Dive Highlights J1055 Hydrate Ridge
During dive 1054, ROV JASON deploys MARUM sonar2 – local sonar – at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18.
During dive 1054, ROV JASON deploys MARUM sonar2 – local sonar – at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18.
During dive 1054, ROV JASON deploys MARUM sonar1 – overview sonar – at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18.
During JASON dive 1053 the digistal still camera and current meter are replaced at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18
During JASON dive 1051 at Southern Hydrate Ridge the uncabled instruments are replaced. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18
During JASON dive 1049 a site survey is conducted at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18.
During JASON dive 1049 a site survey is conducted at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI; V18.
An old Ocean Drilling Program hole serves as a nursery for hagfish and crabs at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
A deep sea sole, surrounded by clam shells at Southern Hydrate Ridge (~ 800 m water depth). Credit. UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.
Collage of photos taken from screens in the control van showing microbial mats, hagfish, rockfish, flounders, shells chaff, clam, carbonate cobbles and methane seeps observed at Southern Hydrate Ridge. B-Y. Lee, University of Washington, V18.
Bathymetric map of Southern Hydrate Ridge showing core OOI Cabled Array infrastructure and instruments as installed in 2017. The main study site is focused on Einsteins' Grotto that is highly dynamic with explosive bubble plumes and large collapse zones that have formed since 2010. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington.