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Eyes on the Ocean

fat spiky fish giving the camera some side-eye
A sculpin (blobfish) snuggles against a lobate basalt in the ASHES Hydrothermal Field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; J2-1278, V25.
students wearing orange survival suits
Successful donning of immersion suits on Leg 2. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V25.
group of people taking water samples from gray bottles
VISIONS'25 Leg 2 students receive CTD training prior to the first cast. Credit: J. Thirtyacres, University of Washington, V25.
several eel-like purple fish surrounding a dead fish
Intertwined hagfish dine on fish carcass at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1719, V25.
underwater robot with basket of tangled cable and camera tripod underneath
The ROV recovers a digital still camera in the undervator at the end of dive J2-1719. Credit: N. Vorobyeva, University of Washington, V25.
plumes of smoky superheated fluid rising above vent chimneys and tube worms
The upper portion of the active hydrothermal vent Inferno and tube worms at Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1707, V25.
group of people on deck of ship
VISIONS’25 and RCA team members gather on the Atlantis for a group photo at the end of Leg 1. Credit: T. Trudel, Jason Team, V25
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Exposed gas hydrate (methane ice) in a crevice near Einstein's Grotto at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1715, V25.

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