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| Fishing! |
Last night was the final chance for uninterrupted sleep and
it was a marvelous sleep! The rocking of the ship lulls me to sleep before my
head even hits the pillow. This morning I woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
ready for what the day would hold. Why was I so excited this morning (besides
the fact that I am usually excited about all things nautical)? Because this
morning we were going to be sampling the megafauna, i.e. fishing!!! We set up
the rigs, cast out the lines, and waited for the unsuspecting fish to take a
bite of the colorful lures. On the last cruise aboard the Kilo Moana, the deck
became a hive of activity as we pulled in multiple Big Eye Tunas. This time
however, (almost) all our hopes were dashed. Ming was the only one to
successfully haul a fish onto the deck. The rest of us waited around to no
avail. I guess the fish just weren’t biting. Long after everyone else had given
up, I sat at the stern with my legs dangling over the edge and watching for
fish to pull on the lines. After 3 hours of trolling, we finally decided to
call it a day. No more fishing. My guess is that the fish heard rumors that the
crazy girl with no mercy (when it comes to fish) was back in the neighborhood
and decided to lay low for the day. My reputation precedes me!
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| Ming dissects his fish! |
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| All the scientists gather around the CTD like piglets hungry for milk! a.k.a. microfauna sampling |
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