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May 12, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of a scientist attaching a splash tag to an adult seal. Image of two scientists and Shumagin Islands in the background. Image of a bird observer perusing weather maps.
Attaching a splash tag to an adult seal. John and Soames. Soames Summerhayes is our resident filmmaker. Photo by J. Goodwin.
 Jeff and Lisa on the back deck with Shumagin Islands as background. We're on our way home. Photo by P. Sullivan. David, one of our bird observers, perusing weather maps by the computer lab. Photo by P. Sullivan.

May 11, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of Seattle Times reporters Sandi Doughton and Steve Ringman Image of Shishaldin Volcano. Image of Native Alaskan Yupik Charles Saccheus.
Seattle Times reporter Sandi Doughton, and photographer, Steve Ringman joined us for the second half of this cruise. Photo by P. Sullivan.
 Shishaldin Volcano (left) and Isanotski Peak (right) on Unimak Island, seen as we steam toward the Alaskan Peninsula and Shelikof Strait heading for Seward. Photo by P. Sullivan. Charles Saccheus, a member of the Seal Observing group, is Native Alaskan Yupik and lives by the northeastern Bering Sea at Norton Bay. Photo by M. Cameron.

 

 

May 10, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of three Thompson crew members. Image of a gliding northern Fulmar. Image of scientists and crew climbing down a jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac.
Andy (Oiler), Dave (2nd Assistant Engineer), and Dimitri (Oiler)[left to right], on the back deck of the Thompson. Photo by P. Sullivan.
 Northern Fulmar gliding, looking for food with keen sense of smell. Note wing pattern and tube on bill, typical of this order of birds (Procellariiformes). Photo by E. Cokelet. Carol climbing down jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac. Boats heading out for one of the ice coring operations earlier in the cruise. Photo by P. Sullivan.

May 9, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of two orcas. Image of bongo crew.
Two fast-traveling Orca Whales seen racing toward the ice edge last week. Photo by R. Symonds.
 Rachael taking flow-meter numbers after a bongo tow. Matt, Carol and Nancy washing the nets for the zooplankton catch. Photo by P. Sullivan. Ice coring operation on an ice floe. R/V Thompson in background. Shaun, Mike and John at the ready in zodiacs. Ned and Dave take a brine sample while Carol and Rachael stand by. Photo by. M.Wilson.

 

May 8, 2006--R/V Thompson

Photo of a scientist washing a bongo sample into a sample jar. Image of a ring net. Image of sea ice.
Matt washing a bongo sample into sample jar before preserving. Photo by P. Sullivan.
 Ring net used to collect copepods for egg production experiments. Photo by P. Sullivan. Sea ice. Photo by P. Sullivan.

May 7, 2006--R/V Thompson

Photo of R/V Thompson from the ice in Bering Sea. Image of Ice Core group 3: Carol, Ned, Dave, Matt (L to R). Photo by M. Cameron. Image seal pup.
Photo of R/V Thompson from the ice. Photo by M. Cameron.
 Image of Ice Core group 3: Rachael, Dave, Ned, Matt (L to R). Photo by C. Ladd. Seal pup.  Photo by M. Cameron.

May 6, 2006--R/V Thompson

Microscope image of copepod. Image of Jeff (PI) and Nancy (chief sci.) poring over map and planning . Image of ice strip with seals.
Microscope image of a copepod in a drop of water.  Photo by R. Cartwright.
 Jeff (Principal Investigator) and Nancy (Chief Scientist) with navigation maps, planning operations.  Photo by P. Sullivan. Packed ice, loose ice and 3 spotted seals.  Photo by P. Sullivan.

May 5, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of crane operations Image of John, a native Alaskan Inupiaq, on a bridge watch. Image of two scientists looking at nutrient concentrations in the water column.
Crane operations with the deck crew moving a zodiac from aft deck into the water.  Photo by P. Sullivan.
 John taking part in a seal capture as bridge watch for the zodiac at the ice edge.  John is Native Alaskan Inupiaq and lives 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle.  Photo by P. Sullivan. Ned (Physical Oceanographer) and Calvin (Chemical Oceanographer) look at nutrient concentrations in the water column.  Photos by P. Sullivan.

May 4, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of Pacific blacksmelt larva. Image of scientist observing birds from the bridge. Image of two crew members attaching a motor to the zodiac.
Microscope photo of Pacific blacksmelt larva (Bathylagus pacificus). Photo by R. Cartwright. George conducting Birding operations from the bridge. Photo by P. Sullivan. Beth and John on the fantail attaching motor to zodiac with Charlie standing by. Photo by P. Sullivan.

May 3 , 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of three ABs. Image of scientist descending a jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac Image of scientists on ice floe during an ice coring operation
Three of the six ABs on the Thompson: Pam, Stephanie, and Linda (left to right). Photo by P. Sullivan. In preparation for a seal catch, Bob descends the jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac.Photo by P. Sullivan. Morgan and Lisa on an ice floe during an ice coring operation.Photo by P. Sullivan.

May 2 , 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of seal operations boat stuck on the ice. Image of a seal catch and tagging. Image of the retrieval of a bongo.
Seal ops boats got closed into the ice after a seal tagging and had to work their way out. Photo by P. Sullivan. A seal catch and tagging. Look closely for the seal. Photo by C. Ladd. Photo series showing retrieval of a bongo. Photo by E. Cokelet.

April 30, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of 3-person ice coring team on an ice floe. Image of an ice core sample with label and meter stick. Image of Colleen and Peggy on an ice floe as ice coring team.
Three-person ice coring team on the first ice flow trip, as taken from the bridge. Photo by L. Eisner. An ice core from a floe, numbered and measured. Note the banding in the core. Photo by P. Sullivan. Colleen and Peggy on an ice floe taking core samples. Photo by E. Cokelet.

 

 

April 29/30, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

Image of scientist preparing a nitrate sensor. Image of temperature sensors and their tri-float clusters. Image of Freeman crew deploying a nitrate sensor.
Dylan preparing a nitrate sensor for deployment. Click thumb for larger image. Photo by A. Jenkins. Temperature sensors (located at the base of each tri-float cluster) record temperatures at 3 and 5m below the surface of the water. Click thumb for larger image. Photo by A. Jenkins. Freeman crew is deploying a nitrate sensor. Click thumb for larger image. Photo by A. Jenkins.

 

 

April 28, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

Image of a NOAA diver putting a bottle in a collection bag Image of Peter with slurp gun sample.
NOAA diver putting a collection bottle in a mesh bag. Click thumb for larger image. Under the sea ice. Click thumb for larger image.

 

April 28, 2006--R/V Thompson

St.Paul, Alaska harbor
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska.

 

April 27, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of Kathy preserving a water sample. Image of zodiacs up on ice floe tagging seal. Image of scientists on ice floe attempting to capture a spotted seal.
Kathy pickling a bongo sample, the residual when the zooplankton is removed. Photo by P. Sullivan. Zodiacs pulled up on an ice floe where the seal group tagged a year-old spotted seal pup. Photo by P. Sullivan. On an ice floe Mike and Shawn attempt to catch an adult spotted seal. Photo by E. Cokelet.

 

April 26, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of scientists going over morning plans. Image of a pteropod. Image of a McKay's bunting
Nancy (Chief Scientist) and Phyllis (Principal Investigator), going over morning plans. This is how we look at 6 a.m. Photo by P. Sullivan. Microscope image of a pteropod, a small planktonic snail. Photo by C. Harpold. McKay's bunting, a finch-sized bird that breeds mostly in the area of St.Matthews Island in the Bering Sea. Photos by P. Sullivan.

 

April 25, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of a small boat transport between the Thompson and the Freeman Image of a night CTD in a snowstorm. Image of slides of phytoplankton being made from CTD water samples
Small boat transport between the Thompson and the Miller Freeman. Photo by P. Sullivan (using Ned's cool camera). Night CTD in a snowstorm. Rob and Dave persevering. Photo by C. Parada. Lisa making slides of phytoplankton from CTD water samples. Photo by K. Mier.

 

 

April 24, 2006--R/V Thompson

Image of seal zodiac on the ice. Image of a seal group in a seal capture. Image of Pam running a crane.
Seal zodiac in the ice. One of our first ice operations. Photo by E.Cokelet. Seal group in a seal capture. Pup is under net, mother is on ice floe along with Mike and Shawn. Photo by E.Cokelet. AB Pam running crane as zodiacs are put into the water for ice operations. Photo by P.Sullivan.

 

April 23, 2006--R/V Thompson

the Tucker Trawl with most of the CTD/Bongo crew. an euphausiid. selected crew walking on ice.
The Tucker Trawl, first assembly. Most of the CTD/Bongo crew on deck with Marine Tech Mike and Captain Phil Smith. Photo by P.Sullivan. Microscope picture of an euphausiid. Photo by C.Harpold Our first walk on ice. Ned and Bob are standing. Charlie, Mike and Evgeniy are in boats. Note the bands of ice and water in the background. Photo by P.Sullivan.

 

April 23, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

Image of NOAA divers Image of Mark climbing out of a dive boat. Image of Peter with slurp gun sample.
NOAA divers. Click thumb for larger image. Mark climbing out of dive boat. Click thumb for larger image. Peter with slurp gun sample. Click thumb for larger image.

 

April 20, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

Click thumbnail for full image . Photo by Alex DeRobertis. Click thumbnail for full image. Photo by Alex DeRobertis. Click thumbnail for full image. Photo by Alex DeRobertis.

 

April 20, 2006--R/V Thompson
CTD with accumulated snow. Photo by C. Parada. Working on the zodiacs on the fantail before launch. Photo by P. Sullivan. One of two launched zodiacs pulled up alongside the R/V Thompson for our first run. Photo by K. Mier.

 

April 19, 2006--R/V Thompson

Dave setting up the CTD rosette and niskin bottles for the next cast.
Dave setting up the CTD rosette and niskin bottles for the next cast. Photo by P.Sullivan. The Thompson cuts a path through a band of ice. Photo by P.Sullivan. Mike and Beth of the Marine Mammals group doing observations on the bridge. Photo by P.Sullivan.

 

 

 

April 18, 2006--R/V Thompson

eiser diatoms
Spraying down the bongo nets.
Deploying a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth package
Microscope photo of diatoms from a 40-meter deep sample taken when we were in the ice two days ago. Photo and sample from L. Eisner. Phyllis and Kathy spraying down the bongo nets after a deployment. Photo by P. Sullivan. Deploying a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth package). Photo by P. Sullivan.

 

April 18, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

Tony preparing equipment for a TAPS mooring.
Bruce and Steve assembling a surface mooring.
Tony preparing equipment for a TAPS mooring. Bruce and Steve assembling a surface mooring.

 

April 17, 2006--R/V Thompson

Gull on floating ice.
Ice pancakes viewed from the bridge
Gull on floating ice. Photo by K. Mier. Ice pancakes viewed from the bridge. Photo by E. Logerwell.

 

 

April 17, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

Tony preparing equipment for a TAPS mooring.
Bruce and Steve assembling a surface mooring.
The Electronics Technician reterminating the winch wire for the CTD. Unimak Pass.

 

April 16, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

mooring recovery on Freeman Bill at desk.
Recovering a Shelikof mooring, piece by piece. A technician listens for an acoustic reply from a mooring's electronic release at the ocean floor. These transmissions help locate moorings and allow the mooring to be released from its anchor.

 

April 15, 2006--R/V Thompson

Deploying the CALVET at M2.
A flotilla of gulls off starboard near CTD operations.
Bird observation on the bridge.
Deploying the CALVET at M2. Photo by P. Sullivan. A flotilla of gulls off starboard near CTD operations. Photo by P. Sullivan. Bird observation on the bridge. Photo by P. Sullivan.

 

April 15, 2006--NOAAS Freeman

photo of stowed moorings on Miller Freeman
Looking down on the back deck of the Miller Freeman. Mooring equipment is visible: to the right are floats supporting acoustic current profilers; to the left are yellow floats and railroad wheel anchors.

April 13, 2006--R/V Thompson

Leaving Kodiak, Alaska. Water, mountains and birds.
Calvin and Colleen collecting a water sample from the sea chest.
Sea spray in storm, from ship's bridge.
The storm through a port hole. Photo by E.Cokelet. Calvin and Colleen collecting a sample from the sea chest. Photo by E.Cokelet. A bridge shot. Spray hits ~50 ft during the storm. Photos by G.Hunt.

 

April 12, 2006--R/V Thompson

Leaving Kodiak, Alaska. Water, mountains and birds.
Safety Meeting onboard R/V Thompson: trying on a survival "gumby" suit.
Rough waters, wave and splash on the route to Shelikof Strait.
Leaving Kodiak on Tuesday. Can you see the large number of gulls? Photo by P. Sullivan

Trying on survival gear; a "gumby suit". Photo by E. Cokelet.

Waters are rough as we head north to Shelikof Strait. Photo by P. Sullivan.

 

April 11, 2006--R/V Thompson

R/V T.G. Thompson. The Science Party will meet the ship starting April 9 in Kodiak, AK.
Up-to-date snow and Ice cover for April 2. From NOAA/NESDIS
Unloading a container to the ship. Yellow is a covered CTD. Photo by P. Sullivan.

A group of steller sea lions camped out near the dock in Kodiak.

Photo by E. Cokelet.

Snow starts to fall as seen off the fantail of the Thompson. Photo by P. Sullivan.

 

 Pre-cruise Images (prior to April 11)--R/V Thompson

R/V T.G. Thompson. The Science Party will meet the ship starting April 9 in Kodiak, AK.
Up-to-date snow and Ice cover for April 2. From NOAA/NESDIS
Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson. Photo courtesy of UW Oceanography MarTech. Ice and Snow cover on April 2, 2006 from NOAA/NESDIS site. NOAA Ship Miller Freeman in Kodiak, Alaska. Photo thanks to the Miller Freeman site.
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