Image Archive

A bunch of Peniagone taking flight during a ROCLS cable lay at the Axial Base site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

The empty ROCLS spool on the seafloor at Axial Base, after laying cable AXVMW4 from LV03A to the deep profiler site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

A Peniagone sea cucumber swam past ROPOS prior to laying AXVMW4 on the seafloor. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

The P1 end of extension cable AXVMW4 plugged into LV03A at Axial Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

A swimming sea cucumber floating by ROPOS as it prepares to plug AXVMW4 into LV03A at Axial Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

ROPOS removing the protective cap from the P1 end of extensions cable AXVMW4, prior to plugging it into low-voltage node LV03A at Axial Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

Removing Marker #22 from the seafloor at Axial Base, prior to laying cable AXVMW4. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

ROPOS removing the bungee cords holding the slack cable of AXVMW4 onto the ROCLS sled. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

A closeup view of a dinner plate jelly seen at Axial Base during dive 1737. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1737, V14

A large purple Benthodytes (?) cucumber seen at Axial Base site during a cable lay transect. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1736, V14

A large white sea star encountered during a cable laying survey at Axial Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1736, V14

A soft-bodied echinothuriid sea urchin (in upper right) encountered during the cable lay survey at Axial Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1736, V14

A burrowing anemone on the seafloor at the Axial Base site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1736, V14

Junction box LJ03A cabled to the low-voltage node LV03A at the Axial Base site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1736, V14

A closeup portrait of a big red jellyfish (Tiburonia granrojo) seen during the ascent from the Axial Base site, at 1064 meters. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1736; V14.

A close-up portrait of a black rattail fish at the Axial Base site, at 2603 meters depth. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1736; V14.  

Several pom pom anemones have found a temporary home in a furrow in the seafloor near the Axial Base site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1736; V14.

A dinner plate jellyfish observed at 1573 m during the descent of dive R1736 at the Axial Base site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1736; V14.

A sunset on 4 August, captured by ROPOS immediately prior to dive R1736, to deploy LJ03A. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1736; V14.

A red jellyfish seen at 2843m, floating in front of ROPOS during the descent to Slope Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1735; V14

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A picture of the optical attenuation sensor attached to junction box LJ01A, prior to deployment at the Slope Base site. Photo Credit: Kendra Daly, USF

The conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) sensor attached to the side of LJ01A prior to deployment at the Slope Base site. Photo credit: Kendra Daly, USF

This school of fish extended much further down into the water column at the Slope Base site than previously encountered schools. This image was captured at 539m water depth. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1735; V14.

An overhead shot showing the spatial relationship between junction box LJ01A and low-voltage node LV01A at the Slope Base site. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1735; V14.

ROPOS lifting the broadband hydrophone mast on LJ01A into position. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1735; V14.

An unidentified squid encountered during descent on dive #1735 at Slope Base. Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive 1735; V14.