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Kirsten Steinke

Jun 19, 20223 min read

Good krill hunting

After three weeks of non-stop work, we finally finished our science operations along the western Antarctic Peninsula! Yesterday was our...

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Kirsten Steinke

Jun 8, 20223 min read

Reading between the noise

As I write this I am sitting on the fourth floor, otherwise known as the bridge, of the Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP). The winds are gusting...

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Kirsten Steinke

May 28, 20223 min read

Kriller Scientists at it Again

We’re over a month into our deployment and we just made it to Palmer Station, Antarctica! We left Portland, Oregon on April 26 and three...

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The Road to Adulthood: Maturation of Juvenile Krill

Kirsten Steinke

Sep 26, 20193 min read

The Road to Adulthood: Maturation of Juvenile Krill

Similar to us, there are certain obstacles krill must face when venturing out into the world on the path to adulthood. But instead of...

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Kirsten Steinke

Aug 16, 20193 min read

Adventure Time: Palmer Station Edition

What do we do when we’re not conducting experiments with krill and analyzing massive amounts of data? We go outside and enjoy the natural...

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Kirsten Steinke

Jul 3, 20194 min read

Preparations for Experimentation!

It’s hard to believe it’s already the first week of July. That means we’ve been at Palmer Station for almost three months now with our...

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Kirsten Steinke

Jun 27, 20191 min read

Plunging into the Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice, or Midwinter as we call it here on the continent, is a time for celebration here in Antarctica! Here is what our...

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The Weather Outside is Not so Frightful.....At the Moment

Kirsten Steinke

May 23, 20193 min read

The Weather Outside is Not so Frightful.....At the Moment

Today the R/V Laurence M. Gould left station and we sent them off with a wave goodbye and a polar plunge into the -1.6˙C ocean! It was...

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Kirsten Steinke

May 7, 20194 min read

Winter is Coming.....Krill

Ok, I can't take credit for the catchy blog post title, that slogan is thanks in part to GOT and my wonderful advisor Dr. Kim Bernard....

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Below you will find blog pieces I wrote as a Ph.D. student at Oregon State University while on assignment conducting research and collecting data on Antarctic krill populations at the Western Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.