Hello, everyone- 

Heather J. here for the last blog of our adventure!  We have gotten back to port and chaos ensues as we unpack the lab, remove equipment from the deck, and load the van and other vehicles for their respective trips home.

Hey everyone!

It’s Sidney back again with the DEEPEND crew on the R/V Point Sur. This is my third cruise with the DEEPEND team and my second Deep-Sea Benefits cruise. As our cruise is winding down to an end, I’m here to tell you a little about what my role has been this time around and share some of the cool catches of the cruise.

By Pedro Peres

The deep sea is Earth’s largest and least explored habitat, home to glowing fish, mysterious shrimps, strange cephalopods, and other amazing critters. As scientists work to understand this ecosystem, one thing becomes clear: to study the deep sea, we need to know who lives there.

Hi everyone!

I’m Nina, a graduate student in the Crustomics lab at Florida International University. This is my first time sailing with the Deep-Sea Benefits (DSB) project and the DEEPEND crew and it has been an absolute blast so far!