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whaletimes.orgJourney into Midnight: Light and Life Below the Twilight Zone WhaleTimes, Inc. K-7 Curriculum

a NOAA-OER expedition

Journey into MidnightLight and Life Below the Twilight Zone

DEEP-SEA EXPLORERTamara Frank

Dr. Frank climbing into a deep-sea submersible.

Dr. Frank inside the deep-sea submersible

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whaletimes.orgJourney into Midnight: Light and Life Below the Twilight Zone WhaleTimes, Inc. K-7 Curriculum

a NOAA-OER expedition

Journey into MidnightLight and Life Below the Twilight Zone

Studies:

Tamara Frank, PhDNova SoutheaSterN uNiverSity

Research Focus:

Has Studied:

Three things Tammy does to help the Earth:

From ships and submersibles has studied deep-sea life off the Bahamas, Canary Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Iceland, Samoa and California, Florida, and Hawaii

Deep-sea crabs, lobsters, & shrimp; vision and bioluminescence of deep-sea animals

Bioluminescence and the vision of deep-sea shrimp

I recycle everything I can, use canvas shopping bags, and use biodegradable bags to pick up my dogs’ waste