2017 Shelfwide Cruise
July 24 – July 31
Principal Investigators
Dr. Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana State University (LSU) & Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), Principal Investigator, Chief Scientist
Gene Turner, Louisiana State University (LSU), Principal Investigator
Additional Investigators
Wendy Morrison, Senior Research Associate, Co-Chief Scientist, LUMCON
Logen Pietraroia, Research Assistant, LUMCON
Claire Windecker, Research Assistant, LUMCON
Andrea Price, Visiting Scientist, LSU
Tom Aepelbacher, Research Associate, LSU
Matt Kupchik, Post Doctoral Associate, LSU
Celeste Lanclois, Graduate Student, LSU
Technical Assistance
Marshall Kormanec, Marine Tech, LUMCON
Leslie Smith, Data Manager, Your Ocean Consulting, LLC (onshore)
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Logen & Claire
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Beautiful Sunset
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Capt Erik and Nancy
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The Work Horse Full of Water
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C6C at night
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C6C Is Huge
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Chillin Between Stations
Chillin' Between Stations
Fifty shades of Oxygen
Fifty shades of Oxygen
High Fashion on the High Seas
High Fashion on the High Seas
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Crab Cake
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Crab Cupcake
Needle Fish
Needle Fish
Ode to Leslie
Ode to Leslie
Quiet Night in the Galley
Quiet Night in the Galley
Return of the Amber Bottle
Return of the Amber Bottle. Gene must be awake...
Super Titrating
Super Titrating
Cautious Sampling
Cautious Sampling
6820 over the side
6820 over the side
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Baby Bounties
Baby Bounties
Happy to be at sea
Happy to be at sea
Loading day
Loading day
Neuston net soup
Neuston net soup
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Really_ Forty Sheets_
Rooster in the Hen House
Rooster in the Hen House
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Supertanker at LOOP
Supertanker at LOOP
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3am coffee not the same without Leslie
3am coffee not the same without Leslie
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Andrea patiently waiting on water
Andrea patiently waiting on water
Happy filtering
Happy filtering
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Matt
Matt
Leslie misses 3am coffee too, Wendy!
Leslie misses 3am coffee too, Wendy!
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Ethan and Wendy
Ethan and Wendy
Faithful rooster I will miss you
Faithful rooster I will miss you
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WM BFF
WM BFF
Spectacular sunset
Spectacular sunset
So close yet so far
So close yet so far
Pelican sister ship
Pelican sister ship
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Life at the rail
Life at the rail
Hurry
Hurry
Forty-eight minutes to station
Forty-eight minutes to station
Dolphins at play
Dolphins at play
chlorophyll tubes galore
chlorophyll tubes galore
Box core sunset
Box core sunset
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front of shirt
back of shirt
back of shirt
Angry Eraser
Angry Eraser
sunset bucket toss
sunset bucket toss
Skylar_Winch operator extraordinaire
Skylar_Winch operator extraordinaire
Rodney in the dog house
Rodney in the dog house
No O2 for you
No O2 for you
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Toxins from manure and fertiliser pouring into waterways in and around the Gulf of Mexico are causing harmful algal blooms, leading to widespread ‘dead zones’. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP
