Work methods and techniques used by team members are:

• Optical microscopy for identification and counting of plankton organisms, measuring and dissecting of fish larvae, and gut content analysis
• Spectrophotometry for determination of photosynthetic pigments
• Gravimetric determination of biomass
• C14 incubation to estimate planktonic primary production
• Incubation and oxygen budget to estimate plankton respiration
• Dilution and incubation to estimate herbivore consumption by microplankton and mesoplankton using fluorometry
• Incubation to estimate egg production in copepods