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Posts by Ken Kostel

A Light in the Darkness

By Ken Kostel | August 8, 2019
LAPIS image

A  key feature of Deep-See is the Large-Area Plankton Imaging System, or LAPIS camera, mounted on the front of the…

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Who goes there?

By Ken Kostel | August 7, 2019
Niskin bottles

  As the Ocean Twilight Zone expedition on the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow off the US East Coast winds…

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First sea trials of a revolutionary new undersea robot

By Ken Kostel | August 5, 2019
Mesobot deployment

MBARI

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Trawling the Depths

By Ken Kostel | August 5, 2019
Identifying the catch

Mesopelagic trawl sampling is still going strong on the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow with one more round tomorrow before…

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Up Close with a Lancetfish

By Ken Kostel | July 31, 2019
Lancetfish

One of the highlights from the mid-water trawl last night on NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow was this lancetfish (Alepisaurus…

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The Expedition Begins

By Ken Kostel | July 31, 2019
Paper nautilus

[aigpl-gallery id=”960″] On the second day of their 15-day expedition to explore the ocean twilight zone aboard NOAA Ship Henry…

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The Creepy Anglerfish Comes to Light

By Ken Kostel | July 30, 2019
Hatchetfish

New York Times

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Once More Into the Twilight Zone

By Ken Kostel | July 28, 2019
Deep-See deployment

On July 25, scientists embarked on the 2019 Ocean Twilight Zone expedition aboard NOAA Ship  Henry B. Bigelow. A team…

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New Cooperative Institute to Boost Twilight Zone Exploration

By Ken Kostel | May 10, 2019

On May 6, WHOI announced it would be joining a $94 million consortium led by the University of Rhode Island…

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The Ocean’s Twilight Zone May Be the Key to Feeding and Protecting Life on Earth

By Ken Kostel | May 2, 2019

Quartz Media

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