During the VISIONS'14 expedition, we have seen thousands of Velella Velella (By the Wind Sailors) that are typically 7 cm in length. Credit: Kevin Simans, University of Washington, V14.

Porpoises seem to enjoy the company of the R/V Thompson, often coming along side to "play" in the waves. Photo Credit. Kevin Simans, University of Washington; V14.

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A cranchiid squid (likely Taonius borealis) swimming over a field of Neptunea snails and their egg cases at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF

Hagfish (purple), red rockfish, crabs, and hermit crabs wander within the nusery for Neptunea snails laying eggs that form yellow stocks on carbonate cobbles. Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1766; V14.

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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