After nearly 30 years of planning and development, the research vessel Sikuliaq—an Alaskan native word meaning “young sea ice,” pronounced see-KOO-lee-auk—will soon be plying the remote and icy waters of Alaska. The vessel is a testament to the foresight of the research community’s work to increase access to and understanding of these relatively unexplored and critically important waters.
Read the full vessel report in the January 2011 issue of (mt)
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