Greetings from the sea! I’ve already learned a lot from the short time we’ve been on the ship, my first lesson being that I severely underestimated the power of seasickness. I spent the first day getting sick in various places on the ship and wobbling back to my bunk for some rest. Fortunately, Mark Farley, the videographer on board, has a cardboard box full of seasick medication where I was able to find some more effective drugs than what I brought. After the first day being a bit of a wash, the second day I learned that things go wrong and it’s just par for the course. There was a series of mechanical issues with ISIIS, imaging equipment that trails behind the ship, to start off the day. After that bug was solved, MOCNESS, an oversized rack with nets that collects physical samples at various depths, started to lose contact with the software, making that two main pieces of scientific equipment that are malfunctioning. The status of the equipment can change moment to moment, so a few “what if” plans have been made. As I’ve watched the people around me having to stop and adjust their plans, it’s helped me do the same. Though we haven’t done much sampling, there have been minimal pyrosomes showing up in the underwater footage. It’s possible that my original idea of covering the excessive amounts of pyrosomes and their effect on sampling might no longer be applicable and I, too, will have to adjust my plans. Fortunately, I have time. We’re only on our third day, so there is still time to shoot the action that’s going on throughout the cruise. As of now, the new story forming is one about the adaptability of scientists at sea.
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Donna Cassidy
7/10/2018 09:36:14 am
Been thinking about you a lot. Glad you were able to find Rx that worked for your seasickness. Not fun! Such an adventure and experiences few people get to have.
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John Garcia
7/10/2018 10:54:49 am
Great to hear the evolving story and happy that you had a box of medicine to sort through.
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