USM Ocean Science and Engineering takes research cruise

Southern Miss School of Ocean Science and Engineering took students out of the classroom and put them on a boat, spending the day doing research and cruising around the Mississippi Sound.

This is the first voyage SOSE students could experience this opportunity since the start of the COVID pandemic.

The students went out 30 nautical miles, taking four hours, including a visit around the Mississippi Sound and Cat Island.

Several demonstrations were held collecting data and observing different fish species.

Students also collected plankton samples and analyzed them.