Daily Archives: July 11, 2026

Day 21: Productive Project Party!

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For some of us, it was another early morning. Maxene, Wesley, Gabe, Matthew, and Sam went to various field sites to collect more data for their projects. The rest of us enjoyed sleeping in a little bit (7:45 am).

Addy hard at work “helping” Aoife with her project. (Credit: Olivia)
Eva observing her third tow of plankton samples in the lab. We are all hoping they can keep them alive this time. (Credit: Olivia)
Sam is hard at work doing very complex science unknown to the bloggers. (Credit: Olivia)
Aoife’s scallops in a small tank. She is observing how different colored scallops behave differently. (Credit: Olivia)

At this point, most students’ projects are coming together and we are seeing some interesting results. Nonetheless, tomorrow will be another early morning out in the field for those less fortunate. Next, we were informed we would watch a harbor seal necropsy.

The seal pup was just about one week old, and the cause of death was somewhat unknown, but it was suspected to have been separated from its mother in some way.

Prep before the necropsy. (Credit: Olivia)
Harbor seal pup prepped before the necropsy. (Credit: Kashi)

Blog Credits: Kashi, Olivia, Silas, Maxene