Image Archive

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

Titrating water samples from Oregon Shelf and Oregon Offshore sites for oxygen analysis. Credit: S. Baxstrom, University of Washington, V’ 22.

The MARUM Germany Overview Sonar at the seafloor, in need of a little troubleshooting. UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; Dive R2223; V22

A sliver of moon peaking from the darkness. Credit: N. Wu, University of Washington, V22

Shrunken decorated Styrofoam cup. Credit: K. Whitmer, University of Washington, V22.

Pacific White-Sided Dolphins. Credit: K. Whitmer, University of Washington, V22.

CTD Rosette being lifted into the water at Slope Base. Credit: K. Whitmer, University of Washington, V22.