R/V Weatherbird Blog-Sam Bosman
In 2008 I moved from the east coast of Canada, where I finished my Master’s degree in Science, to Florida to start my career at Florida State University. I had never imagined that I would still be here after what…
R/V Weatherbird Blog-Dr. Travis Washburn
So this is my third Mud & Blood cruise, and my focus is definitely on the mud! One Gulf Expedition Hub My name is Travis Washburn, and I work at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. My dissertation focused on…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Joel Ortega-Ortíz
USF-Marine Science | Fishing Team, Ecosystem Modeling I am part of the ecological modelling team of C-IMAGE. More specifically, I am working on an Atlantis model for the southern Gulf of Mexico. During the first leg of the 2017 One…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Education Day-Ben Prueitt
USF Marine Science | Outreach & Operations Making expectations for this cruise was difficult, on top of me having only one leg of a Mud & Blood cruise under my belt, a collaborative cruise to Cuba has not occurred in…
R/V Weatherbird Blog-Susan Snyder
After this cruise to Cuba, I have circumnavigated the Gulf of Mexico on the R/V Weatherbird II! I have participated in each Mud & Blood cruise since 2012, from the northern Gulf, to the Yucatan, Bay of Campeche, Texas and…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Adrian Martínez Suárez
Centro de Investigaciones Marinas-University of Havana | Recent sediments for paleo-environmental studies, Mud team ¿Cuáles fueron sus expectativas en el crucero? ¿Científicamente? ¿Colaborativamente? Siempre esperé aprender mucho durante la estancia en el WeatherBird II. Ciertamente superó mis expectativas, conocer toda la…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Alexei Ruiz Abierno
Centro de Investigaciones Marinas-University of Havana | Sharks diversity, abundance and distribution | Fish team What were your expectations leading into the cruise? Scientifically? Collaboratively? To conduct sampling using bottom longline gear in order to collect information about the fish…
R/V Weathebird Log-Kristina Deak
USF College of Marine Science | Molecular biology and genetics of golden tilefish | Fish collection and dissection How did your anticipation of this cruise compare with previous ones to the northern or southern Gulf? I've worked with the Murawski…
R/V Weatherbird Blog-Zenaida Navarro
My name is Zenaida María Navarro Martínez. I am a PhD student from the Center for Marine Research, University of Havana (CIM-UH). My research topic is Ecology and conservation of marine fishes. My PhD, specifically, is about bonefish and tarpon…
R/V Weatherbird Log-Patrick Schwing
USF Marine Science | Sediments, geochronology, benthic foraminifera | Coring coordinator, 'mud guru' How did your anticipation of this cruise compare with previous ones to the northern or southern Gulf? My anticipation of this cruise was similar logistically to some of…
