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It’s the Little Things in Life (like Plankton)

October 9, 2017
The deck crew and survey tech bring the bongo nets back on board NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson.

Photo: Jenny Smallwood

When the crew and science team aren’t working jellyfish laden Stauffer trawls, they’re busy with the bongo nets. These are my favorite because they pull up lots of plankton. Most people would totally freak out if they knew how much stuff was swimming around in the water with them, including pteropods, which look a bit like slugs with wings. Pteropods are a type of zooplankton also know as sea butterflies for the small “wings” attached to their bodies.
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