Mei Ettari Blog Legs 2 & 3
6 September 2023 I originally wasn’t going to make another blog post after the last, but I had to include what
August 22, 2023
Archive
The Weather Gods
Dax Soule, Queens College This has been a challenging few days at sea. You might not expect that a team of scientists
August 20, 2023
Hard Work, Weather, and Beautiful ‘Islands’ in the Stream – Life at Sea
August 17, 2023 It feels like ages since we left Newport, but we are just starting DAY 4! How can that be?
August 17, 2023
Wolf Eel
Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) Curious wolf eels occasionally visit the OOI infrastructure at the Oregon Shelf (80 m) site, swimming on and
August 16, 2023
Max Borden Blog Leg 1
19 August 2023 Plop me down on a ship a few hundred years ago and I could reasonably be convinced that the
August 16, 2023
Pudgy Cusk Eel
Pudgy Cusk Eel (Spectrunculus grandis) As with eelpouts and wolf eels, cusk eels are ALSO not true eels. These deep-sea, ray-finned fish
August 16, 2023
Slime Star
Slime Star (Hymenaster sp.) Hagfish aren’t the only marine species that have a slimy defense mechanism: Pterasterids are deep-water sea stars that
August 16, 2023
Fragile Pink Sea Urchin
Fragile Pink Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus fragilis) Commonly seen at the Oregon Offshore and Slope Base sites, S. fragilis is a regular sea
August 16, 2023
Feather Stars (Crinoids)
Feather Stars (Crinoids) Suspension-feeding, unstalked crinoids (also known as feather stars) are a common sight on the Shallow Profiler platforms, particularly near
August 16, 2023
A Busy First Few Days – Off We Go
The weather gods offshore were not friendly to us while we were in Newport mobilizing for the cruise with 40 knot winds
August 15, 2023