Mission Plan
Mission Plan

Education
Education

Effects of Fishing
Effects of Fishing

Living in the Flow - Corals
Living in the Flow - Fishes

Living in the Flow - Corals
Living in the Flow - Corals

Paleoclimate
Paleoclimate

Geologic History
Geological History

Explorers
Explorers

Photo & Video Log

This page contains photos and videos taken during the Life on the Edge 2005 expedition that took place October 16 - November 1, 2005. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a movie camera icon camera icon is present, a QuickTime video can be viewed by clicking on the image. Other video formats are available on the linked pages.

If a slideshow icon slideshow icon is present, a visual log of exploration images can be viewed. You can scroll through them one by one, or select the play button for an automatic slideshow.

(HR) = "High Resolution" images available.

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Collection of images from the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Collection of images from the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

Alex Gagnon of the California Institute of Technology discusses the use of coral fossils to tell a story.

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Alex Gagnon of the California Institute of Technology discusses the use of coral fossils to tell a story. (QuickTime, 1.8 Mb)

Rhian Waller of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Scott France of the University of Louisiana discuss the processing of specimens.

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Rhian Waller of WHOI and Scott France of the University of Louisiana discuss the processing of specimens. (QuickTime, 2.0 Mb)

Video of the Milne-Edwards and Verrill Seamounts.

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Video of the Milne-Edwards and Verrill Seamounts. (QuickTime, 1.8 Mb)

Scott France of the University of Louisiana discusses the coral diversity and abundance in the Corner Rise Seamount Chain.

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Scott France discusses the coral diversity in the Corner Rise Seamount Chain. (QuickTime, 1.7 Mb)

Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

Chief Scientist Les Watling discusses the biogeography of fauna over images of a variety of coral species.

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Scientist Les Watling discusses biogeography of fauna over images of a variety of coral species. (QuickTime, 1.9 Mb)

Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Collection of images from the first day of the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

 

 

Images

A red shrimp is visible in the branches of a Chrysogorgia coral.

Summary
A red shrimp is visible in the branches of a Chrysogorgia coral.

Oreo dory or false boarfish at Corner Rise.

Summary
Oreo dory or false boarfish at Corner Rise.

An unidentified sea pen shares a pit with a shrimp.

Summary
An unidentified sea pen shares a pit with a shrimp.

A shot of ROV Hercules from ROV Argus.

Summary
A shot of ROV Hercules from ROV Argus.

Larval settlement blocks.

Summary
Larval settlement blocks.

Bathymetry of the Lyman Seamount, shaded relief map.

Summary
Bathymetry of the Lyman Seamount, shaded relief map. (HR)

 

 

 

 

Walter Cho, Sarah L'Heureux, Rhian Waller and Kate Buckman, all of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

September 3
Walter Cho, Sarah L'Heureux, Rhian Waller and Kate Buckman, all of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (HR)

Rhian Waller and Sarah L'Heureux of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

September 3
Rhian Waller and Sarah L'Heureux of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (HR)

Sarah L'Heureux of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution participates in the 'bucket brigade'.

September 3
Sarah L'Heureux of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution participates in the 'bucket brigade'. (HR)

Todd Gregory of the Institute for Exploration pilots the ROV Hercules.

September 3
Todd Gregory of the Institute for Exploration pilots the ROV Hercules. (HR)

Coral polyps and tissue have been removed from a branch of a bamboo coral.

September 1
Coral polyps and tissue have been removed from a branch of a bamboo coral.

Tall, whip-like Lepidisis bamboo corals with pigtail coils and a rust-colored black coral.

September 1
Tall, whip-like Lepidisis bamboo corals with pigtail coils and a rust-colored black coral. (HR)

 

 

 

 

Susan Mills retrieves a settlement block from the ROV Hercules.

August 31
Susan Mills retrieves a settlement block from the ROV Hercules. (HR)

Hercules recovers a settlement block from one of the experimental sites.

August 31
Hercules recovers a settlement block from one of the experimental sites. (HR)

Several animals are visible on this block, including a white sea urchin.

August 31
Several animals are visible on this block, including a white sea urchin. (HR)

Susan Mills examines a settlement block under a microscope.

August 31
Susan Mills examines a settlement block under a microscope. (HR)

Paula Carlton, Teacher at Sea, photographs coral specimens in the Bio/Analytical Lab

August 30
Paula Carlton, Teacher at Sea, photographs coral specimens in the Bio/Analytical Lab (HR)

Paula Carlton, Teacher at Sea, examines specimens in the Bio/Analytical Lab on the Ronald H. Brown.

August 30
Paula Carlton, Teacher at Sea, examines specimens in the Bio/Analytical Lab on the Ronald H. Brown. (HR)

 

 

 

 

A close-up view of the polyps of the bamboo coral Keratoisis.

August 28
A close-up view of the polyps of the bamboo coral Keratoisis. (HR)

A red crab at 020 meters depth.

August 28
A red crab at 020 meters depth. (HR)

The most abundant deep-water hard coral in the world's oceans (Lophelia pertusa).

August 28
The most abundant deep-water hard coral in the world's oceans (Lophelia pertusa). (HR)

Several sponges cling to the vertical face of a wall.

August 28
Several sponges cling to the vertical face of a wall. (HR)

The Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Hercules searches for deep sea fauna.

August 26
The Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Hercules searches for deep sea fauna. (HR)

The ROV Hercules is oriented back to back with the ship while the ROV Argus is lifted in to the water.

August 26
The ROV Hercules is oriented back to back with the ship while the ROV Argus is lifted in to the water. (HR)

The Institute for Exploration (IFE) team checks out the ROV Argus.

August 26
The Institute for Exploration (IFE) team checks out the ROV Argus. (HR)

Todd Gregory of the University of Rhode Island checks out the ROV Hercules

August 26
Todd Gregory of the University of Rhode Island checks out the ROV Hercules. (HR)

Brennan Phillips of IFE looking over the ROV Hercules, post dive.

August 26
Brennan Phillips of IFE looking over the ROV Hercules, post dive. (HR)

Todd Gregory of the University of Rhode Island (URI) pilots the ROV Hercules.

August 26
Todd Gregory of the University of Rhode Island (URI) pilots the ROV Hercules. (HR)

 

 

 

 

Blue Antimora.

August 24
Blue Antimora. (HR)

A grenadier drifts by a black coral.

August 24
A grenadier drifts by a black coral. (HR)

False Boarfish.

August 24
False Boarfish. (HR)

Halosaur.

August 24
Halosaur. (HR)

Bathymetry of the Milne-Edwards (western) and Verrill Seamounts (eastern), shaded relief map.

August 22
Bathymetry of the Milne-Edwards (western) and Verrill Seamounts (eastern), shaded relief map.

A close-up of the coral Iridogorgia showing the feeding polyps lined up on one side of the branches.

August 22
A close-up of the coral Iridogorgia showing the feeding polyps lined up on one side of the branches.

The backside of an Enallopsammia hard coral attached to basalt rock on Verrill Seamount

August 22
The backside of an Enallopsammia hard coral attached to basalt rock on Verrill Seamount

Kate Buckman, Peter Auster, and Susan Mills on watch in the control van.

August 22
Kate Buckman, Peter Auster, and Susan Mills on watch in the control van.

A Metallogorgia coral on a sediment-free ledge at 1600 meters depth.

August 20
A Metallogorgia coral on a sediment-free ledge at 1600 meters depth. (HR)

A bamboo coral and other suspension feeders grow on a rocky outcrop at 1630 meters depth.

August 20
A bamboo coral and other suspension feeders grow on a rocky outcrop at 1630 meters depth. (HR)

The science party consults with Allen Gontz of the University of Massachusetts.

August 20
The science party consults with Allen Gontz of the University of Massachusetts. (HR)

 

 

Enallopsammia coral

August 18
Enallopsammia coral from Lyman Seamount.

Bathymetry of the Lyman Seamount, shaded relief map.

August 18
Bathymetry of the Lyman Seamount, shaded relief map.

Top view of a stalked crinoid next to the bamboo coral (Acanella).

August 18
Top view of a stalked crinoid next to the bamboo coral (Acanella).

 

 

Bushy black coral (Leiopathes sp.) collected from 1643m depth on Bear Seamount.

August 14
Bushy black coral (Leiopathes sp.) collected from 1643m depth on Bear Seamount. (HR)

A juvenile groomed poodle coral (Metallogorgia melanotrichos) collected from 1491m depth on Bear Seamount.

August 14
A juvenile groomed poodle coral (Metallogorgia melanotrichos) collected from 1491m depth on Bear Seamount. (HR)

The branched bottlebrush black coral (Parantipathes sp.) collected from Lyman Seamount

August 14
The branched bottlebrush black coral (Parantipathes sp.) collected from Lyman Seamount. (HR)

Bottlebrush white coral (Thouarella sp.) collected from 1458m depth on Manning Seamount.

August 14
Bottlebrush white coral (Thouarella sp.) collected from 1458m depth on Manning Seamount. (HR)

View of live Metallogorgia melanotrichos polyp with gonads.

August 12
View of live Metallogorgia melanotrichos polyp with gonads. (HR)

Colony of Metallogorgia melanotrichos on New England Seamount Chain.

August 12
Colony of Metallogorgia melanotrichos on New England Seamount Chain. (HR)

Histological section of Metallogorgia melanotrichos polyp with developing eggs (oocytes).

August 12
Histological section of Metallogorgia melanotrichos polyp with developing eggs (oocytes). (HR)

 

 

Chief Scientist Les Watling, University of Maine leads a planning discussion among the science team.

August 10
Chief Scientist Les Watling, University of Maine leads a planning discussion among the science team. (HR)

Nets to be used in collecting specimens of coral fossils.

August 10
Nets to be used in collecting specimens of coral fossils. (HR)

Pamela Lezaeta of the Institute for Exploration coordinates a review of operations in the control van.

August 10
Pamela Lezaeta of the Institute for Exploration coordinates a review of operations in the control van. (HR)

Timothy Shank of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

August 10
Timothy Shank of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (HR)

Kate Buckman and Giora Proskurowski, both of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

August 8
Kate Buckman and Giora Proskurowski, both of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (HR)

NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Chief Boatswain Bruce Cowden putting the finishing touches on a painting.

August 8
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Chief Boatswain Bruce Cowden putting the finishing touches on a painting. (HR)

 

 

 

 

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