Image Archive

The float atop the Deep Profiler Mooring at the base of Axial Seamount has become a habitat for schools of fish. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1860, V15.

A very large anemone and octopus call the anchor of the Slope Base Shallow Profiler Mooring home. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15 ROPOS Dive R1848.

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THe Oregon Endurance Offshore instrumented profiler travels down the wire on the Deep Profiling Mooring during its initial testing following installation. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS.V15, Dive R1859.

Skadis Cauldron, which was venting huge masses of microbial material and fluid following the 2011 eruption, still emits minor flow of cloudy fluid three years after this event. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15 Dive R1839.

A Neptunea egg casing hosts a beautiful pink sea anemone near a new seep site. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15.

A yellow pedicellasterid starfish (unknown species) clings to a small sponge-encrusted carbonate cobble on the Oregon margin during ROPOS Dive R1958. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15

Alex helps with the CTD onboard the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Krista Nunnally, University of Washington, V15.

Tracie, enjoying the deck work aboard the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Quae Atwood, Western Washington University; V15.

THe UW Applied Physics Lab team brings in the Deep Profiler off of the mooring cable and onto the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the Cabled Array VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: University of Washington; V15.

Eric Boget from the Applied Physics Lab and Brian Clampitt from the R/V Thompson work to bring teh anchor for the Deep Profiler Mooring onboard during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: University of Washington, V15.

The UW Applied Physics Lab team and the R/V Thompson crew are about to pull in the mooring cable on the Deep Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: University of Washington, V15.

Old Neptunea snail egg casings are capped by small anemones at the bubble plume site. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15.

The ROV ROPOS hosts multiple cameras that include the Zeus Plus and Mini Zeus from Insite Pacific, a pilot cam, and a digital still camera that are lit by both HMI's as well as an assortment of LED's. All imagery and data are fed in live to the control room onboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: Alex Jamshedi, Western Washington University; V15.

Alex and Quae from Western Washington University stand near the bow of the R/V Thompson as it transits offshore for the beginning of Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington; V15.

Quae Atwood, from Western Washington University, onboard the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Tracie Barry, Grays Harbor College; V15.

Joe Kalisch from Grays Harbor College, onboard the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Tracie Barry, Grays Harbor College; V15.

The Deep Profiler installed July 22, 2015 at the Slope Base site is caught profiling at a water depth of 2775 m beneath the ocean's surface on the mooring cable during ROPOS Dive R1855. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V15.

The instrumented Deep Profiler is about to be attached to the mooring cable at the Slope Base Site (water depth 2900 m) during Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW VISIONS'15 expedition aboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

Tim McGinnis from the UW Applied Physics Laboratory prepares the docking station for the Slope Base Deep Profiler that was installed during Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW Cabled Array VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.