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Running late, I leapt toward the vessel with my bags to join the team out front. It had been a manic week of packing and paperwork, and to finally be here at the bridge of my next journey was relieving. Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel, fondly called Falkor, is my home for the next 20 … Continued
“We are really thrilled so far… and it is only just the beginning!” An exciting start to the #TwilightCoral expedition with multiple unexpected discoveries – and it is only the first week! Join us as we explore Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems off northwest Australia and see a Wobbegong shark, rare cryptic species of sea snake, and … Continued
Katherine (Kate) Herries was a Master’s candidate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her research focused on reconstructing sea level rise during the last deglaciation. She used U-Th dating techniques on Hawaiian corals to resolve the age of the glacial meltwater pulse 1a. She also analyzed the coral samples for post-mortem biogeochemical processes that … Continued
On our way at last… It feels like we have been planning this voyage forever! What started as a spark of an idea back in 2017 has finally become a reality as we depart Darwin Harbour for Ashmore Reef on the edge of Australia’s northwest shelf. It was April last year that we had hoped … Continued
Goffredi, S., Motooka, C., Fike, D., Gusmao, L., Tilic, E., Rouse, G., and Rodriguez, E. (2021). Mixotrophic chemosynthesis in a deep-sea anemone from hydrothermal vents in the Pescadero Basin, Gulf of California. BMC Biology, 19(8), doi: 10.1186/s12915-020-00921-1. [This article has been published as OPEN ACCESS].
The R/V Falkor has finally left Queensland waters after a full year working within the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea marine parks. With the ship now transiting across northern Australia towards Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory and the launchpad for the next expedition, ‘Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination,’ I can now reflect on the … Continued
Corinne has worked in both the private and public sectors with experience across oceanography, scientific programming, software development, and data. She has a B.S. in Math/Applied Science from UC Los Angeles and an M.S. in Interdisciplinary Marine Science from UC Santa Barbara. Following graduate school, Corinne worked as an oceanographic researcher at the University Of … Continued
My name is Lauren Huet. I am a Marine Biology student at James Cook University in far North Queensland, Australia. I am interested in marine pollution and am ever curious about the impact pollution has on ocean life. I was extremely excited to be given the opportunity to come aboard the R/V Falkor to work … Continued
Ellie Hannon is an Australian artist who works out of her studio in Newcastle NSW. Traversing the fields of exhibition work, public art and community engagement projects in her practice, Ellie establishes a visual narrative that explores the themes of values and our relationship with our environments, researching and investigating how our interactions with the … Continued
