Hello, DEEPEND blog readers!

At the request of the science party, I was asked to write a little about ships and all their glory. There are countless types of vessels working on the water everyday. Today, though, I’d like to focus on one of my favorites: research vessels.

Hello everyone,

My name is Paolo Soto and I’m a master’s student in Dr. Tracey Suttons Oceanic Ecology Lab at Nova Southeastern University.  This is my first cruise with the DEEPEND consortium and my first time at sea! It has been a great time thus far, getting rocked to sleep by the ship while listening to dolphin calls has been pretty awesome. Today I will be telling you about the group I am studying for my thesis, the Marine Hatchetfishes (Sternoptychidae)!

Hey Everyone,

My name is Lewis Truckel and I’m an undergraduate researcher with Dr. Andrew Davies’ Marine Ecology and Technology Lab (marecotec) at The University of Rhode Island. This is my first cruise ever, and I’m excited to share our progress with you so far!