Microplastics in Lake Superior
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Planned route: 2 segments · ~14 hours steaming
Operating area: Western Lake Superior
Route: Duluth (Minnesota) - United States → Duluth (Minnesota) - United States
Jul 6 – Jul 8, 20232 days at seaactual: departed Jul 6, 2023, arrived Jul 8, 2023
Jun 2023
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Blue Heron
University of Minnesota Duluth
ORG-S in Superior — Lake SuperiorMicroplastics in Lake Superior — Western Lake SuperiorGreat Lakes Cyanos 2023 (2022) 2 of 3 — Western arm of Lake Superior, between Isle Royale and Apostle IslandsMethane Oxidation II — Any US waters in the western half of Lake Superior not influenced by river plumes.
Project aboard
Sediment trap and McLane pumping work for microplastics
People aboard
- Richard Ricketts · Principal investigator
Party size: 6
Estimated vacant berths: 0
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Underway Seawater System
- pCO2
- Meteorological Data
Pooled / portable
- CTD
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code BH23-07 · MFP reference 23/3011 · synced Sep 24, 2026