Field Blog/News

  • ISO Deepwater clams

    Al, Maddie, and Michael accompanied Captain Thorleif today in search of deepwater clams.  Winds were low and weather was good.  We left base camp before… Read More

  • Shallow water site: good progress!

    Between today and yesterday we collected a lot of shell material that washed up onto the local beach. This “gold mine” of samples will be… Read More

  • A day on land

    Rob and Irene prepare the lander equipment Strong winds kept us out of the boats today (Wednesday).  The day was not wasted, however, as there… Read More

  • The action begins…

    Michael, Maddie, Irene, and Randall in the small boat ] Tuesday began with much excitement.  We had to get read y quickly as the… Read More

  • Arrival on Ingøy!

    Lugging our gear from the Hurtigruten to the Masøyespressen The Hurtigruten dropped us in Havøysund (translates to “sea island sound”) where we spent the day… Read More

  • En route to Ingøy

    The Iowa State element of this year’s field campaign includes Dr. Al Wanamaker, Maddie Mette (PhD candidate), and Aubrey Foulk (undergraduate).  Joining us are colleagues… Read More

  • SIPERG is headed to Norway!

    Preparations are being made for an upcoming sampling trip thanks to recent NSF grant approval. The focus of the trip is to collect shell material… Read More