Octopus in a Flange Box
An octopus making its home in a flange box at Slope Base, 2900 m water depth. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
July 26, 2018
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Deep Octopus House
An octopus at 9500 ft beneath the oceans' surface finds a home by the leg of one of the Cabled Array junction boxes at the Slope Base site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
June 27, 2018
Dumbo Octopus 1
Dumbo Octopus, being cute on a lobate lava flow in the Axial Caldera. Video credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF; V13
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016
Octopus and Anemone At Slope Base
A very large anemone and octopus call the anchor of the Slope Base Shallow Profiler Mooring home. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15 ROPOS Dive R1848.
July 26, 2015
Octopus at 9500 ft Beneath the Ocean’s Surface
An octopus clings to a mooring chain at ~9500 ft water depth near the toe of the Cascadia Margine off of Newport, Oregon. UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V15.
July 16, 2015
September 29, 2014
Octopus Video 4 At Axial Seamount
A Graneledone pacifica Octopus migrates along a sedimented lava flow at the summit of Axial Seamount, water depth ~ 1500 m.
August 27, 2014
Camouflaged Octopus at Oregon Shelf
A well-camouflaged octopus encountered during a survey at the Oregon Shelf site (80 meters water depth). Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, ROPOS Dive R1756, V14.
August 24, 2014
Pacific octopus at Endurance
A giant Pacific octopus encountered during a site survey between the Oregon Offshore 2-legged mooring leg anchor and the low-voltage node LV01C.
Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, ROPOS Dive R1752, V14.
August 22, 2014