Image Archive

A hagfish curled up on the seafloor at Southern Hydrate Ridge, water depth ~ 780 m. Credit: RCA, University of Washington. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R1750, V14

A small flatfish at Einstein's Grotto on Southern Hydrate Ridge, encountered during a survey dive. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, ROPOS Dive R1750, V14.

Bubble plumes above Southern Hydrate Ridge Summit as imaged by the R/V Thompson's multibeam sonar. These sonar surveys were used to plan CTD casts to sample for methane in the water column. Credit: Bob Collier, OSU

Thick bacteria mats rimmed by colonies of yellow worms at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Photo credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1750; V14

The opening to the methane vent called Einstein's Grotto has grown significantly larger since 2013. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1750; V14.  

Clams at Southern Hydrate Ridge host symbiotic microbes. This colony is perched at the ledge above Einstein's Grotto, which in 2013 was actively venting. Ccredit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1750; V14.

Crab sitting near carbonate cobble at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1750; V14.  

A rockfish (possibly a Pacific Ocean perch) rests near Einstein's Grotto at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1750; V14.

Burrowing anemone imaged during ROPOS dive R1750. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1750; V14.

The ROV team, SN scientists and engineers, and UW students gather in the operations laboratory aboard the R/V Thompson during Dive 1605 to Southern Hydrate Ridge during the VISIONS'13 Expedition. Photo Credit. Mitch Elend, University of Washington.