🚢 #RVEndeavor set sail this morning! Cruise #EN729 is headed to Georges and Stellwagen Banks to study how plankton communities respond to changing ocean conditions. GSO professor and Chief Scientist @drplankton.bsky.social is leading a stellar team of #URIGSO students, faculty, and alumni:

On Friday, #RVEndeavor returned home from research cruise #EN729 to the Georges and Stellwagen Banks! The ship spends ~200 days/year at sea, supporting research and training for scientists from #URIGSO and around the world! Endeavor is owned by the NSF, operated by #URIGSO, and scheduled by UNOLS.

On Monday, #RVEndeavor departed #URIGSO for a transit to Halifax, Nova Scotia! 🚢

Chief scientist Lindsay Beazley, other Canadian scientists, & #URIGSO Ph.D. student Jasper Meagher now board for #EN729 to map and collect environmental monitoring data in the Gulf of Maine & the Northeast Passage! 🌊