Rachel and Brittany discuss sampling plans for the upcoming station.


Brianna and Claire measuring water clarity using the tried and true method of the secchi disk.

Mike Realander, one of the ships marine techs (at right), helps Shane (yellow) and Brianna (standing) prepare for a mud grab.

Adam lauches the bongo net to search for ichthyoplankton in the Main Basin of Puget Sound.

Brianna and Claire look on and record notes during a multicore sediment sampling station.

Matt and Bruce stand on and by the Soutar Box Core before moving it into position for launch.

Late into the night, Bruce works diligently on collecting samples from his mud core while Brittany keeps him company.

Jim Postel, a biological oceanographer at U.W. Oceanography, looks on during a cast of the multicore.

Brianna and Brittany help guide the multicore on deck after a successful cast.

Late night downtime in the main lab on the R/V Thomas G Thompson

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Matt takes a sample from a late night sediment grab.

Adam, Shane and Brianna prepare to launch the bongo net.

As Brittany looks on, Claire and Mark finish lauching a sonar instrument they will be using for mapping the sea floor near the Duwamish River Delta.