8May/110
Island Ferries Take on Role
Ferries that connect Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are taking on another role - research vessels. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Scott Gallager and his colleagues have installed a package of sensors on the 235-foot freight ferry Katama to measure water quality and to photograph plankton as the ferry crisscrosses the western side of Nantucket Sound year-round, several times daily........
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