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- The name of the teacher is Jillian Worssam.
- The expedition is sponsored by a partnership through PolarTREC and NOAA’S Teacher at Sea Program. It is called the Bering Ecosystem Study 08”
- The date of the entry: June 30-August 2, 2008.
Expedition summary: Jillian Worssam is part of a team that will be studying the ecosystem of the Bering Sea. They will conduct sampling along a series of transects over the eastern Bering. The researchers will be measuring salinity, temperature, and nutrient content of the sea water, to name a few. One discovery: Changes in the organic matter supply on the sea floor affect benthic organisms. One question I had: Are there any type of species in the Bering Sea that are in danger?