This page contains images from the historic Lewis and Clark Legacy Ocean Expedition conducted between May 31 – July 13, 2001. Images between May 31 – June 13 are from Phase 1, a survey cruise to map Astoria Canyon; those between June 26 – July 3 are from Phase 2, exploration of Astoria Canyon with the remotely operated vehicle ROPOS; and those between July 4 – 11 are from Heceta Bank, a heavily fished plateau south of Astoria Canyon, that was also explored with ROPOS. Click on an image to view a larger version and for additional information about the image. Videos require QuickTime.

Astoria Canyon Sights (QuickTime, 2.6MB)		Summary Feather star, gastropods, and sponges
Summary Tallus cave		Summary Keith Bosely in the lab		Summary Astoria Canyon, looking east from mid-canyon		Summary 3-D image of Astoria canyon, looking southeast
Summary Astoria Canyon, looking southwest		Summary Head of Astoria Canyon, looking east		July 12 Flag rockfish		July 12 Crinoids and sponges
July 12 Ratfish		July 12 Basketstars		July 11 Trawl marks on Heceta Bank		July 11 Seastars and thornyhead
July 11 Bocaccio		July 11 Prickleback		July 10 Bacterial mat near seep		July 10 School of sablefish
July 10 Gastropod and its egg casing		July 10 Seastar amid bivalve shells		July 10 Pygmy and redstripe rockfish		July 9 Vase sponge and crinoids
July 9 Unidentified shark		July 9 Mussel shell from ancient headland		July 8 Poachers and sharpchin rockfish		July 8 Sampling sites on Heceta Bank
July 8 Pacific hagfish		July 8 Sampling a carbonate chimney		July 7 Tiger rockfish and sponge		July 7 Terracing on rock outcrop
July 7 ROPOS dive tracts on Heceta Bank		July 7 Octopus		July 6 Basketstars and crinoids		July 6 Rosethorn rockfish at a rock ridge
July 6 Fish trap		July 6 Sampling a rock and crinoid		July 6 Yellowtail rockfish		July 5 White sponge and reddish crinoids
July 5 Dover sole and pink sea urchins		July 5 Box crab		July 4 Black crinoid		July 4 Myctophids (lantern fish)
July 4 Bacterial mat near methane seep		July 4 Clams near a methane seep		July 3 A blackskate, a grenadier, sponges and anemones		July 3 Sedimentary bedding planes
July 3 Freshly broken rock face		July 3 Gorgonian corals		July 3 Longspine thornyhead rockfish		July 2 Headwall scarp
July 2 Porous mudstone and shrimp		July 2 Sablefish		July 2 Squid ink		July 1 Thornyhead hiding under rock
July 1 ROPOS arm collects samples		July 1 Recovery of ROPOS		July 1 Shortraker fish		June 30 Sea cucumbers and sea stars
June 30 Mudstone scar resulting from landslide		June 30 Shortspine thornyhead rockfish		June 30 White sea cucumber communities		June 29 Jellyfish
June 29 Eelpout		June 29 Octocoral invertebrate		June 29 Rockfish		June 28 ROPOS first dive
June 28 Bio-acoustic profiler data		June 28 Vertical profile of ROPOS first dive		June 28 Sea Eagle vessel supports studies		June 27 Deploying ROPOS
June 26 Deploying Bioacoustic equipment		June 26 Mid-water trawl		June 26 Deploying CTD equipment		May 31 - Jun 13 Auriga conducts a sonar survey
May 31 - Jun 13 Multibeam transducers		May 31 - Jun 13 Deeptow sidescan		May 31 - Jun 13 Base of canyon wall		May 31 - Jun 13 Sidescan sonar

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