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Beagle Project
Day three on board Stad Amsterdam
Plankton Identification
September 3, 2009
22:00 HR
Well there you have it, rough sea have kept my activities to a minimum and mostly in my bunk. My cabin mate Redmond O’Hanlon, the author of numerous books and now one titled “Trawler” has faired not much better, but seems to rally during the evening.
This morning there was a bit of excitement as the apparatus put to catch plankton was put over the stern. There seems a lot we can tell about the sea through this collecting of plankton. Specimens that were found only in the Atlantic are now found in different seas. Also DNA logging will be done once the journey is finished. Plankton will be kept frozen in an -80 degree freezer while onboard. The head researcher will begin training the crew and volunteers to carry on the collection when she leaves the ship.
On deck, I was pre-interviewed for a taping that will take place tomorrow morning. Of course it is all dependent upon the weather and the health of those involved.
Each day will try to make it a point to get the GPS location, wind speed and direction.
18:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
48 degrees, 30.9’ N
006 degrees, 23.9 W
Wind speed 15 knots
Wind direction WSW
From these coordinates you should be able to follow our journey. Well it is starting to get rough again. Someone said we would be looking for a force 9 gale (Who knows what means?) More tomorrow. Up on deck I hear commands being shouted to take down sails
22:00 HR
Well there you have it, rough sea have kept my activities to a minimum and mostly in my bunk. My cabin mate Redmond O’Hanlon, the author of numerous books and now one titled “Trawler” has faired not much better, but seems to rally during the evening.
This morning there was a bit of excitement as the apparatus put to catch plankton was put over the stern. There seems a lot we can tell about the sea through this collecting of plankton. Specimens that were found only in the Atlantic are now found in different seas. Also DNA logging will be done once the journey is finished. Plankton will be kept frozen in an -80 degree freezer while onboard. The head researcher will begin training the crew and volunteers to carry on the collection when she leaves the ship.
On deck, I was pre-interviewed for a taping that will take place tomorrow morning. Of course it is all dependent upon the weather and the health of those involved.
Each day will try to make it a point to get the GPS location, wind speed and direction.
18:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
48 degrees, 30.9’ N
006 degrees, 23.9 W
Wind speed 15 knots
Wind direction WSW
From these coordinates you should be able to follow our journey. Well it is starting to get rough again. Someone said we would be looking for a force 9 gale (Who knows what means?) More tomorrow. Up on deck I hear commands being shouted to take down sails