ice coring on a floe in the bering sea

learning about ice

Ice coring operation on a floe.
(M. Wilson)

research vessel thomas g. thompson

the vessel

R/V Thomas G. Thompson from the ice. (M. Cameron)

researchers and pack ice

job hazards

Seal researchers were enclosed by pack ice after one tagging expedition. (P. Sullivan)

Related Cruises

EcoFOCI Bering Sea Expedition

A trip to the edge | In spring 2006 two ships, the NOAA ship Miller Freeman and the R/V Thomas G. Thompson, participated in an expedition to the Bering Sea ice edge. Their goal was to examine the ice and water of the area, as well as the plankton, birds and mammals that make their living from the sea ice.

Landlubbers went cruising too | During the expedition, the internet allowed people to follow along from the comfort of home. The expedition website includes:

a daily log of research activities
pictures and video showing work and play aboard ship
maps and data that were made and collected
articles about the expedition and research

Oshoro Maru Surveys

Japanese researchers conduct annual surveys of the eastern Bering Sea shelf. These surveys, which comprise the longest time series of shelf water properties and plankton, are invaluable for examining low frequency variability related to climate since the mid 1950s.

Vessel Data and Contact Information for the T/S Oshoro Maru