2014 Beaufort Sea Coast

In June 2014, I departed South Texas for my 3rd field season in arctic Alaska. I was extremely excited to participate in my first research cruise! I spent 10 days aboard the R/V Norseman II as part of the Benthic Research Team (aka we played in a lot of mud). We collected >1000 infauna and epifauna invertebrates for stable isotope analysis. I never got tired of seeing ice bergs.

I also returned to Kaktovik on Barter Island collect more stable isotope samples for my masters thesis and to Direct the Kaktovik Oceanography Program for my 2nd year.

Enjoy the photos!

Norseman II Research Cruise in the Beaufort Sea – 2014

  • The Dunton Lab celebrating American’s Best Idea
  • Chocolate is a mission critical supply for the Dunton Lab
  • Filtering Station
  • Sediment Sampling Kit
  • Benthic critter sotope samples waiting to be identified
  • Bivalves
  • CTD
  • Water collection
  • Picking critters from the sediment grab sample
  • Filtering water samples for chl a and isotope analysis
  • Sea cucumber
  • Baby octopus
  • It takes a village to organize my isotope samples!
  • Weather delayed… seeking shelter in the lee side of Cross Island
  • No board games no problem, I’ll make one!

KAKTOVIK OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM 2014

  • Class picture
  • Learning to pull a seine net
  • Data Sonde lesson
  • Sculpin!
  • Nanook foot prints
  • Tour of the R/V Proteus
  • Waldo Arms hotel
  • Hike along the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline