Cover of the Oceanography magazine highlighting a new article: Juranek, L., and E. Eidam. 2025. Training leaders for seagoing polar oceanography. Oceanography 38(4):20–29, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025.e408. Picture shows scientists working on the RV Sikuliaq.
Nice article! 🧪🌊🦑 #Sikuliaq #Oceangraphy #Arctic
Training Leaders for Seagoing Polar Oceanography
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A happy scientist labels sample bottles aboard the University of Alaska Fairbanks research vessel Sikuliaq.
An oceanographer collects a discrete seawater sample from a Niskin bottle on a profiling CTD package aboard the RV Sikuliaq.
@uafairbanks.bsky.social PhD student Savannah is aboard the #Sikuliaq during #SKQ202515s. We are collecting seawater samples to measure carbonate chemistry and detect #OceanAcidification. 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️
This work is funded by the #NOAA Arctic Research Program.
globalocean.noaa.gov/research/gom...
📸 S. Bell
The Arctic Collaborative Ecosystem Cruise has several onboard research teams currently collecting diverse info from the North Bering and Chukchi seas. This effort focuses on the greatest physical and biological changes in our northern waters. Come join UAF Marine Biology Professor Katrin Iken and University of Maryland Professor Lee Cooper as they provide a live update from R/V SIKULIAQ heading south to Nome!
Thursday, August 28, 6:30pm AKDT
#SKQ202515s The Arctic Collaborative Ecosystem Cruise will provide a live update from R/V SIKULIAQ heading south to Nome! 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️ #AlaskaSky #Sikuliaq #TheresNoPlaceLikeNome
www.uaf.edu/nwc/outreach...
The Chukchi Ecosystem Observatory (CEO) mooring that had been deployed in 2022, but had failed to re-surface in 2023 and 2024, has been recovered! It was brought on board successfully through the use of the ROV operated yesterday. It is expected that the data stored on the mooring will be recoverable.
#SKQ202515s has successfully recovered all of the moored sensors at the #Chukchi Ecosystem Observatory #CEO! 🙌
#Sikuliaq #Arctic 🧪🌊🦑
research.cfos.uaf.edu/ceo/
📸 S. Sandy
Map from Windy.com showing the location of the University of Alaska Fairbanks research vessel Sikuliaq in the Chukchi Sea and wind speeds.
We have been virtually following the #SKQ202515s oceanographic research cruise on the #Windy app. The @uafairbanks.bsky.social #Sikuliaq reports current weather data while at sea. 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️
🗺️ Windy.com
A Sikuliaq Marine Science Technician launching the CTD at the northwestern end of the DBO 4 line as sun begins to rise and with ice in the background. Local time was about 4:30 AM this morning.
#SKQ202515s finished the the last major transect line for the Distributed Biological Observatory DBO4. 🙌
Seawater samples are collected from the profiling #CTD aboard the research vessel #Sikuliaq in the #Chukchi Sea. 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️
📸 S. Bell
Sea ice observed in the Chukchi Sea from the research vessel Sikuliaq. The ice was fairly small, quite dirty, and without marine mammal sightings but it was ice none-the-less with perhaps 10% coverage.
Map of observing stations visited during the Arctic Collaborative Cruise in the Pacific Arctic Region during August 2025.
#SKQ202515s completed sampling the Icy Cape line! 🙌 This is in the Utoqaq region in the Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska. #AlaskaSky #Sikuliaq 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️
📸 C. McFarland
🗺️ #EcoFOCI
Incredibly cute crab larva under the microscope after collecting from the Bongo nets.
A scientist inspects the bongos prior to deployment in the northern Bering Sea aboard the University of Alaska Fairbanks research vessel Sikuliaq.
#SKQ202515s
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center team leads the zooplankton sampling with bongo nets aboard the research vessel #Sikuliaq on the #Arctic Collaborative Cruise. 🧪🌊🦑
📸 J. Kiester
Science and Crew during this morning’s drill to abandon ship and training for flare usage in anticipation of rescue. This is as close as we got to getting in the water.
Oceanographic research cruises always begin with a safety drill. #SKQ202515s #Sikuliaq #Nanook 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️
📸 S. Bell
We are excited to receive the seawater samples collected during this cruise on the Research Vessel #Sikuliaq! 🧪🌊🦑
www.uaf.edu/news/sikulia...
Reported on March 25:
"Whether the remaining money will be released for the following three years of operations is yet to be determined."
#Sikuliaq #AlaskaSky @alaskabeacon.com 🧪🌊🦑
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks Research Vessel Sikuliaq.
Research vessels are still needed to observe our changing ocean. 🧪🌊🦑
#Sikuliaq #UNOLS #NSF
#WorldOceanDay
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Research Vessel Sikuliaq at its home port dock in Qutalleq (Seward), Alaska.
Home sweet home 💙🐻❄️💛
#Sikuliaq 🌊 #AlaskaSky
Distributed Biological Observatory lead Jacqueline Grebmeier is sharing our #OceanAcidification results at #Arctic Science Summit Week. 🧪🌊🦑 www.assw.info
This 2024 photo was taken off Qayaiqsigvik (Icy Cape) in the #Chukchi Sea aboard #Sikuliaq. #FieldworkFriday #AlaskaSky
📸 S. Sandy
Blech mit Cupcakes. Dekoriert so das sie wie Truthähne aussehen. In manchen stecken Papiermesser.
'Zuckersüß' #FotoVorschlag
Turkey slaughtering day before Thanksgiving 2022 #sikuliaq
Check out this news piece on the Distributed Biological Observatory in the 🇺🇸 Pacific Arctic Region. 🧪🌊🦑
We collect data to determine the intensity, duration, and extent of #OceanAcidification in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. #AlaskaSky #Sikuliaq 🐻❄️
globalocean.noaa.gov/the-power-of...
Frozen ocean with cracks in the white ice. Behind a cloudy horizon the yellow sun is rising. Ein gefrorener Ocean. Hinter dunklen Wolken am Horizont ist der Sonnenuntergang zu erkennen.
'Früh am Morgen' #FotoVorschlag
Arctic Sunrise November 2022
#sikuliaq #oceanography
The book At Every Depth sitting on a wooden desk, with a computer mouse, cords, and papers stacked nearby.
An @ateverydepth.bsky.social sighting on board the Research Vessel Sikuliaq, on an expedition last week on the Oregon Coast.
#oceanography #oceanbooks #sikuliaq
photo: J. Fehrenbacher
