Are All Traps Created Equal? April 2017 Cruise
The r/v Discovery left Southampton Friday April 14, 2017 to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain station PAP where we participated in a program to test sediment traps for the project "Are All Traps Created Equal?" Hover mouse over photos to see captions or click on photos to see larger versions.
Discovery Cruise 77 track to PAP Station
NBST deployment on Discovery Cruise April 2017. Meg Estapa (right) and Ken Buesseler (middle, yellow vest).
Sediment trap, Discovery Cruise, April 2017.
Steve Pike (left) deploying the Surface Tether Trap (STT) over the side.
Preparing the surface tether trap, discovery cruise, April 2017. Ken Buesseler (blue hard hat).
Deploying an NBST, Discovery Cruise, April 2017. Meg Estapa (right) and Ken Buesseler (blue hard hat).
Ken Buesseler retrieving an NBST.
Steve Pike signalling to deploy the STT
Ken Buesseler, Meg Estapa & Steve Pike (left to right) preparing an NBST to deploy.
Steve Pike (left) preparing the STT.
