Some of the DEEPEND team members attended the Ocean Twilight Zone symposium at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution this week. Tracey Sutton, Heather Judkins, Zan Milligan, and Matt Woodstock presented their work over the three-day biological portion of the symposium. Tracey and Heather focused their talks on fish and cephalopods both of which included examining ways to examine biomass and its' importance related to carbon transfer through the deep ocean and were part of a panel discussion on the topic. Matt presented his work on food web modeling of the mesopelagic zone. Zan highlighted her work on mesopelagic fishes and their vertical distribution patterns. Overall, the team had a great time working and learning with their deep-sea colleagues at the event!

We completed our DP09 cruise successfully, returning to port on May 12th.

Our DEEPEND team is preparing for our next research cruise, which will set sail from Gulfport, MS on May 2, and last 11 days.

Marine mammals are still being impacted by Deepwater Horizon as well as other threats. Scientists and managers are working to conserve them.

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