Today I finished the last water collection for my incubation experiments. I have completed 2 out of 5 station for the actual incubation period of 96 hrs. At 24, 48, and 96 hrs I measure out about 300 mL from the 5 different 2 L bottles to test for methylation and demthylation of mercury, and at the 96 hr mark I also collect samples testing for bacteria count, total dissolved carbon, and total iron in the water.

Last night was a fun night collecting water. We watched small groups of a smaller species of squid swim around the surface water near the lights from the boat.

Today we watched dolphins swim along the waves created by the ship on our way to station 10.

Will