By Bodil Bluhm, University of Alaska Fairbanks
and Katrin Iken, University of Alaska Fairbanks
September 17, 2012
The 2012 Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) cruise has come to a close. The scientists have safely made their ways home. And Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken from the University of Alaska Fairbanks share a few additional photos collected over the course of the second leg of the 2012 RUSALCA mission. Enjoy!
A beam trawl in the water, collecting samples of marine life for scientists to sort through. Image courtesy of Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken, 2012 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA. Download larger version (jpg, 892 KB).
Scientists sort through samples collected using the trawl. Image courtesy of Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken, 2012 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA. Download larger version (jpg, 859 KB).
Buccinum polare, a species of sea snail, collected during the 2012 RUSALCA expedition. Image courtesy of Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken, 2012 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA. Download larger version (jpg, 694 KB).
Neoiphinoe coronata, also known as the crowned hairy snail, collected during a trawl. Image courtesy of Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken, 2012 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA. Download larger version (jpg, 550 KB).
Arctic sea stars, Ctenodiscus crispatus, collected during a trawl, artfully arranged. Image courtesy of Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken, 2012 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA. Download larger version (jpg, 664 KB).
The "longfinger hermit," or Pagurus rathbuni. Image courtesy of Bodil Bluhm and Katrin Iken, 2012 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA. Download larger version (jpg, 598 KB).
