Current position of the SSV Corwith Cramer. Click on the vessel to view position history. Use the layer tools, top right, to change the map style or to view data layers. Dates and times use GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
SEA Currents: SSV Corwith Cramer
August 01, 2018
Beach Cleanup and Sample Collection
The quadrat that the biology group uses to collect their data.
First thing today we had a lesson on climate change and discussed on how it has changed the ocean and the environment. We also discussed the social and political impacts of climate change, we saw a documentary about the current disputes on the fishing and oil industries in countries including Norway, Ireland, and Canada.
In the afternoon we went to Racing Beach and cleaned up trash, such as plastics, glass, and fishing gear. We recorded data based on the types of waste we found and the quantity of each type. One group collected over three pounds of trash during the cleanup. After we cleaned up the beach, we took biological, chemical, geological, and physical data of the beach.
