Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park

Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park

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Glacier Bay National Park Time-Lapse Video

Glacier Bay National Park Time-Lapse Video

This video features time-lapse footage from the Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park expedition.

Glacier Bay National Park Highlight Video

Glacier Bay National Park Highlight Video

This video features highlights from the Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park expedition.

Glacier Bay National Park Scuba Video

Glacier Bay National Park Scuba Video

Highlights from scuba dives during the Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park expedition.

Central Channel, Station 53 Highlight Video

Central Channel, Station 53 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in Central Channel, Station 53.

Central Channel, Station 53 Highlight Video

Central Channel, Station 58 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in Central Channel, Station 58.

Mouth of East Arm, Station 23 Highlight Video

Mouth of East Arm, Station 23 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in the Mouth of East Arm, Station 23.

Happy Knobb, Station 66 Highlight Video

Happy Knobb, Station 66 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in Happy Knobb, Station 66.

Hopkins Inlet, Station 28 Highlight Video

Hopkins Inlet, Station 28 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in Hopkins Inlet, Station 28.

Tidal Bulge, Station 37 Highlight Video

Tidal Bulge, Station 37 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in Tidal Bulge, Station 37.

Westdahl Point, Station 62 Highlight Video

Westdahl Point, Station 62 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in Westdahl Point, Station 62.

White Thunder Ridge, Station 4 Highlight Video

White Thunder Ridge, Station 4 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in White Thunder Ridge, Station 4.

White Thunder Ridge, Station 13 Highlight Video

White Thunder Ridge, Station 13 Highlight Video

This video features highlights from a dive in White Thunder Ridge, Station 13.

Sculpin Resting on Coral

Sculpin Resting on Coral

A sculpin rests on a large red tree coral.

Kraken2 Descending

Kraken2 Descending

ROV Kraken2 just prior to descent.

Humpback Whales in the Park

Humpback Whales in the Park

Glacier Bay National Park provides a sheltered habitat for humpback whales.

Anemones Along the Rock Walls

Anemones Along the Rock Walls

In some areas, we saw large coral colonies so dense you couldn't see the rock wall behind them.

Sea Pens and Basket Stars

Sea Pens and Basket Stars

In areas with soft sediment, we often saw large groupings of sea pens and basket stars.

Young Coral Colony

Young Coral Colony

Even the areas with young red tree coral colonies, there was an abundance of life.

Dense Coral Communities

Dense Coral Communities

Several deep-water areas discovered had high densities of red tree corals.

Hidden Octopus

An octopus hides in a small group of barnacles and sponges.

Rowan Examing Sample

Rowan Examing Sample

Rowan Sharman investigates an egg mass that was collected during an ROV dive.

The Team Watching an ROV Dive

The Team Watching an ROV Dive

Rowan Sharman, Mike McKee, Cheryl Morrison, and Matt Jewell in the control van during ROV operations.

Schools of Fish Populating Coral

Schools of Fish Populating Coral

There were times it was difficult to see the coral through the large schools of fish that seemed to follow us everywhere.

Kraken2 Recovery

Kraken2 Recovery

Kevin Joy hooks the ROV Kraken2 during a snowy ROV recovery.

Qanuk & Mary on Deck

Qanuk & Mary on Deck

Qanuk looks out over the ship's bow.

Scammon Bay

Yupik Eskimo village of Scammon Bay situated on Alaska's west coast.

Greenhorn Qanuk

Greenhorn Qanuk

In typical mariner tradition, the greenhorn Qanuk gets jokes played on him by the crew.

Qanuk Reading Brochures

Qanuk Reading Brochures

Qanuk prepares for the expedition by reading up on Glacier Bay.

Qanuk Attends a Science Meeting

Qanuk Attends a Science Meeting

Qanuk listens in on daily science meeting.

Qanuk Processing a Sample

Qanuk Processing a Sample

Qanuk helps with processing samples in the wet lab.

Qanuk Using a Microscope

Qanuk Using a Microscope

Qanuk examines specimens with a microscope.

Qanuk Resting on an Iceberg

Qanuk Resting on an Iceberg

Qanuk takes a rest on an iceberg after our field work near Muir Glacier was complete.

Qanuk & Mary with Coral

Qanuk & Mary with Coral

Mary and Qanuk are amazed at the big, healthy coral living in Glacier Bay!

Qanuk Riding the ROV

Qanuk Riding the ROV

Qanuk goes on an adventure with ROV Kraken2!

Qanuk After an Open House

Qanuk After an Open House

The whole crew joined in for a picture with Qanuk and a banner designed by 4th graders at Scammon Bay.

Investigating During a Dive

Investigating During a Dive

Jeff Godfrey investigates a rock covered with encrusting fauna during a dive off of Gilbert Peninsula.

Divers Wear Dry Suits to Keep Warm

Divers Wear Dry Suits to Keep Warm

The cold waters of Glacier Bay Nation Park's fjords require our divers to wear a dry suit.

Sea Lion

During our dive at Gilbert Peninsula, our divers had a visit from a sea lion.

Using a Compressor for Air

Using a Compressor for Air

While working in remote areas like Glacier Bay National Park, we need to bring our own compressor.

Heavy Icepack

Diving in Glacier Bay National Park has presented some interesting challenges, including relocating dives due to heavy icepack.

Nudibranch Sample

Nudibranch Sample

Here, the underside of a “fuzzy” nudibranch is photographed in Dann Blackwood's photography tank.

Glacier Bay National Park

Glacier Bay National Park

The topside views in Glacier Bay National Park have been almost as exciting as the underwater seascape.

Shrimp Sample

Interesting details, like the complex pattern in this shrimp's eye, are difficult to see until you bring the sample back to the lab.

King Crab Sample

King Crab Sample

This juvenile king crab was found during our dive near Tarr Inlet.

Brittle Star Sample

Brittle Star Sample

Once a sample is back on deck, we are able to see very small details that we never would have been able to see on the remotely operated vehicle footage.

Sunrise in the Park

Sunrise in the Park

Sunrise over Glacier Bay National Park.

National Park Service Centennial Celebration

National Park Service Centennial Celebration

National Park Service Centennial Celebration.

Otter Near Bartlett Cove

Otter Near Bartlett Cove

An otter hunts just outside of Bartlett Cove.

Visitors During an Open House

Visitors During an Open House

Amanda Kelley talks to visitors during the inport open house at Bartlett Cove.

Plotting Dive Sites

Plotting Dive Sites

Rhian Waller and Dann Blackwood work on developing a map with all of dive sites so far.

Visitors Viewing ROV

Visitors Viewing ROV

A group of visitors are shown the ROV during the open house in Bartlett Cove.

Bob Measuring Coral

Bob Measuring Coral

Bob Stone, a NOAA benthic ecologist measuring the size of a red tree coral.

Johns Hopkins Glacier

Johns Hopkins Glacier

Johns Hopkins Glacier, west arm of Glacier Bay National Park.

Preparing for a Dive

Preparing for a Dive

Divers Amanda Kelley and Jeff Godfrey prepare for an exploratory dive.

The Norseman II

The Norseman II

The Norseman II awaits the arrival of the scuba team.

Glass Sponge

A large glass sponge surrounded by mussels, calcareous tube worms, hydroids, and crustose coralline algae.

A Nudibranch Sample

A Nudibranch Sample

A nudibranch that was collected during one of our scuba dives.

Celebrating at Hopkins Glacier

Celebrating at Hopkins Glacier

Celebrating Cheryl's birthday at Hopkins Glacier.

The Birthday Girl

The Birthday Girl

Cheryl Morrison, with her specially made cake during our dinner celebration.

A Bald Eagle Chilling on an Iceberg

A Bald Eagle Chilling on an Iceberg

A bald eagle hangs out on a recently calved iceberg.

Johns Hopkins Glacier

Johns Hopkins Glacier

We were treated to a stunning close up view of Johns Hopkins Glacier today.

Red Tree Coral Size Comparison

Red Tree Coral Size Comparison

Rhian Waller, 5’3&rduo;, poses next to a colony of Primnoa pacifica for scale.

Red Tree Coral

Part of the goal of this project is to investigate the existence of Red Tree Corals in shallow waters.

Scuba Communication

Scuba Communication

Communicating with your buddy about air consumption and safety is always important during scuba dives.

Underwater Landscape

Underwater Landscape

The underwater landscape is beautifully dotted with anemones, stoloniferous octocorals, and serpulid worms.

Sea Pens

Three sea pens (Ptilosarcus gurneyi) collected during a dive at Blue Mouse Cove.

Guy Cochrane Inside Control Van

Guy Cochrane Inside Control Van

Guy Cochrane monitors the expedition from inside the control van.

Bathymetric Map of Muir Inlet

Bathymetric Map of Muir Inlet

This map uses colors to show the water depth in Muir Inlet where is meets Adams Inlet.

Slope Data in Muir Inlet

Slope Data in Muir Inlet

Slope data is displayed in the GIS instead of the color-symbolized bathymetry.

Terrestrial Geology in Muir Inlet

Terrestrial Geology in Muir Inlet

A terrestrial geology dataset has been added to the GIS to overlay the NOAA chart.

ROV Dive Track

This map shows the ROV track (black dotted line) overlaid on the map in the GIS.

White Thunder Ridge

White Thunder Ridge

The site of our ROV and scuba dives investigating red tree corals.

Flatfish with Parasite

Flatfish with Parasite

We observed a few flatfish, including this one with a striped parasite.

ROV Sampling

ROV Kraken2 approaches an area with several anemones, sponges, stoloniferous octocorals, and brachiopods.

Decorated Warbonnet

Decorated Warbonnet

A beautiful decorated warbonnet we encountered during the first ROV dive.

View From the Control Van

View From the Control Van

View from the control van as ROV Kraken2 investigates a large red tree coral colony.

Scaled Crab

We investigated a scaled crab next to a wall of stoloniferous octocoral.

Kevin and Cheryl

Kevin and Cheryl

Kevin and Cheryl follow the ROV dive from the control van.

ROV Recovery

The ROV team recovers the depressor weight at the completion of the first ever ROV dive in Glacier Bay National Park.

Scenic Mountains

Scenic Mountains

The mountains around Juneau make for a dramatic landscape.

The Norseman II

The Norseman II

The Norseman II pulls into Auke Bay as she arrives in Juneau, Alaska.

Loading Science Gear

Loading Science Gear

Members of the science team and ship's crew load all of the science gear onto the Norseman II.

Survival Suit

Rhian Waller demonstrates the proper way to don a survival suit.

Fish Congregating a Red Tree Coral

Fish Congregating a Red Tree Coral

Several fish and urchins congregate around a large red tree coral.

Red Tree Coral Community

Red Tree Coral Community

Red tree corals often form large, dense communities.

Cruise Ship Near Glacier

Cruise Ship Near Glacier

A cruise ship sails close to the edge of the glacier.

Scenic Views in the Park

Scenic Views in the Park

Dramatic views of the preserved wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park.

Satellite Image of Glacier Bay National Park

Satellite Image of Glacier Bay National Park

Satellite imagery of Glacier Bay National Park.

Map of Glacier Bay National Park

Map of Glacier Bay National Park

Regional map of Glacier Bay National Park.

Drop Camera Survey

Drop Camera Survey

In 2010, a small black and white drop camera survey took place in Glacier Bay National Park.

Red Tree Corals

Red Tree Corals

Red tree corals, like these, are a focal point of the Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park expedition.