Everybody knows that fish come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. But how many people know about the most abundant type of organism in the world? The ocean is home to a large subset of plankton called zooplankton. Planktonic animals are defined as those that cannot swim against an average current, as opposed to nekton, […]
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Cruise Notes
An Insightful Day at Sea by (Jackie Corona)
The fourth day of our R/V Atlantis transit was filled with insightful science and conversations. To start our day, we began with a lecture on basic oceanography in the morning. As someone coming from a background that barely has anything to do with ocean science, I was a little worried on how much knowledge I […]
Third Full Day (by Erick Montesino)
Today marks the third full day aboard the R/V Atlantis, and I’m continuing to learn more about what life and scientific research are like aboard a research vessel. We started the day with a series of lectures and presentations in the morning, where we continued learning about oceanographic research and some of the different types […]
