R/V Weatherbird Log-Jessie Heckman
My name is Jessie Heckman and I am going into my sophomore year at Eckerd College majoring in marine science on a geology track. I have been doing research with Dr. Gregg Brooks for about a year now and…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Boryoung Shin
It has been a week on R/V Weatherbird for 'Mud and Blood' cruise. We have been lucky to have nice weather and successful core sampling. I've collected top 10 cm sediment samples and sea water samples to use for cultivation…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Kristina Deak
Greetings from the northern tip of the Desoto Canyon! After two slow days of fishing, we hit a couple of excellent sampling locations yesterday and were up until 2 AM processing all of our tilefish. When a fish comes…
Fish Exposure Studies Begin at Mote Marine Laboratory
Understanding the immediate impact of oil spills on fish is one of the goals of GoMRI researchers in the coming months during new C-IMAGE fish exposure program. Through a series of experiments, using sub-lethal exposure levels of oil and three…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Alejandra Mickle
"This research cruise is my 8th cruise in the GOM; my 4th aboard the R/V Weatherbird II but only my third cruise sampling sediments and using the CTD. My overall research interest align w/ the biology and ecology of…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Erika Fredrik
16 August, 2015: Night and day have become reversed roles to what I'm used to on a daily basis at work. During this research cruise, biologists longline during the day and geologists, like myself, core at night. As a scientist…
R/V Justo Sierra Returns to Port
As of 10:30a EDT, the R/V Justo Sierra, crew and C-IMAGE researchers are back in port at Brownsville, TX and the first of our summer cruises is in the books. Researchers will begin dividing cores for analysis back to their…
AGU Honors Chanton, Farrington
Dr. Jeff Chanton and Dr. Allan Clarke have been chosen by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) as the 2015 AGU Fellows. Both professors, from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, have made exceptional contributions to Earth and space sciences in the…
R/V Justo Sierra Log-Travis Washburn
My name is Travis Washburn, and I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. My research focus is on deep-sea infauna, or the small worms, crustaceans, and mollusks that live in the…
R/V Justo Sierra Log-Rachel Kalin
4 August 2015: It is August 4th and days are already starting to blend together. Time is only relative to mealtime and deployment times. My name is Rachael Kalin and I am part of the core transferring team.…
