The Deep Profiler float at the Oregon Offshore Site, >100 m beneath the oceans surface, is covered by a forest of anemones, sea feathers, and visited by a small fish. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; R2229; V22.

A shark greets the ROV ROPOS at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

A CTD rosette hosting 24 Niskin bottles filled with ocean water is about to be recovered onto the deck of the R/V Thompson. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

The ROV control room showing the pilot area and logging stations. S. Martynenko, University of Washington, V22.

A shark swims by the ROV. S. Martynenko, University of Washington, V22.

The galley onboard the R/V Thompson. S. Martynenko, University of Washington, V22.

On one of the upper decks of the Thompson.

ROPOS back on deck. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

Finally at the bottom. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22

First glimpse of a the mooring top float - heavily biofouled with anemones. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

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.