[From an email from Diana Beltran, May 16, 2013 3:18 PM EDT]
On April 25/13, I made sensors cleaning station. We started at 11:00 am, depth sensor has a broken part, as a small bite. The sensors were all covered with filamentous algae and some white calcareous algae. The chains and the central column were partially covered with Bivalves, sponges, filamentous algae, some corals, etc.
Last Tuesday May 14/13, we made complete cleaning station. We started connecting the CTD at 7:55 am, then start cleaning at 10:09 am (sensors, center pole, and chains). We completed cleaning at 10:55 am. Then at 11:25 am we picked up the CTD. The sensors were all covered with filamentous algae. The chains and the central column were covered with Bivalves, sponges, filamentous algae, some corals, etc. They need urgent cleaning larger soon.
Diana Marcela Beltrán R
(posted by Mike Jankulak)