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Ready to Ride

A green heron watched while perched on the R/V Knorr’s dockline in July as WHOI Summer Student Fellows boarded the coastal research vessel R/V Tioga for a day trip in Buzzards Bay. The annual cruise, which gives fellows hands-on experience with ocean sampling and instruments, is one of the most popular activities of the program—a 10-to-12 week research opportunity for undergraduates. Fellows spend the summer working with a WHOI scientist or engineer on a project, then presents their findings at the end of the summer.(Photo by Jayne Doucette, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)