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Masked Avengers

January 1, 2007

The science party for R/V Oceanus cruise OC433 left Woods Hole on Halloween 2006…and dressed for the occasion. The researchers were going in search of some microscopic monsters–the harmful algae Alexandrium, which caused a destructive red tide in New England waters in 2005. (Photo by Dr. Linda Ahearn O’Higgins, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)