John Delaney (right) welcomes Lisa Graumlich, Dean of the University of Washington College of the Environment, aboard the R/V Thompson while the vessel is offshore Shilshole in Seattle. Center left: Jerry Paros, President of Paroscientific Inc; center right: Cara Mathison, UW College of the Environment. Photo by Ed McNichol. 

The Thompson leaves Portage Bay and transits towards the Ballard Locks. Photo by Mitch Elend.

ROV Jason deployment on 26 July 2010 in Puget Sound for a test dunk. Photo taken by Mitch Elend.

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AUV Sentry deployment on 26 July 2010 in Puget Sound for a test dunk. Photo taken by Mitch Elend.

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Sketch of Graneledone Octopus by Montgomery Taylor, College of Charleston student onboard Leg 3 of VISIONS '13.

A vent scaleworm (center of the image) has a 'furry' coat of filamentous bacteria living on its back.

Scale worms on Escargot vent at Axial Seamount are typically pink. The one in the foreground dines on a clam. Credit; UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V10.

Limpets covering the base of a hydrotherma vent on Axial Seamount

Limpets on Escargot vent, Axial Seamount. Here, the limpet shells have been stained brown by hydrothermal deposits.

Squat Lobster on Escargot vent at Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V11.

Glob Snails on Escargot Vent, Axial Seamount - Closeup. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/WHOI; V11

Glob Snails on Escargot Vent, Axial Seamount. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/WHOI; V11

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A picture of the R/V Thompson loading for the Enlighten'10 Cruise.   Photos were taken by Nick Stoermer with an Canon EOS T1i, a sequence of 5 images were stitched together in photoshop

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