NOAA Teacher at Sea
Kazu Kauinana
Onboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette
May 9 – 23, 2006
Mission: Fisheries Survey
Geographical Area: Hawaiian Islands
Date: May 20, 2006
Weather Data from Bridge
Latitude: 24, 12.5 N
Longitude: 166, 50.6 W
Visibility: 10 Nm
Wind direction: 95
Wind speed: 25 Kts
Sea wave height: 3-4
Sea swell height: 5-7
Seawater temperature: 25.0
Sea level pressure: 1022.2
Cloud cover: 1/8 cumulus, cirrus
Science and Technology Log
This morning I spoke with the Lead Electrical Technician John Skinner. He has been following the progress of the bust I am creating of Lead scientist, Chad Yoshinaga. He told me that he liked the sculpture and that it has been great having an art teacher at sea this time around. Apparently I am the first, and the perspective I have given has been interesting and different from the science teachers.
He is also the computer guy for the ship and he spends his spare time taking digital photos and putting together slide shows. Anyway, he asked me if I would like to see it, and of course I said yes. It was awesome! It was pictures that he and others had taken on many of the various trips out to the Hawaiian Archipelago. It includes pictures of the voyage I am on, only much better. He gave me a copy and I can’t wait to show you guys this DVD. It will blow you away! He also told me about a book called Archipelago that has fantastic photos of these atolls.
The rest of the day I worked on my sculpture and watched the fishermen. They caught Bull Dorado (mahi-mahi), Ahi and Uku. BeegBahgahs!!!
