All Aboard: Marine Biodiversity Cruise

I recently went aboard the F/F Helmer Hannssen, a UiT research and teaching vessel. We caught many crusteaseans, fish, and echinoderms such as seastars. Ocean biodiversity is a treasure!

Location: 
Balsfjord

Photos

The ship is equipped with many gadgets, including acoustic technologies for mapping the seafloor
On the deck, the students are told to watch their step and their head
Pictured: a clean sieve ready to filter marine sediment
Wear your helmet... safety first!
Below deck, the students and I began to sort through and identify our bounty
Three different sea stars, three different species
Do you recognize what the Norwegian students are writing on the board? Taxonomic information!
The mud star, a very common and abundant sea star in Arctic waters

Videos