A juvenile Blue shark, about 4 feet long, swims next to the R/V Atlantis at the OR Offshore site. Credit: J. Tilley, UW-APL, V25

Breaching Humpback whale off the coast of Newport, OR. Credit: J. Tilley, UW-APL, V25

Breaching Humpback whale off the coast of Newport, OR. Credit: J. Tilley, UW-APL, V25

UW student technician Jolee Thirtyacre helps to train VISIONS student Nadia Martynenko in water sampling during the first CTD cast of VISIONS'25. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

VISIONS'25 student Yoochan An helps rinse off the CTD rosette following a deep water sampling cast at the Slope Base site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

VISIONS'25 Leg 1 students helping process water samples after the OR Offshore CTD casts. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

UW student technician Jolee Thirtyacre helps to train VISIONS students in water sampling during the first CTD cast of VISIONS'25. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

UW scientist Mitch Elend gives a thumbs up in his survival suit during the R/V Atlantis safety briefing before the start of VISIONS'25. Credit: A. Rose, University of Washington, V25

APL engineers don their survival suits during the R/V Atlantis safety briefing before the start of VISIONS'25. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

The sunset casting a beautiful glow on the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport OR. Credit: I. Paulsen, University of Washington; V25.

The CTD sitting on the deck of the R/V Atlantis waiting to be sampled. Credit: I. Paulsen, University of Washington; V25.

The R/V Atlantis parked at the port in Newport OR. Credit: I. Paulsen, University of Washington; V25.

ea lions on rocks at Newport. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington; V25.

Overlooking Newport at sunset from R/V Atlantis. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington; V25.

R/V Atlantis’ hull in the sunset. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington; V25.

ROV Jason unplugging the Oregon Offshore Shallow Profiler platform prior to recovery of the science package during VISIONS'25. Anemones, feather stars, nudibranchs, and other organisms have colonized the platform over the years of deployment at 200 meters depth. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/WHOI; Dive J2-1696; V25

A swarm of krill engulfs the Oregon Offshore Shallow Profiler mooring as the ROV Jason conducts a survey after replacing the profiler pod. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/WHOI; Dive J2-1698; V25

APL engineer, Andy Mathias, final stages of readying the PIA for deployment on the Shallow Profiler platform. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

Leg 1 VISIONS'25 students on the R/V Atlantis as the ship departs Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25

VISIONS'23 UW student ambassador, Jolee Thirtyacre, gains experience running tugger during the first CTD launch. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.

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Spectacular feather stars, urchins, brittle stars, and scallops colonize the Shallow Platform at 200 m water depth at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1696, V25.

The fantail of the Atlantis is packed with RCA infrastructure, awaiting deployment on Leg 1. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

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Billions of microbes and microbial-produced material stream from a collapsed lava zone 3 months following the 2011 eruption. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF-ROPOS.

Axial Seamount is located above the Cobb Hot spot and is dissected by the Juan de Fuca Ridge spreading center. The summit of this highly active volcano is located ~ 1500 m beneath the oceans's surface. Down dropped seafloor forms a caldera marked by ~ 100 m tall near vertical cliffs. Three active hydrothermal fields are fueled by heat from a mamga reservoir ~ 2 km beneath the seafloor. Credit: D. Kelley and CEV, University of Washington.