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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Channel Fever
We’ve put the science of this cruise in the books. Well, nearly. A couple of experiments will be finished up tomorrow morning, back at the lab, but most of it is done. And we’ve got jars of stuff, CDs full … Continue reading
Winding Down
Well we’re about 4 hours into day 6, and I can’t believe that this cruise is almost in the books. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve got a lot of science left to do, but despite the challenges we’ve had an … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake Bay, Cruises, DeZoZoo, Hypoxia, Plankton
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It’s Alive!
We’re just passing the CBOS buoy which was installed last week. (Unfortunately, our internet connection is pretty slow, so I’m not providing links. If you are reading this and interested, I encourage you to search for CBOS so you can see the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake Bay, Cruises, DeZoZoo, Hypoxia, Plankton
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Light Show
Right now, I’m sitting on the bridge of the Hugh R. Sharp, watching an amazing light show. It’s about 2:15 am, and we just finished a couple of Tucker trawls before shutting down operations because of the lightning. We’ve had … Continue reading
On a Boat
We’re on day 3 of the DeZoZoo cruise. Weather has been grand, and as usual the crew of the Sharp is fantastic. I don’ think I have to mention food has been excellent (it always is), but I will. We’ve gotten … Continue reading
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Cruisin’!
On Monday we will embark on our first cruise for our new NSF funded project to look at zooplankton responses to hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay. As with any new project the preparations are exhaustive and frantic at times, but … Continue reading
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