Image Archive

Casting off. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

First glimpse of the amazing ROPOS. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

Arriving at the NOAA pier. Credit P. Correa University of Washington, V22.

My first day logging in the ROV control center. Credit: M. Abualsaud.

On one of the upper decks of the Thompson in front of storage vans.

Fishing boat "Evolution" makes its way through Newport harbor. L. Combs, University of Washington V22.

DJ Oceans spinning on the back deck of the R/V Thomas G. Thompson. Credit: C. Flaim, University of Washington, V22.

Logging my first ROV dive. Credit: A. Jorgenson, University of Washington, V22.

Trying on our immersion suits! Credit: A. Jorgenson, University of Washington, V22.

Leaving port onboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: A. Jorgenson, University of Washington, V22.

Leaving sunny Newport behind. Credit: A. Sulc, University of Washington, V22.

A ROPOS pilot surveys the anemone ecosystem on the float of the Deep Profiler Mooring at Oregon Offshore. Credit: A. Sulc, University of Washington, V22.

A jelllyfish swims above carbonate rocks, hosting beautiful soft corals, at the Pinnacle site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF. V22.

A hagfish contorts at the Pinnacle. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

Rockfish, a sole, and hagfish thrive in the rugged topography of the 60-m tall Pinnacle site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

Beautiful egg casings of Neptunea snails and small shrimp on thrive on carbonate rocks at the Pinnacle site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

The hummocky seafloor with collapsed areas are signs of past explosions of methane bubbles in the Einsteins' Grotto area. A cabled RCA digital still camera send live images to shore to document the evolution of this site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, V22.

A swarm of fish is in the highly productive waters above Southern Hydrate Ridge is imaged as ROPOS descends to depth. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, V22.

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VISIONS students congregate along the rail of the Thompson on the return into Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington. V22

Cheese! Credit: Y. Pinto, University of Washington, V22.

Our shrunken head and my Styrofoam cup turned shot glass. Credit: Y. Pinto, University of Washington, V22.

Dolphins playing alongside the ship while we transited back to the Southern Hydrate Ridge site. Credit: S. Baxstrom, University of Washington; V22.

"Squished Cup" Credit: S. Baxstrom, University of Washington, V22.

Marine life watching at the bridge. Credit: N. Wu, University of Washington; V’22.

ROPOS arm detaching cable from LJ01D that is full of anemones. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

Picture of the screens in the hydro lab showing a mat on top of a microbial mat. Credit: S. Baxstrom, University of Washington, V’ 22