| « | Thursday August 03, 2006 | » |
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Start: 07/27/2006 - 08:00
End: 08/04/2006 - 12:00
 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. Start: 08/03/2006 - 08:00
End: 08/03/2006 - 12:00
Final days, final dives… Day Eight‘s dive was right on the money. Cinematographer Norbert Wu filmed Chief Scientist Paula Whitfield as she discovered the temperature sensor from last year’s survey, right next to the anchor line. “I retrieved a temperature sensor from a site that is one of the farthest from land, and the temperature did not go below 60F all winter long,” Paula noted. “This is definitely warm enough for year-round survival of lionfish and other tropical species.” Scientists have wondered whether the summertime expansion of the lionfish range can be maintained during the cold winter months. Apparently in some spots, along the warm Gulf Stream currents, they can – even at depths of 145 feet. | ||
