By Eliza, Henry and, Samuel

Today was a project day meaning  we all went our separate ways to complete our various studies. Many of the Southern Resident Orcas came to the island and we got an opportunity to listen to their echolocation. The sculpins got their first concert of viola and clarinet in order to assess their reactions to the music while the bioluminescence team learned about the circadian rhythms of the Noctiluca Scintillans. More research was done into the sleep cycles of Nudibranchs. Saml did dock biodiversity surveys and underwater footage collection via a kayak and Gopro rig he’d built. We were also honored with a visit from the esteemed A. O. Dennis Willows, a UW professor Emeritus directed the incredible Friday Harbor Labs for over thirty years from 1972 to 2005, he taught us about what had made him and his colleagues successful and gave us advice for our futures in the sciences.