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Queens College student, Steve Karaduzovic processes sediment push cores taken at Slope Base during dive J1256. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washignton.

A junction box is take to the seafloor, latched beneath Jason. Credit: M. ELend, University of Washington. V20

Under beautiful skies, a CTD cast is conducted for follow-on calibration of instruments on the Shallow Profiler Moorings and some seafloor instruments. Water is also collected for turning of HPIES instruments. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington. V20

The R/V Thompson begins its transit out to sea with a full set of RCA infrastructure to be turned during the 30-day expedition. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.

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A Shallow Profiler platform at 200 m water depth forms an island for colonization by a variety of macrofaunal communities. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V21.

A view of the instrumented platform interface assembly in 2020 mounted on the Shallow Profiler mooring at the Oregon Offshore site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V20.

Large sea anomones are using the Oregon Offshore mooring platform as their home base. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20.

Jason sets its first sights on the Offshore Mooring in 2020, hosting a wealth of sea life. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V20.

The FACT cage on the Oregon Offshore mooring is encrusted in life. Jason unplugged a connector in preparation for turning components on the platform. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI V20.

The R/V Thompson departs Newport Oregon for the 30-day Regional Cabled Array cruise. Credit: R. Scott, University of Washington.

THe R/V Thomas G. Thompson heads out the Yaquinna Bay channel on her way out to sea. Credit: R. Scott, University of Washington.

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An 'army' of instrumented winched shallow profilers (left) and instrumented platforms await final assembly and testing in the RCA Newport facility. Credit: D. Manalang, University of Washington.

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Final testing is underway by the APL RCA team of instrumented shallow profiler pods in preparation for departure Aug. 1. These pods will soon be installed >1200 ft beneath the oceans surface. Three such pods have made >40,000 profiles of the ocean environment in the NE Pacific.

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