Posts Tagged ‘MOCNESS’
Spotlight: 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 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: 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…
Read MoreField Notes: Testing MOCNESS
Joel Llopiz and Kayla Gardner look on as the MOCNESS tow net is deployed. The MOCNESS can deploy up to…
Read MoreField Notes: NOAA Ship Bigelow sets sail
Science personnel untangle the ropes that make up the MOCNESS tow net aboard the R/V Henry B. Bigelow. (Photo by…
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