
Zariel Zamudio Blog Leg 2
August 25, 2024 It’s Sunday, the last dive is done, and our main responsibilities are over. I had woken up at 4 am for my

Naomi Wharton Blog Leg 2
August 25, 2024 For my final blog post, I wanted to reflect on the elements of VISIONS that have made my week-and-then-some on Atlantis an

V24 Leg 2 Begins
After a very successful Leg 1 where the R/V Atlantis sailed under incredibly calm weather, Leg 2 began with a slightly wavier start on August

Oases in the Deep
We have spent the last two days diving at Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and Washington and nearly a mile beneath

Life in the Abyss
Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, life persists in a realm of perpetual darkness. For many, the impression of this vast sediment-laden oceanscape is that the

Two Shallow Profilers in 24 Hours
Our first 24 hours at sea have been just as full as the last two days on shore. As of lunchtime on August 9th we