Comments on: The Trip South http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2011/11/27/the-trip-south/?src=fromthefield-rss NASA scientists are in the field and write home to tell about it. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Robert J http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2011/11/27/the-trip-south/comment-page-1/#comment-22273 Robert J Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:13:50 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=2935#comment-22273 Hi
Antarctica has really been in the headlines in Australia due to the 100 year celebration of Mawson and his feats.
I am particularly interested however in the state of the fisheries/fishery potential down there.
We have heard a lot about the patagonian toothfish and Krill, I just wondered if much work is being done in this regard?

Cheers

Robert

]]> By: Lora Keonig http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2011/11/27/the-trip-south/comment-page-1/#comment-21827 Lora Keonig Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:41:25 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=2935#comment-21827 Janet, check out our first post for some basic information (we will write more in the future):
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2011/10/04/how-much-does-it-snow-in-antarctica/
So far, in McMurdo we have only seen two types of wildlife: Skuas and Weddell seals. Here are some links with pictures from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Polar_Skua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weddell_seal
We are of course keeping our eye out for penguins, but they are not often in McMurdo. Once we fly to Byrd Camp in the middle of West Antarctica we will probably not see any wildlife.
Lora

]]> By: Jane R. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2011/11/27/the-trip-south/comment-page-1/#comment-21722 Jane R. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:10:37 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=2935#comment-21722 Wow – this sounds like such an exciting trip. My son is especially interested in hearing about all you do and what types of animals you might encounter down there (especially if you get to see penguins!) Can’t wait to read more about your blog – we can feel your excitement and live vicariously through you! Thanks for keeping everyone posted on here!!!!

PS – We LOVE your luggage tags. VERY neat!

]]> By: Janet Winstead http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2011/11/27/the-trip-south/comment-page-1/#comment-21701 Janet Winstead Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:54:44 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=2935#comment-21701 Hi, My name is Janet Winstead. I am a Department of Defense teacher in Misawa, Japan. I am interested in finding out more information about exactly what and why you are on your trip to Antartica. I would like to share information with my students. Can you please shed some light on the program you are involved with and how you got into the program. Also, Would you be interested in students responding to your blog? Thank you for any information and.por pictures you can share -
Janet Winstead

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