A still photo taken during a quantitative survey transect at Daisy Bank off Newport, Oregon, at 130 meters depth. The red laser dots are 10 cm apart and are located near the middle of the lower part of the screen. Lots of sponges and a few small rockfishes on boulder/cobble habitat will be recorded from the video during this part of the transect, as the ROV Yogi transits forward at a consistent speed, height off the seafloor, and direction.
Daisy Bank
Image courtesy of NOAA, USGS; taken from the GFOE ROV Yogi. Download larger version (jpg, 4.1 MB).

A still photo taken during a quantitative survey transect at Daisy Bank off Newport, Oregon, at 130 meters (426 feet) depth. The red laser dots are 10 centimeters (~4 inches) apart and are located near the middle of the lower part of the screen. Lots of sponges and a few small rockfishes on boulder/cobble habitat will be recorded from the video during this part of the transect, as the ROV Yogi transits forward at a consistent speed, height off the seafloor, and direction.

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