Explorations: Global Discoveries for Tomorrow's World

VHS
29 minutes
GC1 .C1762 v.7 no.2 2001 WINTER

Welcome
Scripps Director Charlie Kennel introduces Exploration video
Images on a Coral Reef
A sophisticated underwater camera system is deployed to observe coral health
Collecting in La Jolla Canyon
Join marine biology curator Ron McConnaughey on an excursion off Scripps Pier
Coring the Deep Seafloor
Samples are collected off the Northern California coast to investigate the cycling of global chemistry
Mealtime on R/V Melville
Tour the ship's galley and meet two cooks who operate a diner at sea
Raising Moon Jellies at Birch Aquarium
Leslee Yasukochi goes behind the scenes where jellyfish are propagated as part of a conservation program
Monitoring Coastal Waters
Instruments deployed off Southern California supply real-time data on ocean conditions and hazards
Ambassador for Oceangraphy
Meet Kevin Hardy, a marine technician on a mission to take science and Scripps into the community

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