Photo & Video Log

This page contains photos and videos taken during the 2004 Gulf of Alaska Seamount Expedition that took place July 30 - August 23, 2004. 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.

 

camera icon Video & Slideshows

Shrimp crawling under a shelf of mud and gas hydrate.camera icon September 27
Shrimp crawling under a shelf of mud and gas hydrate.

Mussel pot retreiving sample.camera icon September 22
Mussel pot retreiving sample.

Mussel pot taking samplecamera icon September 22
Mussel pot taking sample.

Terraces of Oceanographer Canyoncamera icon September 11
Terraces of Oceanographer Canyon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suction sampling invertebrates.camera icon September 10
Suction sampling invertebrates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images

Dense mussel bed on Blake RidgeSeptember 29
Dense mussel bed on Blake Ridge.

Bacterial mat on Blake RidgeSeptember 29
Bacterial mat on Blake Ridge.

Shrimp crawling on gas hydrateSeptember 29
Shrimp crawling on gas hydrate.

A Xenophore; a large single celled organismSeptember 28
A Xenophore; a large single celled organism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examining samples brought up from the deep sea.September 28
Examining samples brought up from the deep sea.

Fish swimming above a mussel bed at Blake RidgeSeptember 28
Fish swimming above a mussel bed at Blake Ridge.

Microscopic shells collected from deep sea sediment.September 27
Microscopic shells collected from deep sea sediment.

Outcropping of white gas hydrate.September 27
Outcropping of white gas hydrate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deep sea clamSeptember 26
Deep sea clam.

Deep sea anemoneSeptember 26
Deep sea anemone.

Chemosynthetic mussels.September 25
Chemosynthetic mussels.

Divers recovering Alvin after dive.September 25
Divers recovering Alvin after dive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shrimp crawling in mussel bed.September 25
Shrimp crawling in mussel bed.

High resolution Bathymetric map of Blake Ridge.September 25
High resolution Bathymetric map of Blake Ridge.

Orange bacterial mat near gas seepSeptember 24
Orange bacterial mat near gas seep.

Foraminifera.September 24
Foraminifera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bathymetric profile of Blake Ridge.September 23
Bathymetric profile of Blake Ridge.

Iceworms crawling on hydrate nodule.September 23
Iceworms crawling on hydrate nodule

Spider crab on deep sea mussel bed.September 22
Spider crab on deep sea mussel bed.

Deep East Leg 2 science teamSeptember 21
Deep East Leg 2 science team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deep sea explorers after first Alvin diveSeptember 20
Deep sea explorers after first Alvin dive.

Swarm of lantern fish outside Alvin.September 20
Swarm of lantern fish outside Alvin.

Dr. Bothner and sediment core.September 19
Dr. Bothner and sediment core.

Deploying AlvinSeptember 19
Deploying Alvin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calm blue oceanSeptember 19
Calm blue ocean.

Retreiving large anemone from AlvinSeptember 18
Retreiving large anemone from Alvin.

Sieving sediment samples.September 18
Sieving sediment samples.

Preparing to deploy sediment sampler.September 18
Preparing to deploy sediment sampler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sieving benthic samples.September 17
Sieving sediment samples.

Two Rat-Tail fish.September 17
Two Rat-Tail fish.

Divers releasing Alvin for a dive.September 17
Divers releasing Alvin

Preparing Alvin for a diveSeptember 17
Preparing Alvin for a dive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water sampling rosette.September 16
Water sampling rosette.

R/V Atlantis at dock.September 16
R/V Atlantis at dock.

American flag hung in honor of 9/11.September 15
American flag hung in honor of 9/11.

Artists sketch of ocean floor.September 15
Artists sketch of ocean floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alvin in hanger.September 15
Alvin in hanger.

Deep sea medusaeSeptember 14
Deep sea medusae.

Deep sea shrimpSeptember 14
Deep sea shrimp.

Styrafoam cupsSeptember 14
Styrafoam cups exposed to great pressure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The red crab Chayceon quinquedensSeptember 14
The red crab Chayceon quinquedens.

Alvin hoisted on A-frame.September 14
Alvin hoisted on A-frame.

Bear seamountSeptember 13
3-D image of Bear seamount

High SeasSeptember 13
High Seas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Path of Hurricane Erin.September 12
Path of Hurricane Erin.

High SeasSeptember 12
High Seas.

SquidSeptember 11
Squid.

Deep sea coral landscapeSeptember 11
Deep sea coral landscape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deep sea coralsSeptember 10
Deep sea corals.

Alvin on A-frameSeptember 10
Alvin on A-frame.

Alvin in hangerSeptember 10
Alvin in hanger.

Immersion suit demonstationSeptember 9
Immersion suit demonstation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R/V Atlantis.September 9
R/V Atlantis.

Educators at sea.September 8
Educators at sea.

R/V atlantisSeptember 8
R/V Atlantis at dock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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