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Science progressed today. But it didn’t come quietly. Last night I realized that if I was sending Blog 28 ashore then I must have been gone from home for 4 weeks already. And my personal highlight for the cruise, diving to the seafloor at the Piccard site, still lay ahead. So I was awake at … Continued
We’re all done. Nereus has been safely recovered in board from the last dive, the last CTD is complete and the cable greased. We’re now headed to Jamaica collecting swath bathymetry along the way until we leave Cayman Islands waters around 8pm Sunday. As Vinnie Jones says at the end of “Lock Stock & 2 … Continued
This introductory video explains measurements the team on research vessel Falkor are collecting to study the sea surface microlayer – the 1mm layer connecting the air and sea. Measurements are taken from multiple locations on the ship: in the water with CTD casts, from stationary and apex buoys, a radiometer, aerial robots, and a catamaran … Continued
At the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), we are responsible for the conservation, protection, and recovery of marine mammals in U.S. waters. In order to fulfill this mission we need to learn as much as we can about the protected species. This is easier for some species than others. In Hawaii we have four … Continued
Last evening Falkor made the turn around South Point, Hawaii Island, and a couple hours later we arrived at Loihi Seamount. This is my fifth expedition to Loihi, and a trip that I have been looking forward to for many years. This cruise is especially exciting because we are focusing on the unexplored reaches of … Continued
The ocean’s inhabitants are strongly dependent on conditions in the environment in which they live.
Loihi seamount is an underwater, hydrothermal vent site that sends iron-rich water into the ocean in a plume. In addition to the dissolved iron, the hydrothermal fluid also contains a lot of iron-rich particles. My job along with Mike is to collect these particles so they can be analyzed using a synchrotron light source. Although … Continued
Late Tuesday, the team was able to begin its first work with the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP). Since then, this key tool has gathered a pile of data that has provided the scientists food for serious thought as they work to decipher the confusing paths lower-oxygen water is following. The work to date confirms that … Continued
Today the edits to the plan were minor, and we have started our final push. The weather is grey, with low clouds, irregular seas, and cool temperatures. The forecast calls for an increase in the SE wind. The MVP remains in the water nearly all day, with periodic checks on the fish to inspect for … Continued
It’s the penultimate science day aboard Falkor for this cruise, and the team is working hard to tick off the boxes next to jobs that still need to be accomplished. Yesterday they ran the coastal front next to Vancouver Island, then they zig zagged yet again along the continental shelf break. After that it was … Continued
