Welcome back to TEAL-SHIPS, for our third departure to the Gulf Stream transect! This expedition, labelled “Third Time’s the Charm”, expanded on previous research, revisiting sites, moorings, and avoiding challenges from earlier this year. As usual, we were joined by collaborators from NC State, Eastern Carolina University, Cape Fear Community College, and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. 

TEAL-SHIPS kicked off with an outing for a before-cruise dinner, where Chief Scientist, Dr. Christian Briseño-Avena coordinated lab placements and details and welcomed our first-time sailors with a few words to the wise on safe sailing. Boarding the vessel, we ran through safety training as always, with the new folks donning their gumby suits. As we steamed out to our first destination, Station 3, TEAL-SHIPS headed to bed early to prep for the next few days of hard work.