Image Archive

The lights from Jason provide an eerie glow at night in the Pacific waters. Credit: N. Zachod, University of Washington, V21.

Feather stars completely encapsulate the FACT frame housing the wetmate connector that provides power and bandwidth to the Shallow Profiler Mooring at Slope Base. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V21.

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The Shallow Profiler Mooring Platform at Slope Base is home to a variety of macrofauna, including beautiful sea anemones. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V21.

Anemones thrive on the Shallow Profiler mooring at Slope base. Credit: UW/NSF/OOI/WHOI; V21.

The refurbished medium power junction box, installed at Slope Base in 2021. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V21.

Pom Pom anemone at 2900 m water depth, Slope Base site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V21.

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A squat lobster and venus flytraps cover a tripod at 2900 m at the Slope Base site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V21.

The ROV Jason takes a push core at 2900 m water depth at the Slope Base site. A scate investigates the operation. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V21.

A scate investigates Jason as it takes a push core at 2900 m water depth at Slope Base. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V21.

The "weird fish" [Genioliparis ferox (Stein)] swims in front of the MJ01A junction box at Slope Base (2900 m). Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V21.

The weird fish (Genioliparis ferox) explores inside the MJ01A junction box at 2900 m. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V21.

The weird fish (Genioliparis ferox) first imaged in 2014 by ROPOS at the Slope Base site (2900 m) visits us again with the ROV Jason. It was first described in 1978 off Oregon(884 m) 2 from a single specimen and never seen afterwards. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V21.

A Pacific Sole rests on the sedimented seafloor. Credit: J. Winter, University of Washington, V21.

Awesome sunset in a fog-free sky to end the day. Credit: J. Wilson, University of Washington, V21.

A stubborn octopus sits on the BEP, patiently waiting for the Jason ROV to finish operations. Credit: J. Wilson, University of Washington, V21.

A skate swimming near the sea floor during Jason dive J2-1348. Credit: J. Wilson, University of Washington, V21.

Weird fish spotted swimming along the sea floor towards the junction box ~2900 m deep. Credit: J. Wilson, University of Washington, V21.

Anemones sitting on top of the profiler are surrounded by feather stars. Credit: J. Wilson, University of Washington, V21.

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Genevieve, working with Jordan and Andrew to clean a junction box that had been on the seafloor since 2014. Credit: R. Scott, University of Washington, V21.

Me taking an oxygen sample from a Niskin bottle. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V21.

Screens in the Jason Van during operations at the Slope Base Site, showing one of the manipulators recovering a biological experiment. Credit: C. Fink, University of Washington, V21.

Squat lobsters in the Science Pod as it was recovered onto the Thompson. Credit: C. Fink, University of Washington, V21.

This was the sunset around 20:00 after my night shift, and it was beautiful to look at. C. Fink, University of Washington, V21.