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Efficiency and Ease at Sea

By David Levin | November 9, 2021

WHOI research assistant Erin Frates processes a batch of samples in the Wet Lab after a Mesobot dive on September…

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Environmental DNA is a reliable way to learn about migration from the twilight zone

By David Levin | November 2, 2021

Woods Hole, MA — The mid-ocean “twilight zone” holds the key to several tantalizing questions about the marine food web…

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Counting fish—with sound

By ehugus | April 28, 2021
Engineer leads deployment of Deep-see on the NOAA Ship Bigelow

Acoustic measurements from a ship and an underwater robot help scientists estimate how many fish are in the twilight zone.…

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Field Notes: Success!

By David Levin | March 20, 2021

R/V Catapult as seen from its dinghy. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Back at it the following day, the deep water was…

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Field Notes: Adapting to Rough Seas

By David Levin | March 19, 2021

After yesterday’s pre-dawn test of Mesobot’s radiometer, Bermuda’s seas were just rough enough to prevent a deep water deployment the…

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Field Notes: Hunting an Isolume

By David Levin | March 18, 2021

Captain David Ullman preps Catapult for a 2:30am departure. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Today, the team set out well before sunrise,…

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Field Notes: Catching Light

By David Levin | March 17, 2021

Research Technician Fredrick Marin attaches a highly-sensitive radiometer to Mesobot. Credit: Jennifer Berglund Since Mesobot arrived in Bermuda, it’s been…

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Field Notes: Witnessing Twilight

By David Levin | March 16, 2021

In a rare moment of calm, Evan Kovacs takes a breath to admire dusk from Catapult’s helm. Red lighting is…

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Field Notes: An Unexpected Guest

By David Levin | March 15, 2021

The intruding whale. (Photo: David Ullman) The first rule of field work: always expect the unexpected.  But while it’s second…

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Field Notes: The Light Fantastic

By David Levin | March 14, 2021

Sunlight filters through the seawater above as As Mesobot descends to the twilight zone. Credit: Evan Kovacs Now that Mesobot…

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  • Efficiency and Ease at Sea November 9, 2021

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