did finally travel beyond the latitude of 60 degrees south, which means we are now in Antarctic waters! We…
Look, we spend our day decorating Styrofoam cups!
I decorated my cup with all of the big landmarks in Austin, TX. I am feeling a little homesick today, so it was nice to at least draw about home…
Check it out!!
This whale loved showing off its tail, which is actually called its flanks!
Again, during my marine mammal watch, 2 humpback whales came by the port (left) side of the ship and then…
I did see a real whale during my marine mammal watch today at 2:00 in the afternoon. I believe it was a humpback whale because of its humped dorsal fin and fluke shaped body. It was first spotted by…
Oh yes, scientists love Twister!
John, an undergrad at the University of Pittsburgh, created an awesome bracket for our Twister Tournament.
The Twister Tournament was voluntary, but 23 people…
Last night I did go to sleep during a trawl that was occurring in about the same location as the previous dredge. Although, this trawl had a very tragic ending, it actually broke off the wire and…
Today was a very busy day! We actually completed 2 dredges during my watch shift and we started a trawl just about 30 minutes before the end of my watch. We are currently at the top of a seamount…
