HECATE STRAIT 2017
After a two day steam we arrived at the Hecate Strait sponge reefs and deployed the ROV for our first on-site dive. The goals were to get the hang of operating our instruments, deploy flow probes for calibration, and get sponge samples and mud cores for our on-board mesocosm experiment. This is the first time we’ve live streamed our dives and we’re very excited to be able to share our research with the country. Viewers had many questions about our operations and here are a select few:
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AboutThe Leys lab has been exploring the sponge reefs off the coast of British Columbia. Using the Remotely Operated Vehicle ROPOS our team has been studying the ecology, physiology and behaviour of sponges in the newest Marine Protected Area in Canada. ArchivesCategories |