• Question: How often do you get to go to the ocean compared with doing paperwork? :)

    Asked by petrinabean to Clare, Dave, Glo, Ozge, Sean on 16 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Sean Clement

      Sean Clement answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Now: Not very much

      In Madagascar: 40% on my time was in the water, 60% of it was doing paperwork. I enjoyed it all though!

    • Photo: Dave Sproson

      Dave Sproson answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      It’s mostly data analysis and paper work for me! I guess going to sea about once a year may be typical for someone in my field. However, when we do go to sea, it can be for quite a long time – the last cruise I went on lasted about a month!

    • Photo: Ozge Ozkaya

      Ozge Ozkaya answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Not that much, but when I don’t go to sea I don’t mostly do paperwork I do experiments in the lab which is a lot of fun!

    • Photo: Clare Woulds

      Clare Woulds answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I get about 1 6-week cruise every 3-5 years. I get some more local fieldwork every year. That’s enough, as there’s lots of work both before and after a big cruise.

    • Photo: Gloeta Massie

      Gloeta Massie answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      I try to go to sea to do my paperwork! It makes it go by faster. 🙂 Right now I’m mainly doing paperwork, but once the field season gets back up and running I’ll mainly be doing ocean work and lab work (with lots of paperwork in the evenings.)

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