On Friday, 1 July, I will flying to Anchorage for a ~ 6-week NOAA Ocean Explorer research cruise on the USCGC Ice Breaker Healy (USCGC Healy’s science mission HLY1601). The title of the cruise is "Hidden Ocean 2016: The Chukchi Borderlands" and you can read all about it here. On board the Healy, I will be working as a marine mammal observer, which basically entails counting and observing marine mammals from the bridge. The marine mammal team will consist of three members: my advisor Dr. Kate Stafford, the newest member of the Laidre Lab, Jenny Stern, and myself.
After we arrive in Anchorage, we will hitch a ride down to Seward where we will board the ship. We will then head west, through Unimak Pass, and then north through the Bering Strait, and to the Chukchi Sea beyond. If you'd like to follow along with the ship's progress, you can see the ship's track here.
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately?) I will have limited internet access while on board the ship, so I will not be able to live blog the cruise, but will upload my entries once I get back. To view a blog by one of the ship crew members, click here.
After we arrive in Anchorage, we will hitch a ride down to Seward where we will board the ship. We will then head west, through Unimak Pass, and then north through the Bering Strait, and to the Chukchi Sea beyond. If you'd like to follow along with the ship's progress, you can see the ship's track here.
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately?) I will have limited internet access while on board the ship, so I will not be able to live blog the cruise, but will upload my entries once I get back. To view a blog by one of the ship crew members, click here.