{"id":86,"date":"2014-10-15T16:34:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T16:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2019-05-31T19:43:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:43:16","slug":"creep-into-the-deep-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Creep into the Deep 2015! NOAA OER"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0#1:\u00a0<\/b> July 19-24, 2015\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Research Project: Vision and Bioluminescence in the Deep-sea Benthos II, NOAA Ocean Exploration<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Goal:\u00a0“To discover vision and bioluminescence on the floor of the deep sea. Dr. Tamara Frank<\/em><\/p>\n

Students study vision and bioluminescence in animals living down to 6562 ft (2000 m) on the Northern West Florida escarpment and the base of the West Florida Escarpment in DeSoto Canyon when they join deep sea scientists, Tamara Frank and Charles Messing (NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center), Edith Widder (Ocean Conservation and Research Association), Sonke Johnsen (Duke University), and Heather Bracken-Grissom (Florida International University).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Research funded by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, award number NA14OAR0110264)<\/span><\/p>\n