Tioga at Ten

WHOI’s coastal research vessel, R/V Tioga, gets some attention in port from crew member Ian Hanley (left) and Captain Ken Houtler. Equipped with water samplers, a current profiler, an echo-sounder, and two winches, Tioga has been used to collect water samples during harmful algal blooms (or “red tides”) and oil spills; to recover autonomous gliders; to test and deploy new instruments; to tag right whales; and support research at the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory. The vessel joined WHOI’s fleet in April 2004. (Photo by Jayne Doucette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)