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Helping Hand

April 4, 2018

The new Northeast Shelf Long-term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) site south of Cape Cod connects two other existing study sites: the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory and the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Pioneer Array. The confluence of research activity in the area means researchers can lend a hand while they’re out at sea. During a recent cruise on the research vessel Endeavor, a team of NES-LTER scientists were able to help their OOI colleagues by collecting an ocean glider belonging to the Pioneer Array. The autonomous vehicles are deployed for three month intervals before being recovered, refurbished, and returned to sea. (Photo by Stace Beaulieu, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)