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The science team who searches for evidence of plumes. The science team who anaylzes CTD water samples. Picnic on the Thompson's back deck.

Science team for Leg One. (HR)

The science team who searches for evidence of plumes. (HR)

The science team who anaylzes CTD water samples. (HR)

Picnic on the Thompson's back deck.

Dana Yoerger examines data from ABE. Preparing transponders for deployment.

Dana Yoerger examines data from ABE.

Preparing transponders for deployment. (HR)

coal heavers

standing on the spider

Kate and Jason sifting

turret team

Wayne Lusardi and lantern

John Broadwater and Jeff Johnston

Broadwater speech

Wotan arriving

Turret at welcoming ceremony

Tim Keeney

Davis and Johnston

John Broadwater and Commander Scholley

Team in front of turret

Capt. Murray and dive platform

The explorers of Leg 3 Dr. Eric Warrant

Looking at artifact

preparing to dive

The explorers of Leg 3

Dr. Eric Warrant leaves the Johnson-Sea-Link II submersible after a dive to the bottom of the ocean

Wesley Knight Chief Engineer Bobby Bixler, Chief Seward Dr. Peter Herring Dr. Robin Willoughby

Wesley Knight Chief Engineer of the R/V Seward Johnson.

Bobby Bixler, Chief Seward of the R/V Seward Johnson

Dr. Peter Herring

Dr. Robin Willoughby

Examining newly-collected samples Examining sponge spicules Tara Peterson Pitts collects samples Dr. Edie Widder double-checks her Eye-in-the-Sea camera

Examining newly-collected samples.

Examining sponge spicules with a microscope.

Tara Peterson Pitts collects samples for her biomedical research.

Dr. Edie Widder double-checks her Eye-in-the-Sea camera before it is deployed

Teacher Arte Roman. LaVern Taylor, Senior Marine Technician, Scientists gather to look at the many samples collected. Jim Sullivan, tracks the Johnson-Sea-Link II submersible

Teacher Arte Roman.

LaVern Taylor, Senior Marine Technician, R/V Seward Johnson.

Scientists gather to look at the many samples collected.

Jim Sullivan, tracks the Johnson-Sea-Link II submersible during a dive

reviewing video footage Film-maker Art Howard “night-lighting” sorting through sargassum collected during a neuston net tow.

Members of the science party gather review video footage taken during the JSL II's dive's.

Film-maker Art Howard taking footage.

Using “night-lighting” attract fish and invertebrates in the area.

Sorting through sargassum collected during a neuston net tow.

Preparing the Young Grab for deployment. Benthic samples being looked at under the microscope. Stacie Crowe holds a stinking sponge trying on the immersion suit

Preparing the Young Grab for deployment.

Benthic samples being looked at under the microscope.

Stacie Crowe holds the stinking sponge Ircinia campana.

Lisa Hollen, gets the 'privilege' of trying on the immersion suit.

Capt. Ralph Van Hoeke discusses safety Lowering sampling equipment. Dave Allen examines microbiological samples Doug Sieberg calibrates an instrument.

Capt. Ralph Van Hoeke discusses safety at sea with the science party.

Lowering sampling equipment.

Dave Allen examines microbiological samples.

Doug Sieberg calibrates an instrument.

Processing the field samples Measuring primary production Terry Whitledge lowers a sampler Drilling through the pack ice

Processing the field samples.

Measuring primary production.

Terry Whitledge lowers a sampler.

Drilling through the pack ice.

Preparing the mooring line. Lowering the mooring instruments Feeding the mooring line over the winch

Preparing to collect samples. (HR)

Preparing the mooring line.

Lowering the mooring instruments.

Feeding the mooring line over the winch.

Preparing to an drill an ice core Offloading onto the pack ice Drinking from a melt pond Searching for hidden animals.

Preparing to an drill an ice core. (HR)

Offloading onto the pack ice. (HR)

Drinking from a melt pond. (HR)

Searching for hidden animals.

Processing a box core sample. Preparing the CTD for deployment. Students helping out onboard. Frank Parrish climbs into the Pisces IV

Processing a box core sample.

Preparing the CTD for deployment.

Students helping out onboard.

Frank Parrish climbs into the Pisces IV.

Preparing the boxcore for launch Sieving through a mud subcore Checking mussel pots Sizing and weighing mussels

Preparing the boxcore for launch

Sieving through a mud subcore

Checking mussel pots

Sizing and weighing mussels

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Releasing the Alvin Preparing the Alvin Seiving for small organisms from a box core

Students listen to Jeff Johnston about the Monitor

Releasing the Alvin

Preparing the Alvin

Seiving for small organisms from a box core

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Liz Baird, Educator -at-Sea for the North Carolina Shelf Leg North Carolina Shelf Scientists Tracking the sub

Hauling in a fish trap

Liz Baird, Educator -at-Sea for the North Carolina Shelf Leg

North Carolina Shelf Scientists

Crew members tracking the Johnson Sea-Link

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Sorting through Sargassam samples Testing the cable Trying on an immersion suit Deep East Educators

Sorting through Sargassam samples

Testing the cable

Trying on an immersion suit

Deep East educators

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Divers preparing to enter the submersible Alvin science party The Clelia and crew after first Islands in the Stream dive

Divers preparing to enter the submersible Alvin

Explorers viewing USS Monitor images

Science party

The Clelia and crew after first Islands in the Stream dive

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ROPOS crew spacer Looking at a lubrication cup from the Monitor spacer Diver walking across Monitor's hull spacerspacer divers over turret

ROPOS crew

Looking at a Monitor artifact

Walking across the Monitor's hull

Deep water divers on the Monitor

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navy team navy dive team Scientists observe marine mammals Crew at bridge

Moorings at sea

Navy dive team

Scientists observe marine mammals

Crew at bridge

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Releasing radiosonde attached to weather balloon Deploying acoustic doppler current profiler scientist inside DeepWorker vertical bongo nets

Releasing radiosonde

Deploying acoustic doppler current profiler

Scientist inside DeepWorker

Vertical bongo nets

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Diver on a diving stage Mooring Boy making a paper sea turtle Girl pretending to be a parrotfish

Diver preparing to leave diving stage

USS Grapple crew preparing for mooring

Boy making a paper sea turtle

Girl imitating a parrotfish eating "coral"




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