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Staff Spotlight: Brynn Kimber

CICOES Research Scientist
Historically, whales, dolphins, and porpoises (i.e., cetaceans), have been somewhat mysterious in terms of their distribution, population structure, and hunting habits. 

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Postcard From The Field

Buoy Ride In The Gulf of Alaska
By Natalie Monacci
The Gulf of Alaska Ocean Acidification surface buoy, known as GAKOA, has been monitoring surface seawater carbon dioxide (CO₂) since 2013, aiming to detect change in seawater CO₂. 

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Q&A with Carol Pérez

Carol joined UW on July 1, 2022, to serve as the Human Resources Manager for CICOES
WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU JOINED CICOES LAST JULY? 

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Hydrothermal Activity Discovered Along the Puy de Folles Vent Field

By Emily Ashe, NOAA Research News
“There were audible gasps, hoots and high-fives throughout the control room, after months of planning and preparation, we were grateful to start this expedition on a high (temperature) note”
Led by CICOES researcher David Butterfield, NOAA, the Schmidt Ocean Institute, and partners recently embarked on the In Search of Hydrothermal Lost Cities expedition on the Schmidt’s Research Vessel Falkor (too) to locate and observe hydrothermal vent activity along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 

See story at NOAA Research News
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