Image Archive

Whale watching. Credit: E. Duarte, University of California San Diego; V24.

Sea life near an existing LV01C. Credit: E. Calderon; J2-1626; V24.

Cleaning off anemones after my (Catherine Rasgaitas) watch shift. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

The R/V Atlantis in Newport. Credit: C. Rasgaitis, University of Washington; V24.

Octopus sleeping discovered by Jason, Credit: R. An, University of Washington; V24

BEP placed at the back deck of Atlantis. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24

Picture of the Atlantis in Newport. Credit: E Calderon, University of Whitworth, V24

A disgruntled Giant Pacific Octopus had to vacate its cozy node house as we conducted operations at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1626, V24.

Figure 1. Leg 2 VISIONS undergraduates listening to the explanation of vidgrab in the Jason Van. Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington; V24.

First shift picture for the 4pm-4am shift with Catherine, Erik, and Zariel. Credit: Erik Duarte, University of California San Diego; V24.

VISIONS'24 students after Cleaning MJ01C: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

Training for Abandon ship, getting into emergency suit. Photo Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington; V24.

Jason attempts to dislodge a log covering cables at the Oregon Shelf site. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; J2-1624; V24.

Jason plugging in the newly deployed Benthic Experiment Package (BEP) LJ01D at Oregon Shelf as part of Dive J2-1623. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1623; V24.

Jason lowered over the side of Atlantis with the new ZPLSCB101 bio-acoustic sonar latched below for Dive J2-1622. Credit: N. Wharton, University of Washington; V24.

Pilots leaving the Atlantis to head back to Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V24.

Hard at work! Catherine Rasgaitis on right, Leo Couchon on left. Credit: M. Elend University of Washington, V24

All geared up as the scrub begins Mike Booth on left, Leo Couchon on right. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24

Yellow moon. Credit: J. Almokharrak, University of Washington; V24.

Osmotic pump. Credit: J. Almokharrak, University of Washington; V24.

Pilot exchange between a small boat and the R/V Atlantis. Credit: J. Almokharrak, University of Washington; V24.

VISIONS students helped the APL engineers clean off the medium power junction box (MJ01C), which was covered in Metridium anemones, after recovery from the Oregon Shelf site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24

A rockfish sitting on top of the barnacle-encrusted hydrophone tripod at the Oregon Shelf (80m) site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1621, V24.

Sea stars, Rockfish, shrimp and barnacles covering the Oregon Shelf Benthic Experiment Package (BEP). This is a very productive site that is only 80m deep, so it gets biofouled very quickly. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1621, V24.

The OOI Endurance Array Surface Mooring under a full moon at the Oregon Shelf site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24.

Dr. Laura Lapham and her graduate student Anna Hildebrand pose in their "gumby" survival suits during the Leg 2 safety meeting. Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington, V24

RCA research technician Andrew Paley demonstrates calibrating an instrument on the benthic experiment package to V24 students Jose Cornejo, Elena Calderon, and Roy An. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V24.