Brian Lam Blog Legs 2 & 3
5 September 2023 Dives resumed! The weather let up and Jason was able to go back down at Axial Base (2600 m).
August 22, 2023
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Celia Kornblum Blog Legs 2 & 3
5-6 September 2023 Our last few days of the cruise were mostly transit, but there was lots of work to be done.
August 22, 2023
Avery Jenkins Blog Legs 2 & 3
6 September 2023 Over the last few days, I’ve spent a lot of time helping out in the ROV control van.
August 22, 2023
Mei Ettari Blog Legs 2 & 3
6 September 2023 I originally wasn’t going to make another blog post after the last, but I had to include what
August 22, 2023
Wolf Eel
Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) Curious wolf eels occasionally visit the OOI infrastructure at the Oregon Shelf (80 m) site, swimming on and
August 16, 2023
Pudgy Cusk Eel
Pudgy Cusk Eel (Spectrunculus grandis) As with eelpouts and wolf eels, cusk eels are ALSO not true eels. These deep-sea, ray-finned fish
August 16, 2023
Slime Star
Slime Star (Hymenaster sp.) Hagfish aren’t the only marine species that have a slimy defense mechanism: Pterasterids are deep-water sea stars that
August 16, 2023
Fragile Pink Sea Urchin
Fragile Pink Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis) Commonly seen at the Oregon Offshore and Slope Base sites, S. fragilis is a regular sea
August 16, 2023
Feather Stars (Crinoids)
Feather Stars (Crinoids) Suspension-feeding, unstalked crinoids (also known as feather stars) are a common sight on the Shallow Profiler platforms, particularly near
August 16, 2023
Larvaceans
Larvaceans (aka Appendicularians) Larvaceans are pelagic, free-swimming tunicates, which are frequently seen in the water column at coastal and Axial Base OOI
August 14, 2023