Saturday, November 03, 2007

RV Karma

On Saturday, Tracy and I boarded the Research Vessel Karma for a two hour educational Discovery Cruise out of Matagorda Harbor.

Captain Tom Klaiber and Coastal Naturalist Doyle Schaer were our hosts and instructors. I think I could see myself with a nametag that read "Coastal Naturalist" one day!

Here are some of my pictures:

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RV Karma
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Matagorda Harbor

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Deploying the Plankton Net

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Hoisting in the Net - All Hands on Deck!

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Mr. Doyle telling the kids "It's just like a lady's stocking"

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He called the contents, "Matagorda Stew"

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Baby Jellyfish

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Looking at Diatoms under the microscope

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Preparing the Clamshell Dredge

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"Lower Away"

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Looking at a mud worm under the scope

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Dragging the trawl

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Captain Tom gets some help with the winch

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The bounty of the sea - shrimp, fish, & squid

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Squid

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Checking out the catch

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Croaker

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Barge traffic on the Intracoastal canal

Tracy has a good post on the Discovery Cruise as well.

1 comment:

Bawana said...

Look's like a pretty sneaky way to go fishin if you ask me! Remember the bike riding experiment? No matter what the chosen alternative activity is, you always end up near the water with a fish in your hands!