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Naomi has been invited by NOAA's Office
of Ocean Exploration to participate in
a research cruise to the Gulf of Alaska
seamounts on the Research Vessel Atlantis.
From July 30 until August 23, the Atlantis
will be visiting the seamounts (underwater
extinct volcanoes) and exploring them
using the submersible Alvin. The research
focus of the cruise is two-fold: the geology
of the seamounts, and the biology of the
deep-sea corals that flourish at these
diversity hotspots. Naomi's particular
area of interest is the composition of
the bacterial communities associated with
the corals. Click below to read her Journal
Entries Below.
Saturday
7/31/2004 11:56 AM - First Day at Sea
Sunday
8/1/2004 1:56 PM - Transit Days
Monday
8/2/2004 6:03 PM - First Alvin dive -
Denson Seamount
Tuesday
8/3/2004 2:18 PM - Alvin's booty and Catalina's
first dive
Wednesday
8/4/2004 2:05 PM - Catalina's first dive
(really) and Dickens Seamount
Thursady
8/5/2004 5:33 PM - Erratic rocks, fuzzy
sponges, and return to Galapagos
Friday
8/6/2004 8:38 PM - Night Ops
Sunday
8/8/2004 8:36 AM - Catalina goes missing,
and the big bamboo
Monday
8/9/2004 7:01 PM - Due to dive Wednesday!
Wednesday
8/11/2004 10:05 AM - Dive day
Friday
8/13/2004 1:10 PM - Dive at Welker Seamount
Sunday
8/22/2004 2:22 pm - In transit to Astoria,
OR
Tuesday 8/24/2004 9:43am - Last Log Astoria,
OR
Expedition Section Coming Soon:
Check back soon in the Expeditions
Area for Photos from the research
expedtion and video footage from Naomi's
Alvin dive.
Related News:
U.S.
Deep-Sea Expedition Probes Earth's Final
Frontier
Naomi Ward, a microbiologist
from The Institute for Genomic Research
in Rockville, Maryland, is collecting
bacteria—from rocks, soil, water
and even the slime from corals and crabs.
Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution Announces
Deeper-Diving Human Occupied Submersible
to Replace Alvin
New 6500-meter vehicle will provide
expanded capabilities for US Scientists
Legendary
Exploration Sub Alvin to be Retired
- Real Audio Stream All Things Considered
- Friday, August 6, 2004
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