Follow along as participants in the cruise provide updates and reflections on their experiences, the science, the technology, and other elements of the expedition.
By M. Dennis Hanisak
We had a very successful 2014 field season. Our team of 20 scientists and divers working on two ships, the R/V F.G. Walton Smith and the M/V Spree, were able to accomplish all our planned objectives.
Read moreAugust 25, 2014 | By M. Dennis Hanisak
We humans like to take notice of events that end in two zeros. Today we had such an event. It was the 100th dive of the Mohawk remotely operated vehicle.
Read moreAugust 24, 2014 | By Brian Cousin
Over the past few years, a revolution has taken place in the digital imaging arena with the introduction of new cameras and platforms at super-low prices making them accessible to a widening consumer base.
Read moreAugust 23, 2014 | By Cedric Guigand and Kimberly Puglise
ISIIS captures the shadows of fragile and semi-transparent plankton and fish larvae while being towed behind the R/V Walton Smith at speeds up to five knots.
Read moreAugust 22, 2014 | By M. Dennis Hanisak
We saw more coral here (primarily Madracis, some Oculina) than we had seen on any of our previous dives this year.
Read moreAugust 21, 2014 | By John Reed
Today, Pulley Ridge is the deepest mesophotic reef off the continental U.S. waters and one of the most species-rich and diverse.
Read moreAugust 19, 2014 | By Christopher Koenig
‘The Revolution’ consists of a housing enclosing a battery-driven gear motor that rotates a mounted Go-Pro video camera about a fixed point at 1.5 revolutions per minute.
Read moreAugust 18, 2014 | By Felicia Coleman
Architecturally complex habitats arise from physical forces – wind, currents, and geological events or from the activities of resident organisms – beavers, prairie dogs, and...Red Groupers? Indeed!
Read moreAugust 17, 2014 | By Lance Horn
My name is Lance Horn and I am half of the team that constitutes the Undersea Vehicles Program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The other half of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) team is Jason White.
Read moreAugust 16, 2014 | By Felicia Coleman
Upon arrival at Pulley Ridge late yesterday afternoon, the first order of business was to deploy the moorings for the light traps.
Read moreAugust 14, 2014 | By Brian Cousin
Memories of yesterday’s Miami traffic and dinner in Coconut Grove are vanishing in the wake of the University of Miami Research Vessel F.G. Walton Smith as it plies Hawk Channel just off the Florida Keys.
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