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Biologists Susan Mills and Kate Buckman in the main computer lab, going through their e-mail. E-mail to and from the ship is sent via satellite. Unlike onshore, where an Internet connection can be “always on,” there are three bulk transmissions per day: morning, noon, and evening. We have to keep our e-mails short as satellite time is expensive. In addition, there are two SeaNet transmissions per day, which are capable of sending and receiving larger collections of data such as the Dive and Discover Web site update.

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