After a full night sleep free of listening to: SchshhhhhhhhhhthchhBEEEEEEPhhthhchhchhhcracklBEEEEP snaphrhchhchchchchrhchhcsh the team woke up well rested and ready to go at it again! Unfortunately for us the wind had picked to a nice 40+Continue reading
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Nansen Island (Mon., 5/4/09) – Stage 8 of Radio Tracking
After two days of intense searching we managed to relocate and recover our wayward tag just before dusk this afternoon. For most of last night and all of this morning we were convinced that theContinue reading
At Sea (Sun., 5/3/09) – White Noise
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Antarctica (Sat., 5/2/09) – Grease ice, brash ice, bergie bits and krill pancakes
After about 6 hours in a small zodiac with an air temperature of -5 degrees C, I stopped feeling two of my toes on my right foot. However, I still had a huge smile onContinue reading
Piccard Cove (Fri., 5/1/09) – A Cove of Whales and a Blizzard of Penguins
The home page on the ship’s intranet said that today was a good day to be a scientist a truer word was never spoken. The home page on the ship’s intranet said that today wasContinue reading
Palmer Station (Thurs., 4/30/09) – Game On!
Yesterday we pulled into Palmer and effectively yelled “game on!” From 0800-1200 the fish team worked with LMG and Palmer crew to offload all the fish they had trawled and trapped over the last threeContinue reading
At Sea (Wed., 4/29/09) – Deadliest Catch: Out with the Icefish team
The visual survey team has been out fishing with our colleagues on the icefish research team for the last three days. On our first day, in transit to Dallman Bay, we had great conditions andContinue reading
Palmer Station (Tues., 4/28/09) – Preparation and Anticipation
Busy making final preparations for our first day of full operations During another windy day at Palmer, we completed final testing of field equipment, e.g., tags and echosounder gear. Though the winds prevented us fromContinue reading
Palmer Station (Sun., 4/26/09) – Exploring the Islands around Palmer Station (videos)
The day began with a windy wake-up call, making the waters around Palmer Station choppy and too dangerous for small boat operations. Last night gusts were clocked up to nearly 40 knots, and even atContinue reading
Palmer Station (Sun., 4/26/09) – Video walking tour
Here is a quick walking tour of Palmer Station from the outside from the dock where we arrived to the Palmer Station Glacier in the backyard. Hey everyone, I just wanted to upload a quickContinue reading