Local news coverage (Channel 9, Oklahoma City, OK) of Melissa Lau's upcoming expedition in Alaska.
The team deploys a plankton trawl and other scientific equipment. Dr. Carin Ashjian, Dr. Robert Campbell, Dr. Steve Okkonen, Phil Alatalo.
Expedition research team retrives oceanographic mooring and instruments after a year in East Barrow Canyon.
A typical day for oceanographers aboard the research vessel Ukpik as it collects data and samples across transect #6 in the Beaufort Sea region.