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What kind of experiments/science have people done out there with their C-cards related to oceanography?
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DennisS:I had to get certified as a science diver in addition to a c-card.
One of the neatest projects was down in Belize in the early 70's, we would trawl at sunset and sunrise for plankton that came to the surface. We had clear plastic tubes, about 18 inches in diameter and 15 foot long, suspended vertically in about 40 feet of water. We would put in a certain number of critters that we had separated out (gymnodinium brevis). We would go down at night with a light and boxes of filters. Then we would record whether they were attracted, repelled, or neutral. They were trying to determine if they could manipulate the layers of these plankton in the sea using light.
I did a lot of ground truthing of satellite data in the bahamas. We would take a picture of the bottom, dig a hole and take a picture of the layers and shove a stainless rod in the sediment to determine depth.
We did a lot of vibrocoring where we had to guide the tube underwater to get it started in the sediment.
I took part in a lobster migration study in the bahamas with the Cousteau team, a National Geographic photographer and Florida state Univ
I finally got out of the water and started using computers, electronics and instruments, the pay increased substantially
scubaspider:I see you mentioned a science diving c-card...what's that?