
Alessia Simmen Blog Legs 2 & 3
4-5 September 2023 Leg 3 has felt like a complete blur compared to Leg 2. I cannot believe that we are already
4-5 September 2023 Leg 3 has felt like a complete blur compared to Leg 2. I cannot believe that we are already
6 September 2023 I spent most of the evening of the 4th sitting in the ROV control van watching Jason working around
6 September 2003 The transit back to Newport was still underway when I woke up for breakfast. I managed to borrow an
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