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Description
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.
Photographer
Shannon Rankin
Display Date
2000 Fall
Location
Eastern Tropical Pacific
Collection
Sailing for Science
NOAA Affiliation
NMFS