http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/rss.xmlMAR-ECO RSSWed, 27 May 2009 14:59:41 -0400Cascade Serverweb@wm.eduhttp://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/dumbo.phpWe just caught several cirrate, or finned, octopods, including a very large specimen of a rarely caught species—the dumbo octopod.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/bottom_world.phpTrawling the bottom of the mid-Atlantic ridge is an arduous task. Think of trying to tow a large net from an airplane along the side of a mountain.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/v_carmo.phpI am especially interested in the diets of a group of mid-water fishes that includes dragonfishes, lightfishes, hatchetfishes, viperfishes, and loosejaws.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/not_in_georgia.phpAll of my reading about deep-sea ecosystem structure and diversity could not even remotely prepare me for what I’m seeing out here in person. I’m definitely not in Georgia anymore.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/what_a_deal.phpIn perhaps the best trawl to date we capture deep-sea squids, a large octopod, sawtooth eels, angler fishes, and the seldom-seen dealfish.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/sheer_abundance.phpPerhaps the most interesting feature of the expedition thus far is the sheer abundance of critters collected along the abyssal plain adjacent to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/anticipation.phpAfter a week of steaming, a port call for a replacement part, and three events in the Bigelow Olympics, we have finally arrived at our first sampling station in the North Atlantic.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://www.vims.edu/blogs/mareco/steam_to_mar.phpWe departed from Newport, RI on June 12th and have been steaming ever since. Our destination: the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone on the mid-Atlantic Ridge.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400