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Sampling for Plankton

Sampling plankton on the Rachel Carson

Sampling for Plankton

On deck of the University of Washington's Research Vessel Rachel Carson sampling for plankton with paired bongo nets (upper right) and a CTD rosette (front left) for water samples, from which environmental (e) DNA will be extracted. The ship is returning from a 5 day sampling cruise of the Salish Sea.