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sealog #5: zero degrees

2009-11-07T01:52:01Z

yesterday afternoon, we sailed across the equator. although we joked about feeling the bump as we went across, this is actually a big deal at sea, attended by rituals and ceremonies that are specific to each ship. those who have not crossed be...

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sealog #4: the first catch

2009-11-07T01:51:25Z

on monday night we reached our first 'superstation,' a central point around which we would deploy several kinds of sampling gear. ten superstations are planned for the voyage, with 5-10 separate samples to be taken at each - a variety of benthic,...

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sealog #3: the flying food chain

2009-11-01T18:46:02Z

although the days tend to run together a bit out here, each is usually marked by at least one unique event. the day before yesterday, it was the flying fish. they leapt out of the water singly, in small groups or by the hundreds, to spread their...

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sealog #2: fair seas, sea fare, and an unlikely seafarer

2009-10-31T05:58:27Z

sometimes the most mundane aspects of a travel experience make the biggest impression, so i'd like to dedicate today's entry to food, preceded by a brief weather report. neptune has continued to smile upon us, with very gentle swells accompanied ...

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sealog #1

2009-10-29T11:14:19Z

hi. i'm in the atlantic ocean, off northwestern africa. in fact, this morning we officially passed into the tropics by crossing the tropic of cancer. but let me back up a little. on saturday/sunday i traveled from auckland to the canary islan...

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possible upcoming radio silence

2009-10-23T00:59:38Z

inkspotters, there is a chance that the entire month of november will be update-free. i am off on a five-week research trip as of tomorrow, to the south atlantic ocean. i hear that there will be email access (kind of counting on that actually), ...

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webnesday, episode 37 (assassin edition)

2009-10-21T00:52:19Z

spider friends, in honor of hallowe'en this week (well... our hallowe'en party is tonight since i'll be away next week), i bring you a truly freaky spider. in fact, i consider this possibly the most creepy spider i've ever seen. (and alas, like ...

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a study in leaves and sand

2009-10-20T06:26:41Z

warning, purists: the next two were staged (you'd never guess) and the three after that were mostly black-and-white-ified in photoshop... but i still like them.

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orua bay

2009-10-20T06:14:33Z

this weekend we celebrated our one-year anniversary. we still had an outstanding wedding present (outstanding indeed), a mystery weekend away, and decided to cash it in for a getaway in celebration of the past twelve months. (actually a week ear...

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webnesday, episode 36 (hodgepodge edition)

2009-10-13T19:14:28Z

hi. hi! i wasn't very good with webnesday while i was away. but i'm back home now (briefly, more details to follow), and the world of spiders certainly hasn't stood still for me in the meantime. when i had time to look, i did find them in th u...

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