Aquarium senior educator Jo Blasi has recently returned from an expedition to Antarctica where she helped scientists based out of the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research station. They are examining changes in the marine ecosystem and climate change. Jo also took excursions to see native wildlife. Here are some of her pictures and video. Read all her posts to learn about her expedition, research and marine life encountered during the trip.
Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
A short boat ride from the research vessel was a colony of gentoo penguins, one of the many species spotted during her trip. Here's a video of the penguins Neko Harbor!
Click to display Sal's posts. Dr. Salvatore Cerchio is a marine mammal biologist who has studied free ranging populations of cetaceans around the world for more than 30 years. He is currently a Visiting Scientist at the New England Aquarium. In November 2015, he traveled to Madagascar to study Omura's whales.
Brian Skerry
Click to display Brian's posts. Brian Skerry is the Aquarium's Explorer in Residence and an award-winning National Geographic Magazine photographer who specializes in marine wildlife subjects and stories about the underwater world.
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