The most frequent variety of phytoplankton I saw was the Corethron. The other two types are the Chaetoceros and the Thalassiosira. It was fun looking for the various types and I hope to find more over the next few weeks. Today is a day off at Palmer, but you will still find many people working. Science rarely takes a day off at Palmer.
Time is a precious commodity.
Ray and Sarah were working on the ac9. I spent my day running chlorophyll samples, using the microscope and working with the group studying krill. The krill group took a zodiac out to collect more for their ongoing study. More on that later. Computers are wonderful tools.