Current Mission

E/V Nautilus, September 2021

E/V Nautilus

R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa – May 2021

R/V Catapult, Feb-Mar 2021

R/V Armstrong, March 2020

R/V Manta, September 2019

R/V Rachel Carson, June 2019

MV Alucia, March 2019

R/V Revelle and R/V Ride, Aug-Sep 2018

NOAA Ship Bigelow, April 2018

Mission posts

R/V <em>Catapult</em> as seen from its dinghy. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund)

Field Notes: Success!

Allan Adams wows us with his DIY radiometer filter, scrapped together from an empty Illy coffee can. “The Illy can has now been retired to the MacGyver Hall of Fame,” said Senior Scientist Dana Yoerger.
(Photo: Dana Yoerger.)

Field Notes: Adapting to Rough Seas

Captain David Ullman preps Catapult for a 2:30am departure. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund)

Field Notes: Hunting an Isolume

Research Technician Fredrick Marin attaches a highly-sensitive radiometer to <em>Mesobot</em>. Credit: Jennifer Berglund

Field Notes: Catching Light

The intruding whale. (Photo: David Ullman)

Field Notes: An Unexpected Guest

Sunlight filters through the seawater above as As <em>Mesobot</em> descends to the twilight zone.
Credit: Evan Kovacs

Field Notes: The Light Fantastic

WHOI Senior Scientist Dana Yoerger (right) and Engineer Jordan Stanway (left) review <em>Mesobot</em>'s dive plan before its first deep-water deployment. Instructions to the vehicle can be pre-programmed before sending it on its way. Credit: Jennifer Berglund

Field Notes: Mesobot’s First Open-Ocean Dive in Bermuda

Engineers Dana Yoerger, Evan Kovacs, Jordan Stanway, and Frederick Marin troubleshoot a puzzling issue with in Mesobot’s thrusters. The problem only appeared once the vehicle came into contact with saltwater.

Field Notes: Testing Mesobot in Seawater

Engineer Jordan Stanway troubleshoots a problem in one of Mesobot's motors.

Field Notes: A Tour of Mesobot’s Guts

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Field Notes: A Frustrating Wait

Mesobot Bermuda-3032

Fieldwork Starts in Bermuda

The R/V <em>Catapult</em> passes the Statue of Liberty on its way to Elizabeth, New Jersey, with the snow-covered <em>Mesobot</em> stowed safely on its deck. Once the vehicles reach their destination, they'll be hoisted aboard a larger shipping vessel and carried to Bermuda.

Field Notes: Bermuda Or Bust