Photo & Video Log
This page contains images from the Sanctuary Quest Expedition conducted between April 24 - June 20, 2002. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a picture of a movie camera 
is present, a video can be viewed by clicking on the image.
HR) = High Resolution images available.
Video
June 5
Video footage taken from the remotely operated vehicle.
June 2
A short video on the Cordell Bank.
June 1
Watch a short video showing the rough seas
May 1
The advantages of an ROV.
April 22-25
Outfitting the ship for the expedition.
Images
June 20
Mary Sue with the Super Phantom ROV.
June 19
A glimpse of OCNMS's astonishing living resources.
June 19
The Olympic Coast Sanctuary Quest team.
June 18
Monitor data shows surface feeding activity.
June 18
A feeding frenzy above and below the sea surface.
June 17
Conference on the bridge.
June 16
Brittlestars often aggregate on the soft substrate.
June 16
Marine invertebrates in the deepwater habitat. (HR)
June 16
A skate cruises along the seafloor. (HR)
June 16
A tall deep-water gorgonian coral. (HR)
June 16
Brittlestars reflect the broad diversity of organisms.
June 16
A deep-water anemone. (HR)
June 15
Recording data.
June 15
Looking for seabirds within 300 meters of the ship. (HR)
June 15
Blackfooted albatross soar over the swells.
June 15
Blackfooted albatross travel to OCNMS. (HR)
June 14
Search for whales from McArthur's flying bridge.
June 14
Launching a chase boat to get whale fluke identification photos.
June 14
Annie Douglas tTrails a humpback from the chase boat.
June 14
Breaching humpback.
June 14
A humpback rolls on its side.
June 13
A launch speeds toward surfacing humpbacks.
June 13
A whale's tail shows distinctive fluke patterns. (HR)
June 12
Abandon ship drill. “Dressing for success” if the ship sinks.
June 11
Lacey O'Neal at the helm as McArthur departs Aberdeen.
June 5
Staffing the ROV controls.
June 5
Hauling in the remotely operated vehicle.
June 5
The sandy furrow habitat around Cordell Bank. (HR)
June 3
Persistent wind and swells outside Drake's Bay, Point Reyes.
June 2
Recording data to the computer.
June 2
Chimney Rock scene in Drake's Bay.
June 1
Strong wind and swells keep the McArthur anchored in Drake's Bay.
May 31
Collecting water samples at different depths. (HR)
May 29
An albatross lingers around the boat during ROV operations.
May 28
A ratfish cruises the bottom depths at 236 feet.
May 28
Krill and phytoplankton.
May 27
A Brittle Star aggregation in the sandy channels at Cordell Bank.
May 26
A shark around the camera on the ROV.
May 26
The shallow pinnacles at Cordell Bank.
May 25
White-plumed anemone on the ocean bottom. (HR)
May 25
Data manager records and observes the species. (HR)
May 25
Krills from one of the ships engine filters.
May 24
Education specialist examines juvenile dungeness crab.
May 23
Water samples are taken by the Rosette. (HR)
May 23
NOAA scientists lower the seacat. (HR)
May 22
This map shows a wildlife transect.
May 22
Looking for seabirds and marine mammals. (HR)
May21
Scientist helps control the ROV. (HR)
May 20
Leaving Southeast Farallon Island. (HR)
May 1
Vivid underwater images.
May 1
Deployment of ROV depressor weight.
April 30
The ROV being deployed.
April 29
The ROV sustained damage.
April 28
Whale sighted off of San Miguel.
April 27
Collecting footage for a short video production.
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