Adventures of a Seabuck

image of many boxes and bins stacked in the forward hold of the ship

Sea Log: 2024-03-18

LAND HO!!!! Seabuck is a landbuck once again. It is wonderful to be back on solid ground,1 to sleep in a quiet room,2 a…
Mar 18, 2024

image of many boxes and bins stacked in the forward hold of the ship

Sea Log: 2024-03-17

The science is done,1 the…
Mar 17, 2024

pastel colored cloud at sunset, over the ocean. Photo is slightly blurry

Sea Log: 2024-03-16

The last proper day of doing science. Wowzas.
Mar 16, 2024

a dark photo, with some pinpricks of light (stars) and one very bright light (moon)

Sea Log: 2024-03-15

Not much to report;1 an average day at sea with nets and DPI.
Mar 15, 2024

sunset over the ocean.

Sea Log: 2024-03-14

Longest day ever where I went to bed Thursday March 14th at 1:30am1, slept, got up in time for lunch, then stayed up through breakfast2 on Friday morning3. And now I write this…
Mar 14, 2024

 

Sea Log: 2024-03-13

A very stormy day. But storms are a bit deceiving out here because it’ll look stunningly beautiful, but it’ll be hella, hella windy. With big waves and choppy seas.
Mar 13, 2024

gray clouds over the ocean with the faintest hint of sunset

Sea Log: 2024-03-12

The sunset tonight. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW I have no other words. Easily the best sunset of the cruise thus far. It truly looked like it was…
Mar 12, 2024

smaller boat pulled up alongside R/V Revelle to swap some people and bring more jars

Sea Log: 2024-03-11

It’s port call day! Well, sort of. We1 aren’t going all the way into port, rather we are getting close and then hovering in the water while a small boat comes out to…
Mar 11, 2024

a small CA two spot hatchling octopus in a plastic tupperware

Sea Log: 2024-03-10

Leroy returned!!!1 Truly, what a feat to collect not one, but TWO bby octopuses out at sea! This time he showed up in…
Mar 10, 2024

a large pyrosome in a gallon-sized jar being held up by Grace

Sea Log: 2024-03-08

Not much to report from sea today. The swells and wind died down, so science was back on!1 Bongo tonight was less gooey,2 sunset was…
Mar 8, 2024

a large gelatinous salp in a plastic shoebox

Sea Log: 2024-03-07

Choppy, windy, swelly day so most of the science stuff got cancelled (not safe to put instruments into the water, especially off the stern). Spent a good portion of the…
Mar 7, 2024

cryogenic marker next to a labeled lid, with worksheet filled out in the background detailing labelled petri dishes.

Sea Log: 2024-03-06

Pretty sure I spent more time in bed than out of bed today. I slept in (till nearly 1400) then did all my things1 and then after DPI was recovered I figured I could do the rest of my computer things from bed so that’s where I am. I’ve embraced that life at sea truly is…
Mar 6, 2024

four people standing in a lab and adoringly looking at a tupperware container with a small baby octopus in it

Sea Log: 2024-03-05

Land ho! Our long transit from yesterday is over and we’re back closer to shore for this next cycle.1 Being closer to shore, the ocean is ALIVE AND ABUNDANT AGAIN. Like whoa, if you just look over the side of the ship after dark you can see TONS of things drifting/swimming…
Mar 5, 2024

gorgeous pastel/streaky clouds at sunset

Sea Log: 2024-03-04

Today we were in transit allll day long. Roughly a 20 hour transit as we come back closer to shore for our fourth station.1 I spent the day reading,2 journaling, catching up with some landlubber friends, and hanging with new sea friends. We spent a good amount of time at lunch reminscing about nostalgic childhood candies…
Mar 4, 2024

sunset drawn on styrofoam cup, more cups and art supplies in background of photo

Sea Log: 2024-03-03

Last night, I participated in an essential seafaring activity: decorating styrofoam cups to be sent down in the ocean and shrunk due to the pressure.1 Many a cup were decorated and sent down on…
Mar 3, 2024

gorgeous pastel/streaky clouds at sunset

Sea Log: 2024-03-02

Hell…
Mar 2, 2024

rainbow in the sky, overlooking the stern of the ship

Sea Log: 2024-02-29

Currently waiting to pull the DPI back on deck (once it finishes its undulations and picture-taking of assorted plankton/zooplankton/whatever else floats past its…
Feb 29, 2024

four people posing with a black fish, held up by tweezers.

Sea Log: 2024-02-28

I decided we needed some spice for this log,1 thus I have done two things to add zest:
Feb 28, 2024

three people demostrating how to shut a door. CTD instrument in foreground

Sea Log: 2024-02-27

When you’re not a grad student, just a mere volunteer, out at sea, you tend to have a fair amount of free time.1…
Feb 27, 2024

posterior nectophore bell of a siphonophore, held by hand in purple gloves

Sea Log: 2024-02-26

This is a joint post from yesterday and today. Because honestly not tons has happened out of the ordinary;1 j…
Feb 26, 2024

rainbow sunset, with golden sun glow, over the pacific ocean

Sea Log: 2024-02-24

Processing the deep MOCNESS took a while so that meant I went to bed at about 0500. And completely forgot that we have weekly drills aboard ship so that was a pleasant…
Feb 24, 2024

sunset over the pacific ocean, with some pastel streaky clouds

Sea Log: 2024-02-23

I’m sure you…
Feb 23, 2024

manta zooplankton net being towed through the ocean

Sea Log: 2024-02-22

Today was also a very excellent chill day,1 mostly spent looking at cool things above, below, and around me.2 Cool things include: sunrise, whales,3 sunset, rocket launch4, sea aliens…
Feb 22, 2024

three people sitting around a ship deck in adirondack chairs.

Sea Log: 2024-02-21

Today was chillest of chill, with excellent sea vibes. The swells woke me up so I knew we were either in a storm or cruising. Got above decks and turns out we were in transit1 to our next study location. Had a fair bit of wind that added to the waves and motion of the…
Feb 21, 2024

three people sitting around a ship deck in adirondack chairs.

Sea Log: 2024-02-20

We’ve hit the point in this journey that the wacky sleep schedules (and/or lack of sleep for some people1) mean filters are lowered and giggles have gone up. Not all the laughs are nerdy jokes but a not insignificant ones are…
Feb 20, 2024

Image of mocness net getting prepared to deploy. Nets are splayed on deck with cod ends attached.

Sea Log: 2024-02-19

Hello again. I missed a day due to several factors: namely because I’m on night shift for nets1, feeling ill2, and there are tons of other things to look at3 and/or do.4
Feb 19, 2024

seals lounging on a green buoy in the middle of the harbor. land visible in the background.

Sea Log: 2024-02-17

Woke up suddenly at 04441. Alarm set for 0500 so this was convenient, I guess. Didn’t want to miss our departure from the dock (scheduled for 0600, due to the tides2), and figured I could help with the final battening down…
Feb 17, 2024

side image of r/v roger revelle, blue-hulled ship with white writing on the side, and assorted scientific instruments on top.

Land Log: 2024-02-16

I’ve moved aboard Revelle, so today is kinda a land log, kinda a sea log. (The boat is still physically tied to the pier so I’m calling this a land log officially).
Feb 16, 2024

 

Land Log: 2024-02-15

The journey has officially begun–today’s log is written from the sky as I fly from Boston to San Diego. My lovely parents will pick me up from the airport, likely with my…
Feb 15, 2024

 

Land Log: 2024-02-13

Last day at work today (until the end of March)–a wild feeling to say the least!…
Feb 13, 2024
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