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• Research Cruises
• Freshwater Sponges
• Freshwater Sponge SEM

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The research vessel.

Assembling a Thermistor. It will measure the flow speed coming out of the sponge oscula.

ROPOS being lowered into the water, stocked full of cameras and instruments.

ROPOS on descent.

ROPOS team controlling the ROV in the control room.

Octopus

Niskin container water sampling.

Mud Core sampling.

Green fluorescine is used to visualize flow through the sponge. In the back, a thermistor tip is inserted into an osculum.

A little stowaway.

The cutest sponge you ever did see.

O'Connor Lake, British Columbia

Sooke River, British Columbia

Mohun Lake, British Columbia

Found sponges? Mark the spot on iNaturalist!

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