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Plastic bags are meant to discourage boobies from landing on the masthead

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Plastic bags are meant to discourage boobies from landing on the masthead.Apparently they don't work. On the NOAA Ship McARTHURduring STAR 2000 operations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. (Image credit: Shannon Rankin)

Photographer

Shannon Rankin

Display Date

2000 Fall

Location

Eastern Tropical Pacific

NOAA Affiliation

NMFS