Author: Mike Vardaro

Salmon Shark (Lamna ditropis) A smaller relative of the great white shark, these homeothermic predators are fairly common in the northern Pacific

March 15, 2024

Leg 3 (which was completed on 6 September) was a mix of highs and lows. We started with rough weather conditions that

September 8, 2023

5 September 2023 Today, September 5th, started with some more logging in the van. I got to see lots of cool geological

September 3, 2023

Unlike Leg 2, where we had almost creepily calm conditions, Leg 3 once again began with unfavorable weather. Even staying in port

September 3, 2023

Although our visit to Axial Seamount on this leg was brief, we accomplished much in the roughly 36 hours we spent onsite.

August 28, 2023

After the successful conclusion of the very challenging first leg of VISIONS’23, we demobilized from Leg 1 and mobilized for Leg 2

August 25, 2023

4-5 September 2023 Leg 3 has felt like a complete blur compared to Leg 2. I cannot believe that we are already

August 24, 2023

6 September 2023 I spent most of the evening of the 4th sitting in the ROV control van watching Jason working around

August 22, 2023

6 September 2003 The transit back to Newport was still underway when I woke up for breakfast. I managed to borrow an

August 22, 2023

5 September 2023 Dives resumed! The weather let up and Jason was able to go back down this time at Axial base.

August 22, 2023