Image Archive

Scaleworm climbing tube worm at Marker 113

Tomopterid worm above International District

Fried egg jelly at International District

Rattail temp probe and vent cap at Tiny Towers

Andrew giving me and Aakriti a tutorial on Niskin bottle sampling. Credit J. Yearian, University of Washington; V23.

RCA engineers and ship crew gettign ready to spool cable in from the Offshore Deep Profiler Mooring. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

First time RCA Chief Scientist Katie Bigham (top row, second from left) with Co-Chief Scientist J. Nelson (far left), RCA technician Andrew Paley (top row, far right) and Leg 4 VISIONS students. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

Katie pondering while coming into Newport as she learned she would be Chief Scientist. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

The float for the Deep Profiler mooring at the Oregon Offshore site being brought onboard the Thompson. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V23.

A pycnogonid (sea spider) posing for the camera on a basalt outcrop at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1559, V23.

A pycnogonid (sea spider) sitting on a basalt outcrop at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Credit: Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

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A pycnogonid (sea spider) climbing up the side of a basalt outcrop at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1559, V23.

Close-up of a rattail fish swimming near a vent covered in tube worms, limpets, and scale worms at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

A rattail fish swimming above a vent covered in tube worms, limpets, and scale worms at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

A rattail fish came to investigate the UFO fluid sampler activities at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

Overhead shot of the UFO fluid sampler activities at Marker 113 (and the rattail fish that came to investigate). Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

A scaleworm, snails, and an anemone on a basalt rock at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1559, V23.

A bright red scaleworm crawls over a field of limpets and palm worms at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

A hydrothermal vent eelpout peeking out from behind limpets and chemosynthetic tube worms at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

Jason inserting the probe of PI Rika Anderson's UFO fluid sampler into a hydrothermal vent at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

A scaleworm climbing on a tube worm above a hydrothermal vent at Marker 113, a diffuse flow site in Axial Caldera. Carleton College/UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1559, V23.

A salmon shark, smaller cousin of the great white shark, was seen briefly above International District vent field in Axial Caldera during the ascent. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A salmon shark (Lamna ditropis), smaller cousin of the great white shark, was cruising in the surface waters above International District vent field in Axial Caldera. We glimpsed it during the ascent after dive J2-1556 in 2023. A super rare sight! Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) seen near the surface at International District vent field in Axial Caldera. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A tomopterid (pelagic polychaete worm) seen during the ascent from International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A jelly floating in the water column, seen during the ascent from International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A jelly (possibly a type of fried egg jelly?) floating in the water column above International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A black rattail posed for the Jason cameras towards the end of the dive at International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.

A rattail came to investigate as Jason measured the temperatures near the RAS vent cap at Tiny Towers vent in the International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1556, V23.