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Plastic bags are meant to discourage boobies from landing on the masthead.Apparently they don't work. Diners on deck below have to minimize upward looksupward and maximize cover over food. On the NOAA Ship McARTHURduring STAR 2000 operations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. (Image credit: Shannon Rankin)