Image Archive

Mrs. Weirdfish (pudgy cusk eel) curiously checking out Jason routine. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1609; V24.

White, gray and purple Deep Sea Octopus – Muusoctopus sp. walking along the sea floor. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1609; V24.

Crinoid on the Shallow Mooring Platform at 200 m. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1607; V24.

A cusk eel investigates Jason while the ROV works at LV01A. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1609; V24.

A rattail fish approaching Jason during the 12 pm to 4 pm shift. Credit: E. Albines, Queens College, V24.

Screen shot of a Pudgy Cusk eel sighted at 2900 m. Credit: F. Hanley, University of Washington, V24.

Close-up of the bizarre carnivorous sponge, Chondrocladia lampadiglobus, seen at Axial Base (2600m deep). It is also colloquially known as the "ping pong tree sponge."

Octopus with webbed arms and a fringed mantle after moving from old to new seafloor node at the OR Offshore site at 600m depth offshore of Newport, OR. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1249, V20

Octopus with webbed arms and a fringed mantle moving from old to new seafloor node at the OR Offshore site at 600m depth offshore of Newport, OR. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1249, V20

Giant Pacific Octopus curled up in a seafloor cable container at the Oregon Offshore (600 m) site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1249, V20

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.

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.

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 blue shark investigated the ROV (or the fish attracted by the lights) during the deep profiler refurb dives at the Oregon Offshore (600 m) site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1550; V23.

We saw an assemblage of scale worms, palm worms, and blue colonial ciliates surrounding the chimneys at the "Diva" vent in the International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1546, V23.

This giant rattail was intrigued by Jason while the ROV was taking temperature readings at the "Diva" vent in the International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1546, V23.

An impressionist-style portrait of a giant rattail obscured by the high-temperature vent fluid the Jason temperature probe is measuring at Diva vent in the International District vent field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1546, V23.

We saw this unusual orange-colored scale worm at the "Diva" vent while deploying a temperature and resistivity probe in a nearby chimney. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1546, V23.

A giant rattail (over a meter long!) at the International District 2 junction box site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1544, V23.

A giant rattail came to visit the International District 2 junction box site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1544, V23.

Mystery! We encountered these green orbs on a few 2023 dives, mostly at 200 - 500 m depths, off the OR coast and at Axial Seamount. At first we thought they might be clogged larvacean houses, but they're all perfectly circular. Credit: A. Simmen, University of Washington.