Image Archive

The digital still camera (CAMDSB103) sits atop a small, heavilysedimented rampart in front of the actively venting methane seep Einstein's Grotto at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1767; V14.

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A rockfish and hemit crabs hang out in a nursery of Neptunea snails at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge.The snail stalks rise from small carbonate cobbles. Photo credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1766; V14.

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A large red jellyfish swims gently by the ROV ROPOS at Axial Seamount.

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A firery sunset ends the day on the R/V Thompson during the VISIONS'14 expedition. Photo Credit: Billy Medwedeff, University of Washington, V14.

A small pod of porpoises grace the R/V Thompson ~80 km west of Newport Oregon. Credit: Billy Medwedeff, University of Washington. V14.

A sealion swims alongside the R/V Thompson during VISIONS'14 at the Oregon Offshore Site. Credit: Victoria Selesnick, University of Washington, V14.

Albatross watch the R/V Thompson during VISIONS'14. Credit: Victoria Selesnick; V14.

During dive R1674, the instrumented shallow winched profiler system was installed onto the platform at 197 m water depth on the tw-legged mooring. This marks a first of the OOI program. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1764; V14.  

The Platform Instrument Assembly (PIA) is hoisted off the deck of the R/V Thompson in preparation for the successful installation at the Oregon Offshore Site. It was installed in the early morning hours of August 30th. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1763; V14.  

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Dive R1762 at the EA Oregon Offshore Site installed and connected a 120 m 'oily' cable between junction box LV01C and the base of the EOM cable for the two-legged shallow profiler mooring. Video credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1762; V14.  

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The ROV ROPOS descends with the ROCLS cable laying system hosting extension cables that will be installed at Southern Hydrate Ridge to connect to seafloor seismometers. Photo Credit: Lauren Kowalski, University of Washington; V14.

Calm seas mark the horizong on Leg 4 of VISIONS'14. Photo Credit. Lauren Kowalski, University of Washington;V14

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The 13 ft-across platform at the EA Offshore Site (197 m water depth) is visited by the ROV ROPOS prior to installation of the Shallow Profiler and Instrument Platform on a follow-on dive. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1762; V14.  

Captain Eric Haroldson of the R/V Thompson oversees loading of a cable spool in preparation for installation at Southern Hydrate Ridge by the ROV ROPOS. Photo Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V14.

Einstein's Grotto changes rapidly over hours to days. Revisitation of the active seep site today showed that a large sedimentary protrusion at the vent opening had desintegrated and a large and vigorous bubble plume was exiting the orifice.Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1761; V14.  

Orest Kawka (RSN School of Oceanography Project Scientist) and Trina Litchendorf (RSN APL Engineer) work on the EA Oregon Offshore Shallow Winched Profiler, and Instrument Platform on the fantail of the R/V Thompson. Photo Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington; V14.

A strong bubble plume issues from Einstein's Grotto early morning of August 29, 2014. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1761; V14.  

There are three shallow profilers that will be installed on the cabled observatory. These state-of-the-art two-legged moorings include a 13 ft-across platform at ~ 200 m water depth. The large platform hosts an instrumented shallow winched profiler, which makes several trips a day from ~ 200 meters water depth to just beneath the oceans surface. It also hosts an instrumented platform that includes larger instruments such as a 5-beam ADCP, zooplankton sonar, and a digital still camera. Image Credit: Center for Environmental Visualization, UW. V14

This strange fish, Genioliparis ferox (Stein), was first described in 1978 from a single specimen and never seen afterwards. It was imaged at 2901 m at the Slope Base Site during ROPOS Dive R1757. G. ferox is a ferocious mid-water predator, with many sharp teeth. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; Dive R1757; V14.