Elizaveta Ershova, Cornelia Jaspers, and Russ Hopcroft steady the 'bongo' plankton net package, while Russ motions to the winch operator to raise the net. The bongo nets are the primary way zooplankton are captured during the 2009 RUSALCA expedition.

Elizaveta Ershova, Cornelia Jaspers, and Russ Hopcroft steady the bongo plankton net package, while Russ motions to the winch operator to raise the net. The bongo nets are the primary way zooplankton are captured during the 2009 RUSALCA expedition. Image courtesy of 2009 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA.

RUSALCA 2009

RUSALCA 2009: September 28 Log

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