Today I will be posting the first of a handful of Ship's Logs from a number of IMAS students who have emailed me with their entries. They have limited access to the internet on board CISRO's research vessel Southern Surveyor so am blogging on dry land! The supervisors on board, Dr Zanna and Dr Patti, and I, along with the students involved, hope you enjoy reading about their daily activities and observations. Ship ahoy enjoy!