At about 1pm, while prepping to sample pups for the afternoon, I realized my protective grundens and rain coat had accidentally been left on one of the boats! Thankfully, Sarah from the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center loaned me an extra pair she had brought along (Thank you Sarah!). No rain was in the forecast, but without this protective layer, my ability to work directly with the animals during sampling would have been greatly reduced. With a lot of first time participants, we started out as one sampling group, going over each of the roles, rules and safety. Eventually we broke into two groups and ended the short afternoon after sampling six animals.