Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Weird Science

Drifter retrieval can be difficult at times. Finding the small buoys in  a large area, such as Prince William Sound, is challenging. And sometimes, when we DO find the drifters, getting them out of a tight spot is even tougher! Jim Pettigrew, from UC Santa Barbara, has to get creative in this video...

2 comments:

  1. So I'm impressed but where's the photo of the actual retrieval???

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  2. Hmmm...well, he didn't actually retrieve it in the end. But, you're right, it needs an ending!

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