Christopher Moon Blog Legs 2 & 3
5 September 2023 Dives resumed! The weather let up and Jason was able to go back down this time at Axial base.
5 September 2023 Dives resumed! The weather let up and Jason was able to go back down this time at Axial base.
5 September 2023 Dives resumed! The weather let up and Jason was able to go back down at Axial Base (2600 m).
5-6 September 2023 Our last few days of the cruise were mostly transit, but there was lots of work to be done.
6 September 2023 Over the last few days, I’ve spent a lot of time helping out in the ROV control van.
6 September 2023 I originally wasn’t going to make another blog post after the last, but I had to include what
Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) Curious wolf eels occasionally visit the OOI infrastructure at the Oregon Shelf (80 m) site, swimming on and
Pudgy Cusk Eel (Spectrunculus grandis) As with eelpouts and wolf eels, cusk eels are ALSO not true eels. These deep-sea, ray-finned fish
Slime Star (Hymenaster sp.) Hagfish aren’t the only marine species that have a slimy defense mechanism: Pterasterids are deep-water sea stars that
Fragile Pink Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis) Commonly seen at the Oregon Offshore and Slope Base sites, S. fragilis is a regular sea
Feather Stars (Crinoids) Suspension-feeding, unstalked crinoids (also known as feather stars) are a common sight on the Shallow Profiler platforms, particularly near