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While working on deck, the science party and crew are required to wear hard hats and life vests. (HR)
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Whiting bathymetry data helps determine target sites for upcoming dives. (HR)
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Jerry McLelland at the microscope.
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Teacher-at-sea Connie Leverett after a 200-ft dive in the JSL II.
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"Kids at sea" (aka the scientists) view the latest sample from 1,400 ft. (HR)
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Chief Scientist Charlie Barans contemplates what to do next.
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Jerry McLelland reaches into the pipe dredge.
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Project Oceanica Director Leslie Sautter pulls together expedition-related educational products.
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Expedition Team.
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A boat picks up the Media crew.
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Initial work up at sea
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Educator at Sea, inside the stern compartment of the JSLII.
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Teamwork in the wet lab.
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Videographer Art Howard prepares to take a dive.
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Examining the catch from a recent neuston net tow.
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A zoologist with NOAA interviewed by a rep. from UNC TV.
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Doni Angell, an Educator-at-sea.
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Gail Samples displays a coral collected during one of the day’s dives.
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Priscilla Winder (left) and Shirley Pomponi (right) placing samples in plastic bags for preservation.
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Sonsub Inc. crewmembers Lucas Cribley and Greg Wardwell assist Tara Pitts with samples.
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Shirley Pomponi removing a bright yellow sponge from a sea floor sample.
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The entire Deep Sea Medicines 2003 crew on board the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown.
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Scientist examine sample buckets after a dive.
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A typical confocal microscope system.
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The divers who participated in SCUBA operations.
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Captain John Wilder checking out operations in the ROV van.
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Operations in the ROV van.
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The supply of sponges and tunicates are researched for use in drug development. (HR)
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Gail Samples, preparing an extract for culture.
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NOAA Corps Officer LTJG Jennifer Pralgo looking over a navigational chart.
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Chief Steward Richard Whitehead.
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Taking sponge samples for analysis.
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Making skilled maneuvers of the ROV during a dive.
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Sonsub Inc. crew.
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C&C Technologies team.
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Morning launch of the ROV.
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In the wet lab waiting to see what was brought up from the dive.
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Lucas Cribley and Geoff Ellett making adjustments to the ROV.
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Jeremy Potter and Gary K. Wolfe getting their hands wet examining Forcepia.
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Dr. Shirley Pomponi isolating pure Forcepia cells for culture.
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A solution of Forcepia cells after being placed in a centrifuge.
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Jane Thompson, preparing a sample of Acarnus for DNA extraction.
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Acarnus sp. plated on petri dishes for cell culture.
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The science party view real-time footage from the Innovator during the test dive.
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Sonsub Inc. ROV Innovator technician preparing for the mission.
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Shirley Pomponi and LTJG Shawn Maddock view a sponge.
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The shipboard crew from Science Channel .
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A Discovery Science Channel team.
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The Northern Gulf of Mexico Deep Water Habitats science party. (HR)
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Students and teachers gather on the dock.
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Students view live squat lobsters collected during the cruise.
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Students view some of the deep sea corals and sponges.
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Sonsub technician, Ray Maza, speaks with students.
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NOAA corps LTJG Jennifer Pralgo introducing students to the bridge.
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Members of the crew and science party enjoy a fiery sunset.
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Sonsub technicians at the controls of the ROV in the control van.
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Sonsub technicians victory pose after a successful ROV test dive.
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Peter Etnoyer in the wet lab of the R/V Ron Brown.
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Sonsub technician, Lucas Cribley. (HR)
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Scientist handle a rock collected at Green Canyon. (HR)
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The first team of the day annotate the video coming from the ROV.
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A painted squat lobster collected at Viosca Knoll.
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Technicians replace the burned out generator parts. (HR)
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Discussing the ROV dive schedule before the first science meeting. (HR)
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The first science meeting on board the Ronald H. Brown. (HR)
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How the crew used the Super Phantom ROV.
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The Olympic Coast Sanctuary Quest team.
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Conference on the bridge.
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Recording data.
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Looking for seabirds within 300 meters of the ship. (HR)
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Search for whales from McArthur’s flying bridge.
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Trails a humpback from the chase boat.
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Lacey O’Neal at the helm as McArthur departs Aberdeen.
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Staffing the ROV controls.
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Recording data to the computer.
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Data manager records and observes the species. (HR)
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Education specialist examines juvenile dungeness crab .
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Looking for seabirds and marine mammals. (HR)
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Scientist helps control the ROV. (HR)
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Collecting footage for a short video production.
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Seeing through "bigeye" binoculars.
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Chief pilot BLee Williams piloting Alvin.
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BLee Williams pilots Alvin through the vent area called Rosebud.
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BLee Williams supervising the launch of Alvin.
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Craig McLean enters Alvin for a dive to 2450 meters of water.
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Captain Craig McLean takes the Alvin initiation plunge, front and center.
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ALVIN passenger
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AB Seaman Jerry Graham .
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Chief Mate Mitzie Crane and Ed "Catfish” Popowitz.
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Sue Doenges.
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Sue Doenges and Amy Baco-Taylor.
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Crewmembers pause following a recovery of the Alvin .
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Naomi Ward emptying seawater.
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Naomi Ward collecting mucus.
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Coloring Styrofoam cups.
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Brian Leach, holds a net bag of Styrofoam cups.
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Sarah Flood Page and Naomi Ward.
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Putting the gravity corer over the side.
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Aftermath of a mud fight.
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14 foot gravity core.
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School children view collection.
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Entering Alvin.
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National Geographic Channel interview.
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Emergency breathing apparatus training.
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Rick Bean instructs all newcomers.
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Zach Hoyt fixing cracks in the crab tank.
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Science team for Leg Two. (HR)
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Analyzing samples. (HR)
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