Photo & Video Log

This page contains photos and videos from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Exploration cruise conducted between September 18-23, and October 21 - November 15, 2002, 2002. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a movie camera icon Camera icon is present, a video can be viewed by clicking on the image.

camera icon Video & Slideshows

Camera iconVideo

Monk Seal Video

camera iconVideo taken from a small camera attached to a monk seal swimming

Images

Preliminary soundings near Lisianski Island

November 15
Preliminary soundings near Lisianski Island.

Newly surveyed data around Maro Reef

November 15
Newly surveyed data around Maro Reef.

3-D view Lisianski Island data

November 12
3-D view Lisianski Island data.

High seas

November 12
High seas.

Taking a break from processing data

November 12
Taking a break from processing data.

A digital terrain model of a seamount

November 5
A digital terrain model of a seamount.

A backscatter mosaic

November 5
A backscatter mosaic.

Multibeam data of Nihoa Island

October 28
Multibeam data of Nihoa Island.

Bathymetry of the French Frigate Shoals

October 28
Bathymetry of the French Frigate Shoals.

The bathymetry data control center

October 28
The bathymetry data control center.

Nihoa Island

October 24
Nihoa Island.

Nihoa Island nautical chart

October 24
Nihoa Island nautical chart.

Preparing the CTD for deployment

October 24
Preparing the CTD for deployment.

Students helping out onboard

October 24
Students helping out onboard.

Spongehead catshark

Summary I
Spongehead catshark.

A “flying” sea cucumber

Summary I
A “flying” sea cucumber.

Sponge and coral field

Summary I
Sponge and coral field.

Purple coral growing over gold coral

September 22
Purple coral growing over gold coral.

Launching of the Pisces IV

September 22
Launching of the Pisces IV.

A vertical wall of gold coral

September 22
A vertical wall of gold coral.

The “alphonsin” <em>Beryx decadactylus</em>

September 21
The “alphonsin” Beryx decadactylus.

Frank Parrish climbs into the <em>Pisces IV</em>

September 21
Frank Parrish climbs into the Pisces IV.

A member of the Bathygadid fish family

September 20
A member of the Bathygadid fish family.

A hermit crab and invertebrate

September 20
A hermit crab and invertebrate.

A smalltooth sand tiger shark

September 19
A smalltooth sand tiger shark.

A tinselfish kiss

September 19
A tinselfish kiss.

A checker board cowrie shell

September 19
A checker board cowrie shell.

A toadstool soft coral

September 19
A toadstool soft coral.

A tinselfish encounter

September 18
A tinselfish encounter.

Bright orange sea star

September 17
Bright orange sea star.

Seabeam map of the eastern Northampton Seamount

September 17
Seabeam map of the south and east banks of the eastern Northampton Seamount.

 


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