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Tag Archives: R/V Point Sur
Fog Blog: the June Edition
By Alex Olson & Holly Chiswell, Chemical Oceanography On June 5th, members of the Marine Pollutions Studies and Chemical Oceanography Labs under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Coale, began a week-long journey on the R/V Point Sur to investigate the … Continue reading
Back-to-Back Cruises on the Point Sur
The week before spring break, I had the pleasure of going on two class cruises back to back on MLML’s research vessel, the Point Sur. On Monday, I set sail with the biological oceanography class as we went out into … Continue reading
Check out the R/V Pt. Sur Blog!
The research vessel Pt. Sur has nearly completed its 8,000 mile journey to Antarctica! While crossing the Drake Passage, the crew was able to capture some great photos of the wildlife they observed. Check out the Pt. Sur Blog to … Continue reading
Posted in Kristin Walovich, What's Happening at MLML
Tagged Antarctica, birds, marine mammals, R/V Point Sur
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Follow the R/V Point Sur on Her First Voyage to Antarctica
On Thursday, November 29 the R/V Point Sur, MLML’s largest research vessel and a member of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System fleet, set sail for Palmer Station, Antarctica. The ship and her crew, accessed for class cruises and interdisciplinary and … Continue reading
Feast Your Eyes on This
While marine researchers, especially graduate students, are used to living on a budget, who says they can’t eat well in the field? Students from a Chemical Oceanography class are treated to a feast aboard the R/V Point Sur during a … Continue reading
Ladling Up the Catch
Students from an MLML Marine Ecology class sift through the contents of a midwater trawl aboard the R/V Point Sur. Mmm, looks lie plankton soup – who knows what you might find?
Posted in Research: Fresh from the Field, Tales from the Classroom
Tagged plankton, R/V Point Sur
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