Diving & Marine Life
I first experienced the marine team as a group of eight people comprising two of each of the following positions: boating officer, diving officer, marine assistant and marine biologist. Across two short months the old wintering team and the new wintering team handed over to each other. For the new incoming team we had to learn how best to conduct complex polar diving operations in a very short amount of time. The days flew by, as we were tasked with continuing existing science projects whilst pursuing new ones. Exploring the local dive sites with the outgoing Marine Biologist, Joe Marlow. Our offices are spread across diverse locations: at the southern end of the station in the Bonner Laboratory , in the boat shed and, of course in the Southern Ocean! Typically we start our day with a morning boat briefing at 08:30 where we discuss the weather trends for the day (wind speeds, wind direction, swell, visibility and pressure) and adapt our scientific priorities accord