Jason ascending in the night. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington; V25.

First look at the shallow profiler in the control room. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington; V25.

CTD rosette just under the surface. Credit: A. Shah, University of Washington; V25.

Monitor by work station showing work on the back deck. Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25

Knot Tying Station in the Main Lab. Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25

The sunrise from the dock. Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25

Axial Seamount Rattled by Kamchatka M8.8

Myself on the deck of the R/V Atlantis as it leaves Newport. Credit: A. Paulik, University of Washington; V25.

The R/V Atlantis at sunset. Credit: M. Gonzalez, Western Washington University; V25.

Setting up the CTD Niskin bottles for deployment. Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25.

CTD rosette being deployed at the Oregon Offshore Site. Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25.

Inside the Jason control van during recovery of the winched shallow profiler. Credit: N. Liew, Queens College, V25.

Metabolomic sampling lab set up, everything is tied down. Credit: Lacie Levy, University of Washington; V25.

Lacie Levy with lab equipment packed at the University of Washington. Credit: A. Paley, University of Washington; V25.

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.