Mission Logs from NOAA research vessel R/V Nancy Foster in its expedition from July 27 to August 4, 2006.

Betsy Crowfoot, EISF's journalist, participated in this exciting voyage to investigate the Indio-Pacific red lionfish invasion into U.S. Atlantic coastal areas.  Betsy posted Blogs "live" daily to inform us about her at-sea experience and new scientific discoveries from this mission's research.

Underwater cinematographer Norbert Wu joined the lionfish collection team on two dives today in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”

At the first, a shipwreck in 18 fathoms (108 ft) of water, Norb reported, “There was a severe thermocline at about 100 feet. Below this, the water was very cold, green, and full of marine snow.” A thermocline is a temperature transition zone between warmer surface water and colder deep water.