Research vessel visits Sitka to snag samples of ocean floor

Research vessel visits Sitka to snag samples of ocean floor

Photo: RV Sikuliaq in Resurrection Bay by Seth Danielson (Provided) Sitka boaters saw an unusual vessel in Nakwasina Sound over the weekend.  The big blue-and-white boat is a research vessel, the RV Sikuliaq. It’s owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. The Sikuliaq is part of the federal academic research fleet and is used by a wide variety of scientist…