Welcome DP08 Cruise 2022!
Yeehaw! Almost time to shove off on our next DEEPEND/RESTORE cruise which will set sail tonight just after midnight on the R/V Point Sur. The team is busy stowing gear, repairing holes in nets, and making sure we have everything we need for the next 12 days. We will be deploying the MOCNESS net system as we have on past cruises and will be getting to out our first station tomorrow afternoon. We will be posting blogs throughout our journey so stay tuned!
Cheers- Heather J
R/V Point Sur, docked in Gulfport, MS (photo: L. Rose-Mann)
So Many Animals, So Little Time!
Hi Everyone!
We are heading back to the dock today and can't believe the trip is almost over! All we have left is to enter data, clean the nets, clean and pack everything in the lab and disassemble the acoustics equipment- all by 8 am tomorrow morning! This post is all about the animals as we wanted to share just a few images of the amazing creatures we have collected during this trip.
Birds and Boats
Hi Folks,
My name is Jon Moore and I am a professor of biology at Florida Atlantic University’s Wilkes Honors College. While I serve as a fish biologist for the DEEPEND project during this cruise, I have always had an interest in other wildlife and I was recently asked to keep records of sightings of various oceanic birds during this cruise. This data may help bird biologists and conservationists understand more about what birds are doing far offshore, where there are fewer observers to keep track of things.
Graduate student slaying the dragons at sea
Post by Ashley Marranzino
Hi everyone!
My name is Ashley Marranzino. I am an incoming PhD student working with Dr. Tracey Sutton. I am excited to be joining the fantastic team aboard the R/V Point Sur for my first DEEPEND cruise!
For this cruise I work predominately with “team fish” and help to weight, measure, and preserve every single fish specimen we collect after they have been identified. A range of scientists use the specimens we collect during DEEPEND cruises, so we make sure certain species are preserved appropriately for future analyses on topics like genetics, morphology, and diet.