Marine scientists to examine plankton in Pacific Ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

July 5, 2018 University of Maine scientists are part of an interdisciplinary research team equipped with advanced underwater robotics and analytical instrumentation that will set sail in August from Seattle to the northeastern Pacific Ocean. They’ll examine the life and death of plankton — microscopic organisms that are the base of the ocean food web read more Marine scientists to examine plankton in Pacific Ocean’s ‘twilight zone’