Tangaroa — Week 2, 7-13 February 2008

Image gallery — onboard Tangaroa this week.

These images are part of the New Zealand Science Learning Hub — an initiative of the Government of New Zealand, funded through the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, and developed in collaboration with educators and the science sector.

 

Week 2 focuses on the research vessel Tangaroa.

 

Sea ice covering most of the sea.
R.V.Tangaroa progressing through the sea ice.
Photo: J. Mitchell
View behind Tangaroa showing her track through the sea ice.
R.V.Tangaroa progressing through the sea ice.
Photo: J. Mitchell

 

Example of a shallow school seen at 70°00’S 178°30’E. Acoustic signals were strongest (mostly red and yellow) on 70 and 120 kHz (right panels), weaker (green and blue) on 38 kHz (bottom left), and were not detected on 12 kHz (top left). This frequency res
Example of a shallow school seen at 70°00'S 178°30'E. Acoustic signals were strongest (mostly red and yellow) on 70 and 120 kHz (right panels), weaker (green and blue) on 38 kHz (bottom left), and were not detected on 12 kHz (top left). This frequency response is characteristic of macrozooplankton, and the school was probably krill.
Photo: R. O'Driscoll
Scientists preparing the CPR for deployment on the deck of Tangaroa.
Dr. Julie Hall preparing the CPR for deployment.
Photo: G. Walker
Captured zooplankton on the unrolled silk from the CPR.
Silk from the CPR showing zooplankton captured on the mechanically advanced silks.
Photo: R. O'Driscoll
Net being hauled back on the deck.
Recovering the rough bottom trawl.
Photo: J. Mitchell
Many scientists walking about a trawl net on deck.
The excitement of the first trawl.
Photo: J. Mitchell
Snow covered mountain in Terra Nova Bay.
Mt Melbourne (2733 m) backdrop to Terra Nova Bay.
Photo: J. Mitchell
A very big tabular iceberg.
A small part of iceberg B15J.
Photo: J. Mitchell
Conspicous fauna are the large hexactinellid sponge Rosella sp. (left) and feather stars (centre & lower right). Image width is 1.1 m
Conspicous fauna are the large hexactinellid sponge Rosella sp. (left) and feather stars (centre & lower right). Image width is 1.1 m
Photo: D. Bowden
Antarctic Toothfish on the deck.
Antarctic Toothfish.
Photo: J. Mitchell
Nets on the deck.
Rough bottom trawl with two Little BIT benthic nets.
Photo: M. Clark

 

 

 

 

 

 

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