An orange anemone clinging to the hydrophone cable at the Oregon Shelf site. The hydrophone was only deployed roughly a week before, so this anemone found the hard substrate and attached itself fairly quickly.   Photo Credit: NSF/UW/CSSF, Dive R1801, V14

ROPOS using the starboard manipulator to pull the release that allowed the sensor pod of the cabled coastal surface-piercing profiler (cCSPP) to swing upwards and float freely in the water. The cCSPP was delivered to the seafloor and placed roughly 12 meters due East of the medium-powered junction box MJ01C at the Oregon Shelf site, in 79 meters of water.   Photo Credit: NSF/UW/CSSF, Dive R1801, V14

The sensor pod of the cabled coastal surface-piercing profiler (cCSPP) floating freely in the water column after being released from the deployment cradle on the profiler base. Once powered up, the sensor pod will move up and down in the water column at least 4 times per day, taking samples continuously using the onboard CTD, oxygen, fluorometer, nitrate, AC-S, PAR sensor, spectral irradiance, and 3D water velocity sensors.   Photo Credit: NSF/UW/CSSF, Dive R1801, V14

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Graneledone pacifica octopus at Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, V14.

Storm generated swell breaks on the north jetty entrance to Yaquina Bay.

SBE43 oxygen sensor (left) is shown on the Shallow Profiler Science Pod, which will profile between 200 m and the surface. Photo credit: Mitch Eland (UW)

The CTD is sensor in the middle, between the SUNA nitrate sensor (right) and SBE43 oxygen sensor (left). Photo credit: Mitch Eland, UW

Larry Nielson handles the dock lines between legs 5 and 6.

A huge hurricane strength storm currently sits 1000 miles offshore and moving towards our working area. While the storm will diminish by the time it reaches the cabled observatory site, it will have generated very large seas that make working with the ROV impossible until at least Friday morning the 26th of September. Credit: passageweather.com

Posing with the CTD Rosette are Leg 5 students Photo credit:  Mitch Elend, UW RSN, V14

ROPOS just beneath the surface prepparing to dive to 2900m. Credit: Mitch Elend/UW

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Max Schrempp is logging ROPOS's first dive of Leg 5.  Dive R1788 will connect the smart leg of the shallow profilers 2 legged vertical mooring to the cable infrastructure.  Photo credit:  Trevor Harrison, U of Washington, V14

The R/V Thompson’s Z-Drives exposed at dry dock.  The dark circle in the hull surrounding each propeller rotates, allowing complete control of the thrust vector. This is a critical component of the dynamic positioning system. Photo Credit: Ed McNichol, 2012

Preparing to deploy the CTD Photo credit:  Mitch Elend, RSN, UW, V14

ROPOS preparng to plug the VM EOM cable into the FACT strongback. Photo credit:  NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1788; V14

Mike radios down to the crew as he operates the winch. Photo Credit: Colin Katagiri

Preparing to deploy the Shallow Profiler Mooring at Axial Base. Photo Credit: Colin Katagiri

A stack of three 2000-pound steel plates is lowered to the deck of the Thompson by a large crane on the dock.  Six of these plates will comprise a single anchor for the two-legged mooring that will be deployed at the base of the continental slope, 56 nautical miles off the coast of Oregon. The mooring will have two such anchors so the deck load on the Thompson will be considerable for this leg. Credit: Mitch Elend

A commercial troll-fishing boat heads out to sea. When the boat is fishing, weighted cables with streaming fishing lines will be suspended from the long polls and salmon will be caught using hooked lures. The catch is small but the quality is high, this is the salmon that you might have served to you on an alder plank in a nice restaurant. Credit: Mitch Elend

Students, Max Schrempp (left) and Jae Jose look on as the Thompson passes under the Yaquina Bay Bridge on the way in to Newport. Credit: Mitch Elend

A short-period seismometer being installed on a sheet flow at the summit of Axial Seamount to measure seismic events. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, V14.

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