Slideshow
View a slideshow of some images from the RUSALCA 2009 exploration. On August 22, this mission set sail from Nome, Alaska, on the Russian research vessel Professor Khromov for a 40-day voyage into the Bering Strait and northwards to the Pacific side of the Arctic Ocean. RUSALCA stands for Russian-American Long Term Census of the Arctic. The word rusalca also means mermaid in Russian. Click on the left and right arrows to scroll through the pictures one by one, or select the play button for an automatic slideshow. This page is best viewed in Netscape 7.1+ or Internet Explorer 5+.
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The inflatable baby pool used for the phytoplankton experiment. Image courtesy of 2009 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA.
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