Posts by ehugus
Casting a (long) line to the twilight zone food web
By Elise Hugus Sunrise view from the deck of F/V Monica, a commercial longliner that Ocean Twilight Zone project scientists…
Read MoreSpotlight: Ciara Willis
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Ciara Willis works with OTZ scientist Simon Thorrold’s Fish Ecology Research Lab at the Woods Hole…
Read MoreSpotlight: Katy Baker
Katy Baker, a PhD. student at the University of Tasmania, examines a salp caught during a deployment of a MOCNESS…
Read MoreField Notes: Bigelow wraps up
The MOCNESS team takes shelter under a net during a drizzle. From left to right: University of Tasmania PhD. student…
Read MoreField Notes: Unraveling the mysteries of migration with simultaneous sampling
OTZ project lead Heidi Sosik and WHOI senior research assistant Taylor Crockford review data coming in from the towed sled…
Read MoreField Notes: The show must go on
Sunset over the stern after a day of testing and attempting to repair a broken winch aboard the NOAAS Henry…
Read MoreField Notes: All is not lost
The echogram from aboard the NOAA ship Bigelow shows a distinct three-layer migration of creatures coming from twilight zone depths…
Read MoreField Notes: Technical difficulties
An engineer supervises as the MOCNESS is deployed for the first time during this OTZ cruise. The winch failed while…
Read MoreField Notes: The big reveal
The Deep-See is pulled back on board after its first deployment. The vehicle is used for acoustic monitoring and gathering…
Read MoreField Notes: Deep-Sea tests the waters
Engineering personnel make final checks and adjustments to the Deep-See before its first deployment. Weighing 2,500 pounds, the Deep-See requires…
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