24 hours on board a research boat!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Ever wondered what happens on board a research boat? π’π
Join scientists on board the RRS James Cook for 24 hours. From science to mealtimes and everything in between, get a snapshot of life as a scientist at sea!
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30.01.2026 11:27
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Answering your questions about science and life onboard a research ship!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Whilst scientists and crew from the COSSMoSS cruise are now back on dry land, we have a great new video for you today!
Check it out to hear the answers to some of the questions you asked us about living and working on a research ship and the science we completed!
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youtu.be/E2nlgjrIq18?...
06.03.2025 14:44
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Answering your questions about how we listen out for wildlife!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Check out today's video to hear @jackjpaton.bsky.social sky.social answer some of your questions about how we listen to wildlife at sea!
youtu.be/IYyv5c3Q0VA
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#Science #Outreach #Environment
16.02.2025 19:10
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How do we deploy equipment into the sea?
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Our next video answering your questions is now live! Thanks to Felix who asked us: how do we dive into the water?
While we didn't dive into the water ourselves, we did deploy lots of equipment into the sea. Watch the video to find out how!
#Science #Outreach
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youtu.be/zsKKcMESsBY?...
13.02.2025 12:32
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Find out more about some of the brilliant women working at sea!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Watch our latest video to find out about some of the awesome female scientists and crew onboard the RRS James Cook this January! #WomeninSTEM
youtu.be/_N2hV7Ogq9U
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11.02.2025 12:42
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Answering your questions about Boaty McBoatface!!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Did you send in questions about Boaty McBoatface? If so make sure to check out our latest video where Ed and Stewart answer some of your questions about Boaty!
youtu.be/7nQWGHZtIgE?...
#Science #Outreach #Environment
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07.02.2025 13:28
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Answering your questions on surface ocean drifters!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
Thanks to everyone that has been sending in questions! Did you have questions about the drifters? Check our video on drifters with Martin and Candela to find out the answers to Peppy's questions!
youtu.be/xkNEFxNYWIo?...
#Science #Outreach #Environment
29.01.2025 17:36
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The surface drifters are back on board! #science
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
What happened to the 23 surface drifters that we released to track small scale surface ocean currents? We recovered all 23 of them!! All thanks to some excellent navigation by the officers and top notch lassoing by the deck crew!
youtube.com/shorts/oVxEL...
26.01.2025 17:39
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Do you have questions for scientists who are currently at sea on a research cruise?
The team are on the RRS James Cook off the coast of Uruguay - and they're open to questions from people of all ages! π§ͺππ
24.01.2025 12:34
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Drifter deployment time! #science
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
We recently had drifter release day here on the JC273 cruise! In total 23 surface drifters have been released and will be used to track fine scale surface ocean currents over 24 hours.
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youtube.com/shorts/VSWqz...
20.01.2025 21:49
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Credit to Will for the awesome action shot of Boaty coming back on board!
18.01.2025 20:36
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Going smoothly so far (touchwood!!) thanks @j-wilkin.bsky.social
18.01.2025 20:33
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Pleased to report that after a successful 8 days at sea, Boaty McBoatface is safely back on board!
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18.01.2025 20:25
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Followers of @exetermarine.bsky.social, @noc.ac.uk, @uniofexeternews.bsky.social, @uniexecec.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk and @brendangodley.bsky.social all likely interested!
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#Oceans #Science #Outreach #ResearchCruise #Education #ExeterMarine
14.01.2025 13:55
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Life onboard a research ship!
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Go onboard the RRS James Cook with our latest video!
youtu.be/QeBau9_nYEA?...
Do you have questions about the science we are doing or life onboard a research ship? Use the link below to ask us questions to answer in future videos. Questions encouraged from all ages!
forms.gle/ZVHi8mNPBjSP...
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14.01.2025 13:51
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COSSMoSS Fieldwork Blog
Did you know we have a blog? (cossmoss.blog) Here you can read some more in depth articles from members of the COSSMOSS team about life on board and the science we are conducting!
11.01.2025 20:07
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Dr Katy Sheen standing next to Boaty McBoatface
Boaty McBoatface in the ocean
@noc.ac.uk, here on the @cossmoss-cruise.bsky.social research cruise, we just released Boaty into the wild!
09.01.2025 16:43
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A Scientific instrument is being dropped over the side of the ship and into the water
Science is well underway on the RRS James Cook! CTD's, water sampling, seismic surveys and wildlife monitoring have all been taking place!
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08.01.2025 16:40
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Thanks to @jackjpaton.bsky.social and his @gopro.bsky.social for the excellent timelapse!
07.01.2025 16:27
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Departure from Montevideo!
YouTube video by Sea Scientists
The JC273 COSSMoSS cruise is now officially at sea! Adios Montevideo!
youtu.be/Rot-k4vY_No
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@exetermarine.bsky.social
07.01.2025 14:37
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After a few days of hard work in port, the final preparations for the cruise are now complete! It is time to head to sea!
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@exetermarine.bsky.social
06.01.2025 11:36
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Welcome to the COSSMoSS Bluesky account! Preparations for our month at sea are well underway! Follow us to find out more about the science taking place and life at sea onboard the RRS James Cook
04.01.2025 15:44
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