Transplant experiment at Panarea - 21/30 June 2012

 Zvy Dubinsky, David Iluz, Yulia Pinchasov, Michal Ramot, Keren Maor Landaw, Eliezer Perel, Moran Moshayov, Rotem Bechor (Bar-Ilan University) and Stefano Goffedo, Fiorella Prada and Giorgia Polimeni (University of Bologna) went to Panarea to check the coral transplant experiment along a pH gradient inside an underwater volcano crater, for studying the effects of ocean acidification on Mediterranean corals.

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 The italian team heading to Panarea:

Fiorella, Stefano and Giorgia.

 The israeli team has finally landed in Catania and is now heading to the speed boat
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The amount of equipment is impressive! But thanks to Ciccio Sesso “Fat boy Sex” and his awesome boat

 we were able to take everything on the Island.

Ciccio was rewarded with Rotem’s wonderful company!

 Moran, Zvy, Keren and Fiorella on the speed boat:

 travelling to Panarea.
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The israeli and italian team is finally in Panarea! David, Zvy and Stefano on the Apecar start moving all the equipment
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The wet lab looks like the NASA headquarters!  It has never been so crowded
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Rotem, Moran, Yulia and Michal setting un the equipment! ...pretty warm isn't it? David
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Fiorella and Giorgia at work at dinner celebrating Keren’s birthday Ciccio surrounded by “the girls”
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Another day begins and Keren is on the Apecar ready

 and set: let’s go to the experimental site!

 Stefano and the girls before diving. at dinner: Rotem and Francesco argue about the

 menu, like every evening ;-)
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The atmosphere is cheery and relaxed! David looks very interested in the football

 match.

 Zvy, Stefano and Eliezer.
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During breakfast the team is planning the day. We start setting up the diving equipment Giorgia, Rotem, Stefano and Karen on the Zodiach.
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Ready to diving!

 while we reach the experimental site this is the landscape that surrounds us!
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CO2 bubbles, here we come! The crater with the CO2 bubbles.
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...more bubbles... one of the sites along the experiment Fiorella and Giorgia gluing corals in the experiment.
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Finally dinner time!!!!

 The next day the Italian team goes working

 on the crater with Ciccio Sesso

While the israeli team collect some environemntal data

 with the multiparametric probe
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David In the meaning time, Michal is collecting water samples in the control site.
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Stefano and David on the Zodiach

a bit of relax between one dive and the other J
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Let’s go check on the experiment one last time!

 Stefano and Eliezer seem satisfied!

 Eliezer

Back to the Island the view of Basiluzzo at sunset is

 wonderful
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Take a look at the men’s team!: Zvy, Stefano,

 Bartolo also known as “the Bandit”, David and Eliezer….

 in the meaning time Keren, Fiorella and Giorgia

 are relaxing.

It’s time to take a look at the bill! Does not add up?

 No problem! Fiorella and Giorgia will solve

 everything! :-p
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And now let’s go celebrate this wonderful experience with some fireworks! What a coincidence,

 today the island celebrates the patron!

 
Watch the video of the fireworks!