On 5 and 6 October 2020, first year Marine Science students (those who are currently on campus) set out to collect plankton. We went out in a boat called ‘Second Nature’ and dragged both plankton nets (50 and 500 micron mesh size) through the water.
We collected some amazing drifting organisms…
“Plankton soup, plankton soup
Aye! You really ought to try some
The ocean is alive with plankton soup”
Pearson College Marine Science 