Jacob Tanenbaum: Teacher At Sea 2007

Saturday, May 19, 2007

 

Leaving Dutch Harbor

NOAA Teacher At Sea: Jacob Tanenbaum
NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN
Mission: Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (FOCI)
Day 1: May 19, 2007


Weather Data from the Bridge:

Visibility: 10 miles
Wind Speed: 11 nautical miles per hour
Sea Wave Height: 1 foot
Water Temperature: 4 degrees Celsius
Air Temperature: 4.3 degrees Celsius
Pressure: 1018 Millibars



Personal Log

We left Dutch Harbor and are now at sea. My blog entries from now on will take the form of the Teacher At Sea program logs.

Today was a busy day. While we were in port, a lot had to be done. Fuel and supplies came on board. Some scientists left, and others arrived. In addition, today two divers went into the water around the ship to practice maneuvers. Would you like to see and hear about the dive? Click here for a video.

There was a lot of interesting wildlife all around us. A trawler had brought up the skull of a whale from the bottom of the sea. They had it on display around a nearby pier. As we were getting ready to leave port, a sea-lion came by to see us off. You will never guess who was on the bridge when we left Dutch Harbor: A Flat Stanley had come to visit from an elementary school in Virginia. He was watching the radar screen as we pulled out of port.

Finally, the moment came. We left Dutch Harbor. Click here for a video of the ship pulling out of port. It is not an easy process to maneuver a ship this large, but watch how these experts make it all seem easy.


Science Log

Today we prepared all of our supplies for the FOCI survey. This included inspecting the nets, unpacking materials for collecting specimens and wiring up microscopes. We will begin our first part of the survey late tonight. We are also consulting with scientists familiar with the area currents to see where to best deploy our drifter buoy. I’ll keep you posted about that.

Finally, all the scientists must have training in the safety protocol for the ship. We all tested and tried out our survival suites today. These suites will keep us dry and safe in case something happens while we are out at sea. It is kind of like a fire drill for sailors. Here I am suited up in our bright orange survival suit. Do you like the color?



Question Of The Day: Why do you think the suit is bright orange?




Photos:


NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN pulling into Dutch Harbor
A sea lion off our bow
A whale skull in Dutch Harbor
ENS Matthew Davis after a dive
Scientist Matt Wilson checking the bongo nets
NOAA Teacher At Sea Jacob Tanenbaum in a survival suit

Comments:
It's orange because ... the fish find paisley clashes with their decor? Thought you should know you're being though of on land as on sea. Alley
 
the suit is orange is because it's easy to see. also because orange is the color of safety
 
Dear Mr. Tanenbaum,

Ms. Doran's class really enjoyed reading about your trip and watching the video. Many of the students said that they would love to take an adventure like this. It must be a great feeling to know that you are contributing to better understanding our environment. We believe that the reason your suit is orange is because in case of an emergency your rescuers would be better able to find you. Mr. T how rough is the water? Are you sea sick? R. wants to know if you miss your family? We will see you soon.
 
Mr. T.

Miss Beglin's kindergarten class sends a big hello. They love reading your blog and seeing all the different pictures that you have been sending. We especially like the pictures of the wildlife.
Mr. T, S. wants to know how fast your ship can go. M. wants to know if you ever get frieghtened while out on the ocean. N. thinks that your suit must be very heavy. Is it unconfortable to wear? They look foward to seeing you when you come back and can hearing about all the experiments you have been perfomning. Say hello to Snuggy the Bear for them.
 
Dear Mr. T,

Mrs. Kuhn's first-graders are so happy to see your pictures and read about your experiments. We discussed how important plankton is in the ocean food cycle. Many ocean animals depend on plankton for their survival. If the plankton is in danger, then many other animals will suffer too.
B. is happy to see that you are protecting yourself and learning safety rules. J. thinks that you wear the orange suit so other ships can see you in the ocean. G. hopes you don't get tangled in any nets. Be careful and we will see you soon. The children all say "good luck"
 
hi. i hope your trip is going well. bye hve fun
 
Mr. T,

Hello from Ms. Leavey's first grade class. We enjoyed the pictures and your notes about your experiments. C. says that Alaska looks so cool that he wants to come visit. May be when he's older he could.
P. answered your question about why you would need to wear a bright orange suit in the water by saying that you need to be seen in case something happens to you. The chidren are happy to see that you are taking safety percautions.
Everyone says hello and they hope you are having a great time.
 
Hi, how are you? i think it would be really cool if you could take a video of all th wild life at sea.

I hope you have a safe trip.


from M. O.
 
Hi Mr.T,
That is a really cool bald eagle!!Is the suit heavy?I wouldent want to were it.Haveing fun with the plankton.Once my cusin jumped of my uncles boat but luckly he had a life jacket and we were by the dock so he didnt really get away,because if we were far out he would swim away and i would trick him that there was a shark and he would start to cry.. Bye
S.D.-Mrs.Caunitzs class
 
hi i whould were the enquightment
 
i would never werte the enquight it whould whight me down
 
hey mr.t,
is the cat still with you or did you replace him with stanley and what did you do to the fish once you measure do you throw them into the water or do you keep them on board. how many scientist are on board and how many planktons have you found so far well please write back.
 
Dear Mr.T
Hi how ARE you. I rather were all the safty stuff they not wear anything at all. I mean good to know that I'm safe. I mean I rather be safe then sorry.If you fall off the ship in the water with all the gear on would you still be safe, or is it at least safer then without the proper gear. If so I would totaly rather but on all thew gear and be safe. Do you have to wear the safe gear when you sleeping, if you do do you like it? So did you find anything interesting on the ship? What do you eat ( hope it's not fish if it is then you proply eat it alot?)Do you like getting to go on a ship, do you miss your family? Do you wish they were there? How does it feel that Rusty isn't there? I know I would miss him because I love cats!!! If you ever got board last year could you play with Rusty
Well got to go.
 
I think you wear the orange suit because to protect you from getting we or cold.
 
It is bright orange because it is the sign of safety and it is an easy color to see(meaning you can see it because it is such a bright color). Right?

From,
Emma
 
We hope excalibur is going to survive in the waves1
 
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