Photo & Video Log
This page contains photos and videos taken during Mountains in the Sea 2004: Exploring the New England Seamount Chain, which took place May 8 - May 18, 2004. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a movie camera icon 
is present, a QuickTime video can be viewed by clicking on the image. Other video formats are available on the linked pages.
If a slideshow icon 
is present, a visual log of exploration images can be viewed. You can scroll through them one by one, or select the play button for an automatic slideshow.
(HR) = "High Resolution" images available.
Video & Slideshows
May 19
View the slide show of some of the first images taken on Kelvin seamount.
May 16
View the slide show of some of the first images taken on Manning Seamount.
May 16
View the second slide show of images taken on the Manning Seamount.
May 15
Scientists investigate Manning Seamount marine life collected from the Hercules biobox and basalt block.
May 14
See The Deep Sea Fishes Of The New England Seamounts. (QuickTime, 1.5 Mb)
May 14
Collecting larval recruitment blocks from Manning Seamount at about 1300 m depth.
May 12
Assorted images from the slopes of Bear Seamount.
May 11
The "Aquarium" site at East Diamante volcano.
May 11
See a sea star prey upon bamboo coral. (QuickTime, 1.1 Mb)
May 11
Watch Chrysogorgia coral being collected by the IFE ROV Hercules on Bear Seamount. (QuickTime, 695 Kb)
May 11
Basalt rocks covered in sea stars, crinoids, brisingid sea stars, sponges, and corals. (QuickTime, 1 Mb)
May 11
Watch a pod of pilot whales as seen from the deck of the Ronald H. Brown. (QuickTime, 844 Kb)
May 10
See an animated fly through of the Bear Seamount, created using analyzed multibeam data. (QuickTime, 1.6 Mb)
Images
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The Hercules ROV as seen from the Argus ROV. (HR)
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Map showing 2004 multibeam mapping efforts from the Ronald H. Brown. (HR)
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Multibeam map processed into three-dimensional image of Manning seamount complex.
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Large Paragorgia colonies on basalt substrate. (HR)
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Cross sectional view of polyps and eggs in Paragorgia sp. colony. (HR)
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Egg from Acanella sp. (HR)
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Recovering the basalt recruitment block experiment with the Hercules ROV. (HR)
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Sampling small coral colony with Hercules manipulator arm.
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Antimora over sandy portion of seamount. (HR)
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Roundnose in a head-down swimming posture.
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Paragorgia forest site as seen from the Hercules ROV. (HR)
May 23
ROV Hercules collecting corals in a "forest" of bamboo whip corals. (HR)
May 23
Multibeam image of Retriever and Pickett Seamounts. (HR)
May 23
Working to secure foam from Little Hercules on top of Argus. (HR)
May 23
Various species of corals and sponges on Retriever Seamount. (HR)
May 23
Beautiful white sponge with purple crinoids on Retriever Seamount. (HR)
May 23
Black coral on Retriever Seamount. (HR)
May 21
Lovely spiraling Iridigorgia coral with brightly colored (apparent) commensal shrimp. (HR)
May 21
A crab strikes an aggressive pose. (HR)
May 21
Even in the age of computers, scientists find handwritten notes invaluable.
May 21
A mola mola soaks up the sun. (HR)
May 21
Inspecting the sargassum catch. (HR)
May 21
Collecting fossil corals with a scoop-action, using a net and the Hercules scissor claw. (HR)
May 21
Bouquet of Corallium with deep purple Trachythela octocoral, brittle stars, crinoids, and sponges. (HR)
May 21
A strange spoon worm, an elegant sea pen, a stalked crinoid, and two xenophyophores with brittle stars. (HR)
May 21
A single coral before color balancing.
May 21
A single coral after color balancing.
May 21
The final mosaic that was given to the science party.
May 19
A specimen of Iridigorgia collected at Kelvin Seamount. (HR)
May 19
A specimen of long bamboo coral collected at Kelvin Seamount.
May 19
Ready and waiting for action the members of the bucket brigade.
May 19
Mercer Brugler proudly displays Iridigorgia.
May 19
A close look at Metallogorgia with basket star. (HR)
May 19
Mass of unidentified fish eggs on Metallogorgia collected at Kelvin Seamount. (HR)
May 19
Interesting geological structure— possibly carbonate with manganese crust.
May 19
Close-up of the interesting ridge.
May 19
A beautiful sunset follows a successful dive on Kelvin Seamount.
May 19
Mountains in the Sea 2004 course.
May 17
Inspecting hydraulic fluid from the ROV Hercules.
May 17
Working on the manipulator arm.
May 17
Pink sea fans lining up to face the current.
May 17
Crinoids, bright yellow sponges, and various corals.
May 17
Going over their script for the Webcast.
May 17
Dr. Jon Moore narrates the video during the live Webcast.
May 17
Styrofoam cups compressed at depth.
May 17
Black coral colony.
May 17
Black coral polyps with six tentacles.
May 17
The thorny skeleton of a black coral.
May 16
Microscopic image of Eunice norvegica worm. (HR)
May 16
Black whip-like coral, Stichopathes. (HR)
May 16
Odd-shaped geological feature on Manning Seamount.
May 16
Dr. Scott France prepares Isidella specimen for analysis.
May 16
Isidella coral specimen.
May 16
Crinoid-covered bamboo coral, appearing to have retracted polyps.
May 16
Nothing is insignificant, scraps collected from the bottom of the bio box will be carefully examined.
May 16
Gorgonians in a shallow reef system in Bonaire. (HR)
May 16
Holding a bushy black coral covered in mucus. (HR)
May 16
Highly viscous mucus collected from a bushy black coral. (HR)
May 16
A bushy black coral as found in its natural environment. (HR)
May 15
Mercer Brugler prepares coral specimens.
May 15
The science team works to process samples.
May 15
Pink Paragorgia collected from one of the Manning Seamounts. (HR)
May 15
Red Paragorgia coral. (HR)
May 15
Microscopic image of digestive mesenteries sticking out of the mouth of a coral polyp. (HR)
May 15
Puting coral tissue samples into fixative for DNA studies.
May 15
A feather star and brittle star share a bucket of ice-cold water with the coral sample they were attached to.
May 15
A front view of the ROV Hercules shows the white bio-box, powerful arms, lights, and cameras.
May 15
Dr. Scott France examines a piece of coral and removes a worm for later analysis.
May 14
Chimaera on Bear Seamount.
May 14
Lance Arnold assists with coral specimens.
May 14
Susan Mills examines the basalt blocks recovered from Manning Seamount.
May 14
The claw on the Hercules manipulator arm had trouble with some collections. (HR)
May 14
The ROV crew designed and tested a new claw design. (HR)
May 14
Milk crates and carrots help form a simulated seabed for testing. (HR)
May 12
Chimaera on Bear Seamount.
May 12
Taking turns on watch in the control van.
May 12
ROV Hercules collecting a Keratoisis bamboo coral on Bear Seamount.
May 12
Lovely Lepidisis (whip coral) on Bear Seamount.
May 12
Keratoisis bamboo coral skeleton.
May 12
Hercules climbing the side of Bear Seamount.
May 12
Examining a black coral specimen just taken out of the bio box.
May 12
Graduate student Mercer Brugler processes samples by preserving them in ethanol.
May 12
Test tubes containing samples of Chrysogorgia for DNA analysis.
May 12
Dr. Jon Moore works with specimens collected from Bear Seamount.
May 11
An asteroid sea star collected while feeding on coral. (HR)
May 11
Kari Heinonen, Mike McKee, and Dr. Scott France watch from inside the control van as ROV Hercules manipulator arm "Predator" takes a sample from Bear Seamount.
May 11
The Chrysogorgia in a bucket of ice water. (HR)
May 11
IFE ROV electrical engineer Dave Wright fixes the Argus wiring that malfunctioned
May 11
Raw multibeam data for Bear Seamount. (HR)
May 10
Multibeam image of Bear Seamount produced from data acquired with the Ronald H. Brown SeaBeam system.
May 10
Argus is secured on deck.
May 10
Hercules returns home.
May 10
IFE ROV technicians/pilots work to disconnect the fiber optic cable from Hercules.
May 10
IFE computer technicians coil up the fiber optic cable.
May 10
Discussing possible scenarios for the ROV power failures in the control van.
May 10
A small wood warbler, presumably blown off course while migrating from its winter home in Central or South America.
May 9
Ronald H. Brown launch being recovered.
May 9
Acquiring bathymetric data in the computer lab on the Ronald H. Brown.
May 9
Some of the members of the science party pose in their survival suits after a drill.
May 8
NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown during mobilization in Woods Hole, Mass.
May 8
IFE’s light-bearing camera sled Argus on the deck of the NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown.
May 8
IFE’s ROV Hercules on the deck of the NOAA ship Ronald. H. Brown.
May 8
Training on the audio system in the IFE ROV control van.
May 8
Working to produce education / outreach materials.
May 8
A softball attached to a net handle becomes a "gripper" for the ROV manipulator arm.
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