R/V Melville
Everyone’s
gotten adjusted to the watch schedule now, and things are going
well. This morning’s camera tow had some software problems and
had to be brought up and redeployed, resulting in about an hour
delay. We have been getting back some exciting pictures of the
ocean floor, including the one listed in today’s dispatch that
shows a possible extinct hydrothermal vent and a small crab on
one of the rocks. The scientists on each shift are constantly
working to keep dredge samples sorted (see photo), chipped, sawed,
and processed. We are currently up to dredge number 10. We’ve
had no giant squid spottings yet, but are ever on the lookout.
By Jenny McGuire
