Image Archive

Jason Brings the Digital Still Camera on Board

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Glass Sponge, feather seastars, Squat Lobster

The zooplankton installed in 2021 now home to a wealth of sea anemones, star fish and barnacles. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1528, V23.

Jason encountered a Giant Phantom Jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) during the ascent from the Slope Base site (2900 meters), an extremely rare sighting of this massive (up to 10 meters long) jellyfish. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1523, V23.

Julia and Cal (Queens College) undergraduates and Joanne (Post Doc at St. Andrews) clean the BEP recovered from Slope Base. Adjacent to a refurbished one to be installed at the Offshore site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

Seals sun themselves on a mooring at the Oregon Shelf Site. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

A number of humpback whales joined the Thompson as we transited to Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23.

Z (RCA-APL Engineer), Wendi (RCA Data Lead Scientist), and Han (Recent Oceanography graduate and now RCA Technician) calibrate the optical attenuation instrument prior to deployment at Slope Base. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V23

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A sketch of the starboard side of the R/V Thompson, looking towards the Bridge. Credit: Victoria Jamieson.

Looking west towards the Yaquina Bridge (highway 101) and the channel that leads into the Pacific Ocean off Newport. Credit: Victoria Jamieson

Looking north at the waterfront in Newport on Yaquina Bay from the Thompson. Credit: Victoria Jamieson

A dolphin plays alongside the R/V Thompson during Leg 1 of VISIONS. Credit: W. Ruef, University of Washington, V23.

Evening on the R/V Thompson. Credit: D. Kelley, University of Washington. V23.

A large sea urchin at Slope Base (2900 m) is adjacent to a small squat lobster. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1523; V23.

UW Oceanography undergrad Alex Rose samples ocean water for CO2. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

The CTD is deployed off the Thompson, ready to take ocean measurements and water samples for verification of sensors on the moorings. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

Jason brings the digital still camera from the Oregon Offshore site (600 m) in the undervator. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1518. V23.

A siphonofore at floats through the waters at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1517, V23.

Krill swarm the winched Science Pod on the Shallow Profiler Mooring at Oregon Offshore. Anemones, urchins nudibranchs and their eggs, feather stars and hydroids colonize the platform. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1517; V23.

Two small fish, maybe sable fish, swim atop the Shallow Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1515; V23.

A colony of anemones uses the zooplankton platform installed in 2021 as their home at the Shelf site (80 m). Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1512; V23.

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A large glass sponge hides a squat lobster that is peeking out. Credit: UW/NSF-OO/WHOI; J2-1514; V23

A small nudibranch scurries across the Shallow Profiler platform. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1514; V23.

A squat lobster hides in hydroids on the Offshore Shallow Profiler mooring platform. It is joined by a purple anemone, 5 legged briittel stars and feather seastars. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1514; V23.