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<\/p>\n16 August, 2015:<\/p>\n
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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 I have been condition research in the lab on BP oil spill samples for a little over two years now. Today, I got a hands-on opportunity to see how these samples are retrieved in the field.<\/p>\n
Being able to work alongside experienced scientists made me appreciate science as a whole and helped me see how important it is to obtain complete core samples. At 7:30 am this morning, I deployed my first 8-core multicorer and moved these samples to a transfer post where I put a transfer collar on top of the coring tube-moving our samples into polytubes. After capping, taping and labeling a core, it was on to the next one!<\/p>\n
‘Strenuous, Muddy and Attentive’ is how I would describe the field work on deck. Until today, I thought the majority of the effort dedicated to these samples was done in the lab. Turns out, I was wrong. Both these jobs are difficult; field work is simply more physically exhausting. While I may only be deploying an extruding for a relatively short period-I know that the stakes are high for samples taken at priority sites and it is crucial to remain focused and work together to get the job done. <\/p>\n
I love forward to getting dirty with my fellow scientists and cannot wait to see what the rest of this research cruise has to offer!<\/p>\n
Until next time, Seas the day!<\/p>\n
Erika<\/p>\n
Image: Brigid Carr (Eckerd College) and Erika Fredrik (USF-College of Marine Science) prepare cores for deployment in the northern Gulf of Mexico. (Photo: Liz Herdter)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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