(SEA Education Association, 1994-04)
Prager, Ellen J.
On the 24th of March 1994, a company of 22 students arrived at the Port of Miami to
board the SSV Westward for a 6-week journey into the warm waters of the Bahamas and
Caribbean Sea. Their adventure was not only in the places which were travelled, but through
the experience of life at sea working aboard a sailing vessel, and in learning first hand about the
practical realities of scientific study of the sea. The biological and physical properties of the
ocean were visually revealed rather than through theory prescribed by a textbook. The geologic
nature of the sea floor, became not only a topic for interested study, but an important factor to
examine during anchoring and navigating the vessel.
(SEA Education Association, 1994-08)
Prager, Ellen J.
This cruise report provides an outline of the scientific and academic activities
conducted aboard the SSV Westward during cruise W-134A in the summer of 1994. Included
within this document are a list of participants, the final cruise track, a complete listing of
sampling stations, and a summary of the results from group research projects. This report is
not intended as a final analysis or interpretation of the data generated during W-134A.
