2010-07-06 01:02:40 verenatunnicliffe Kelley: can you send me the conference phone # - I can't find it. 2010-07-06 01:21:41 okeanosexplorer This will be dive # EX1004_Leg2_ROV-07 2010-07-06 01:40:36 okeanosexplorer ROV launch will take place at 1000 EX time 2010-07-06 02:07:42 okeanosexplorer ROV is in the water 2010-07-06 02:07:51 okeanosexplorer we will be descending to a depth of 1230m 2010-07-06 02:08:23 okeanosexplorer part-way down the eastern flank of a very steep ridge 2010-07-06 02:26:10 okeanosexplorer approximately 50 minutes until we reach the bottom 2010-07-06 02:27:42 okeanosexplorer we will be landing approimately 150m below the top of the summit ridge which rises to approximately 1080m 2010-07-06 02:39:00 okeanosexplorer depth is 400m 2010-07-06 02:54:00 okeanosexplorer 700m 2010-07-06 03:02:22 santiagoherrera Santiago Herrera online at WHOI 2010-07-06 03:03:55 okeanosexplorer Welcome Santiago, we are approximately 350m fromour landing site 2010-07-06 03:04:12 okeanosexplorer depth is currently 900m 2010-07-06 03:09:51 okeanosexplorer We have put a couple potential targets up on the ROV Nav screen to travel to after we reach our landing site, we would like your input as to how we should approach the ridge uplsope 2010-07-06 03:11:05 verenatunnicliffe I like the lower Target #a then climb to the summit to SSE 2010-07-06 03:12:52 okeanosexplorer that was my thought as well, your comments Jim? 2010-07-06 03:13:50 okeanosexplorer also a note, we have filled the hole on the NAV screen with newly collected bathymetry, we do not have contours for this data at this time but it will give us an idea of the bathymetry at least 2010-07-06 03:13:57 marzamarzuki I agree with Verena. let's go to #a and then proceed uphill past #1 towards the summit. From there we can decide whether it's worth going downslope to the west. 2010-07-06 03:16:10 okeanosexplorer proceeding to Target #a from our landing site oce we reach the bottom 2010-07-06 03:16:52 okeanosexplorer current depth is 1100m 2010-07-06 03:23:32 okeanosexplorer Update regarding video quality: We will be transferring to high resolution video later during this dive due to the fact that multibeam data is currently being transferred to the ftp site 2010-07-06 03:24:21 okeanosexplorer If this become a problem please let me know and we an abort the transfer and switch to higher video quality, we estimate another hour or so until the transfer is finished 2010-07-06 03:24:30 okeanosexplorer ROV has reached the bottom 2010-07-06 03:24:37 okeanosexplorer 1171m 2010-07-06 03:24:46 okeanosexplorer temp is 4.26degC 2010-07-06 03:24:51 kristinekosinski GEFN0001 start (SD1) 2010-07-06 03:25:09 santiagoherrera seafloor on view 2010-07-06 03:28:05 okeanosexplorer moving upslope 2010-07-06 03:28:19 verenatunnicliffe Outcrop with no sedimenta; arieas of apparent staining 2010-07-06 03:28:33 okeanosexplorer approaching topof ridge in steps until we know how steep the slope is 2010-07-06 03:28:36 marzamarzuki With Verena on the microphone via telephone, we are getting an enormous echo to the point that I cannot understand a word anyone is saying. Perhaps the phone can be pulled back a bit from the microphone. 2010-07-06 03:28:43 okeanosexplorer so that ship does not et too far ahead of us 2010-07-06 03:28:59 okeanosexplorer yes an echo here as well actually 2010-07-06 03:29:11 santiagoherrera I here it here too 2010-07-06 03:29:27 santiagoherrera I can hear it too 2010-07-06 03:29:36 okeanosexplorer steep rock wall with pelagic sediment 2010-07-06 03:30:07 santiagoherrera sponges? on rocks 2010-07-06 03:30:30 marzamarzuki No echo from Seattle, but big echo from the ship. 2010-07-06 03:31:43 santiagoherrera can we zoom in into that coral? 2010-07-06 03:31:45 kelleyelliott Alright I've pulled the phone back a bit to see if that makes any difference. FYI - we have always experienced a significant echo here in Seattle when communicating with the ship 2010-07-06 03:31:49 santiagoherrera please 2010-07-06 03:32:08 santiagoherrera ok 2010-07-06 03:33:44 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 03:34:04 santiagoherrera close-up into sponge 2010-07-06 03:34:13 santiagoherrera ophiuroid on rock 2010-07-06 03:34:52 santiagoherrera urchin 2010-07-06 03:35:33 okeanosexplorer was what we zoomed in on before the sponge the coral you were looking for santiago? 2010-07-06 03:35:59 okeanosexplorer or did you want the white coral up above and to the left? 2010-07-06 03:36:29 santiagoherrera yes the white one, thank you 2010-07-06 03:37:06 okeanosexplorer depth is 179m, heading is 224 2010-07-06 03:37:08 santiagoherrera WHOI recording video on hard drive INDEX ROV07 2010-07-06 03:37:14 santiagoherrera Parantipathes? 2010-07-06 03:37:23 okeanosexplorer temp is 3.88 degC 2010-07-06 03:38:06 santiagoherrera zooming in into small white sponge? 2010-07-06 03:38:41 santiagoherrera coral? 2010-07-06 03:39:31 santiagoherrera any guesses Verena? 2010-07-06 03:40:11 okeanosexplorer Off-bottom time is approximately 1530 2010-07-06 03:40:52 santiagoherrera Anthomastus? 2010-07-06 03:41:46 santiagoherrera close-up into Antomastus 2010-07-06 03:42:05 santiagoherrera white stylasterid 2010-07-06 03:43:24 santiagoherrera might actually be a coralliid, whit squat lobster associated 2010-07-06 03:44:20 santiagoherrera moving on 2010-07-06 03:44:59 santiagoherrera ophiuroid on rock 2010-07-06 03:45:23 santiagoherrera steep slope, exposed basalt, moving upwards 2010-07-06 03:45:29 santiagoherrera crinoid 2010-07-06 03:45:50 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 03:46:09 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 03:46:19 santiagoherrera nice corals 2010-07-06 03:46:50 santiagoherrera can we check the yellow corall on the bottom right corner please? 2010-07-06 03:47:21 santiagoherrera and then all those red "corals"? 2010-07-06 03:47:25 okeanosexplorer Sorry we've moved on a bit fast here santiago 2010-07-06 03:47:30 okeanosexplorer one second 2010-07-06 03:47:37 santiagoherrera no worries 2010-07-06 03:48:07 okeanosexplorer we'll mark where they were for now 2010-07-06 03:48:17 okeanosexplorer I apologize, working out some audio issues 2010-07-06 03:48:32 santiagoherrera ok 2010-07-06 03:48:42 santiagoherrera Paramuricid with ophiuroid? 2010-07-06 03:49:07 santiagoherrera aggregation of ~20 anthomastus? 2010-07-06 03:49:21 santiagoherrera iridogorgia skeleton with ophiuroid 2010-07-06 03:49:24 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 03:49:27 okeanosexplorer we have marked the red and yellow coral groupingon the nav screen 2010-07-06 03:49:37 santiagoherrera thank you 2010-07-06 03:49:43 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 03:50:40 santiagoherrera can we look at that coral on the middle 2010-07-06 03:50:42 santiagoherrera ? 2010-07-06 03:50:47 santiagoherrera the pink one 2010-07-06 03:50:56 okeanosexplorer just relayed that 2010-07-06 03:51:04 okeanosexplorer we're thinking alike santiago 2010-07-06 03:51:17 santiagoherrera great! 2010-07-06 03:51:22 okeanosexplorer I will ask them as often as I can when we are waiting for the camera sled or the ship 2010-07-06 03:51:42 santiagoherrera that sounds like a good idea, I appreciate it 2010-07-06 03:51:50 santiagoherrera yellow sponge 2010-07-06 03:52:05 okeanosexplorer current depth is 1160m, heading is 310 2010-07-06 03:52:15 okeanosexplorer waiting on ship 2010-07-06 03:53:03 santiagoherrera perfect, thank you 2010-07-06 03:53:36 santiagoherrera Chrysogorgia sp. with galatheid crab and ophiuroids 2010-07-06 03:53:45 santiagoherrera close up on yellow sponge 2010-07-06 03:54:00 okeanosexplorer moving on upslope 2010-07-06 03:54:11 santiagoherrera isidid 2010-07-06 03:54:17 santiagoherrera red coral 2010-07-06 03:54:44 okeanosexplorer fish 2010-07-06 03:55:04 santiagoherrera crinoid on rock 2010-07-06 03:55:15 santiagoherrera crinoid 2010-07-06 03:55:52 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2x 2010-07-06 03:55:54 okeanosexplorer science lead watch change in 5 minutes 2010-07-06 03:56:16 okeanosexplorer I will remain in the control room after lunch for the rest of the dive 2010-07-06 03:56:26 santiagoherrera large isidid? colony 2010-07-06 03:56:53 santiagoherrera can we please look at that red coral? 2010-07-06 03:57:59 santiagoherrera to the bottom right 2010-07-06 03:58:15 santiagoherrera there it is, thank you 2010-07-06 03:58:47 santiagoherrera is a bubblegum coral! 2010-07-06 03:59:34 santiagoherrera Paragorgia sp. cf arborea 2010-07-06 04:00:00 santiagoherrera with ophiuroid, possible Asterochema? 2010-07-06 04:00:58 santiagoherrera perfect, thank you 2010-07-06 04:01:46 santiagoherrera fish 2010-07-06 04:02:00 kristinekosinski GEFN0002 start 2010-07-06 04:02:21 santiagoherrera if this is really P. arborea this will be the first record in tropical waters of this widespread species 2010-07-06 04:02:41 santiagoherrera a remarkable finding (for me at least) 2010-07-06 04:02:52 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 04:03:22 okeanosexplorer This is okeanos explorer. The current EX time is 12:00. Currenly we dive at the depth 1156m and the heading is 254 deg 2010-07-06 04:03:26 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 04:03:53 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 04:04:57 santiagoherrera many small stylasterids? on rocks 2010-07-06 04:05:48 santiagoherrera coral with ophiuroid 2010-07-06 04:06:11 santiagoherrera crinoid 2010-07-06 04:07:10 santiagoherrera octopus? 2010-07-06 04:07:24 santiagoherrera crinoid on rock 2010-07-06 04:08:00 santiagoherrera small primnoid next to octopus? 2010-07-06 04:10:35 santiagoherrera yes, octopus 2010-07-06 04:11:29 santiagoherrera isidid whip, Lepidisis? 2010-07-06 04:11:56 santiagoherrera crinoid on white sponge? 2010-07-06 04:13:53 santiagoherrera asteroid 2010-07-06 04:14:34 santiagoherrera yellow rock 2010-07-06 04:14:51 santiagoherrera yes, red crinoid on whit sponge 2010-07-06 04:16:31 santiagoherrera can we please look at that white coral on the right? 2010-07-06 04:17:25 verenatunnicliffe Blocky basalts with manganese coat 2010-07-06 04:18:25 okeanosexplorer Ok, we will get it for you 2010-07-06 04:18:52 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 04:21:03 santiagoherrera mix of dead and live corals, isidids and stylasterids? 2010-07-06 04:22:01 verenatunnicliffe near vertical walls of massive basalt. 2010-07-06 04:23:10 okeanosexplorer Is it ok for us to move on? 2010-07-06 04:24:10 santiagoherrera yes, thank you 2010-07-06 04:24:16 santiagoherrera moving on 2010-07-06 04:24:22 santiagoherrera Paragorgia? 2010-07-06 04:24:40 santiagoherrera Keratoisis? 2010-07-06 04:24:44 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 04:25:47 santiagoherrera sponge 2010-07-06 04:26:30 santiagoherrera comatulid crinoid on rock 2010-07-06 04:26:49 santiagoherrera asteroid 2010-07-06 04:26:55 santiagoherrera purple soft corals 2010-07-06 04:27:18 santiagoherrera shrimp 2010-07-06 04:27:30 santiagoherrera hydroids on rock 2010-07-06 04:27:47 santiagoherrera orange sponge on rock 2010-07-06 04:28:45 santiagoherrera more purple soft corals on rock 2010-07-06 04:29:12 santiagoherrera large Keratoisid? colonies 2010-07-06 04:29:23 verenatunnicliffe Outcrop has fairly dense covering of epifauna: hydroids, sponges, corals - most quite small; small pinnacle Depth 1123m 2010-07-06 04:29:39 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 04:30:03 santiagoherrera moving on, still climbing up steep slope 2010-07-06 04:30:28 kristinekosinski GEFN0002 stop 2010-07-06 04:30:39 kristinekosinski GEFN0003 start 2010-07-06 04:30:59 santiagoherrera asteroid 2010-07-06 04:31:25 santiagoherrera back on the same wall of the outcrop 2010-07-06 04:31:43 santiagoherrera white sponge 2010-07-06 04:32:06 verenatunnicliffe Stoloniferous anthozoans 2010-07-06 04:33:37 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 04:33:44 santiagoherrera chysogorgiid? 2010-07-06 04:34:26 santiagoherrera primnoid (Narella?) and chysogorgiid 2010-07-06 04:34:29 santiagoherrera Anthomastus? 2010-07-06 04:36:22 santiagoherrera abundant sesile fauna, isidid fans, whips, chyrsogorgiids, Anthomastus, purple soft corals, stylasterids 2010-07-06 04:36:55 okeanosexplorer This and update from Okeanos. We are conducting the ROV operation, located about 500 km north east of Sulawesi. Current depth is 1119 meters and heading is 249. We are moving upslope to target#1. The current EX local time is 21:35 2010-07-06 04:36:57 santiagoherrera downward current 2010-07-06 04:37:11 okeanosexplorer sorry : local EX time is 12:35 2010-07-06 04:37:52 okeanosexplorer we are working on it now 2010-07-06 04:38:12 verenatunnicliffe Vertical walls of massive basalt; fairly abundant detritus in water. 2010-07-06 04:39:21 santiagoherrera associated fauna: crinoids, squat lonbsters 2010-07-06 04:39:41 santiagoherrera stalked tunicate 2010-07-06 04:40:50 santiagoherrera could we also look at that small white coral right below pleas? 2010-07-06 04:42:06 verenatunnicliffe Those must be barnacles up above. 2010-07-06 04:42:19 okeanosexplorer Finding the rigth place to purge 2010-07-06 04:42:25 santiagoherrera yeah 2010-07-06 04:42:43 santiagoherrera could we also look at them later? 2010-07-06 04:45:05 verenatunnicliffe Good on the crinoids - thank you 2010-07-06 04:45:27 santiagoherrera large barnacles? on bamboo coral colony 2010-07-06 04:45:41 santiagoherrera chyrsogorgiid 2010-07-06 04:45:46 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 04:45:58 okeanosexplorer You are welcome, glad to hear that helpful 2010-07-06 04:46:10 santiagoherrera many isidi colonies 2010-07-06 04:46:17 santiagoherrera anthomastus 2010-07-06 04:46:23 santiagoherrera isidid whips 2010-07-06 04:46:46 verenatunnicliffe Climbing a ridge.1110m 2010-07-06 04:47:12 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crinoid 2010-07-06 04:47:34 santiagoherrera isidid whip 2010-07-06 04:47:37 okeanosexplorer We are keep moving upslope, to target #1 2010-07-06 04:47:44 santiagoherrera small white stylasterids 2010-07-06 04:47:54 verenatunnicliffe Large blocks and some rubble 2010-07-06 04:48:59 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 04:49:09 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crinoid 2010-07-06 04:49:15 santiagoherrera 2x 2010-07-06 04:49:30 santiagoherrera small gorgonian colonies 2010-07-06 04:49:53 santiagoherrera basaltic rocks 2010-07-06 04:50:38 verenatunnicliffe Scree and small talus. 2010-07-06 04:51:13 santiagoherrera Keratoisis? 2010-07-06 04:52:05 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 04:52:22 santiagoherrera many gorgonian colonies and crinoids 2010-07-06 04:53:09 santiagoherrera isidid colonies 2010-07-06 04:53:22 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2x 2010-07-06 04:53:28 santiagoherrera isidid 2010-07-06 04:53:28 verenatunnicliffe Relatively smooth surface at 1097m depth 2010-07-06 04:53:45 santiagoherrera more isidids 2010-07-06 04:53:50 verenatunnicliffe And into talus blocks. 2010-07-06 04:54:04 santiagoherrera chrysogorgia sp? 2010-07-06 04:54:14 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crinoids 2010-07-06 04:54:38 santiagoherrera Paragorgia? 2010-07-06 04:54:52 verenatunnicliffe Lower eipifaunal cover here 2010-07-06 04:54:58 santiagoherrera purple soft corals (small) 2010-07-06 04:55:02 santiagoherrera isidid 2010-07-06 04:55:20 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crinoid 2010-07-06 04:55:52 verenatunnicliffe Slides may be fairly recent - Yes, exposed surface 2010-07-06 04:56:08 santiagoherrera yellow rocks (what could be their composition?) 2010-07-06 04:56:17 santiagoherrera Paragorgia next to crinoid 2010-07-06 04:56:29 santiagoherrera isidids 2010-07-06 04:56:33 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 04:56:46 santiagoherrera many isidid colonies 2010-07-06 04:56:55 santiagoherrera basket star 2010-07-06 04:56:55 verenatunnicliffe basket star 2010-07-06 04:57:10 santiagoherrera large anthomastus 2010-07-06 04:57:21 santiagoherrera bamboo (not coral) 2010-07-06 04:57:46 santiagoherrera isidids and yellow comatulid crinoids 2010-07-06 04:57:51 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 04:58:12 santiagoherrera almost reached summit of feature 2010-07-06 04:58:26 verenatunnicliffe Please focus on feather star on rock ahead 2010-07-06 04:58:38 verenatunnicliffe The yellow one. 2010-07-06 04:58:53 verenatunnicliffe OK - gone. 2010-07-06 04:59:18 santiagoherrera would like to see one of those pink corals as well please 2010-07-06 05:00:20 santiagoherrera close up on yellow comatulid crinoid 2010-07-06 05:00:49 kristinekosinski GEFN0003 stop 2010-07-06 05:01:04 kristinekosinski GEFN0004 start 2010-07-06 05:02:07 santiagoherrera nice 2010-07-06 05:03:35 santiagoherrera could we please look at one of those pink corals after this? 2010-07-06 05:07:11 santiagoherrera pink corals are to the left 2010-07-06 05:07:40 santiagoherrera gone, nevermind 2010-07-06 05:07:55 santiagoherrera lots of isidid colonies 2010-07-06 05:08:17 santiagoherrera 3 isidid whips sharing base 2010-07-06 05:08:34 santiagoherrera large white sponges 2010-07-06 05:08:42 santiagoherrera purple soft corals 2010-07-06 05:08:59 santiagoherrera Paragorgia 2010-07-06 05:09:17 santiagoherrera many isidids 2010-07-06 05:09:23 santiagoherrera VERY aboundant 2010-07-06 05:09:56 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crinoids 2010-07-06 05:10:46 santiagoherrera coral colonies range from small (cms) to very large (~2m) 2010-07-06 05:11:08 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 05:12:14 santiagoherrera can we please zoom into that yellow coral below the crinoids? 2010-07-06 05:15:03 santiagoherrera close up into crinoids 2010-07-06 05:15:19 santiagoherrera yellow colony of zoanthids (probably growing on isidid skeleton) 2010-07-06 05:15:29 santiagoherrera small white stylasterid 2010-07-06 05:15:29 okeanosexplorer Update from okeanos explorer. The currect EX time is 13:10. We have reached the summit, and right now we are getting to go to the next target. The current depth is 1065 and the heading is 211 deg 2010-07-06 05:15:35 santiagoherrera squat lobster 2010-07-06 05:16:00 santiagoherrera live isidids in the background (Keratoisis and Lepididsis?) 2010-07-06 05:16:38 santiagoherrera another species of zoanthid on the cf Keratoisis isidid 2010-07-06 05:18:08 santiagoherrera close-up on zoanthid (yellow) 2010-07-06 05:18:49 santiagoherrera very nice images, thank you 2010-07-06 05:21:18 santiagoherrera moving on 2010-07-06 05:21:34 santiagoherrera lots of isidids (fan-like and whips 2010-07-06 05:21:40 santiagoherrera crinoids 2010-07-06 05:21:51 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 05:22:21 santiagoherrera very high aboundance of corals 2010-07-06 05:22:30 verenatunnicliffe Enough corals for you??? 2010-07-06 05:22:41 santiagoherrera never! 2010-07-06 05:22:53 verenatunnicliffe Glass sponges 2010-07-06 05:23:55 santiagoherrera isidids, sponges, Anthomastus and yellow comatulid crinoids are dominant 2010-07-06 05:24:26 santiagoherrera some chrysogorgiids 2010-07-06 05:25:46 santiagoherrera area of high abundance continues 2010-07-06 05:26:02 santiagoherrera depth ~1036m 2010-07-06 05:26:13 okeanosexplorer maybe hat's where the vents are hiding, within the corals 2010-07-06 05:28:59 santiagoherrera large isidid colony ~70cm height 2010-07-06 05:29:04 verenatunnicliffe Comatulids on hexactinellid 2010-07-06 05:29:19 santiagoherrera and asteroid on stylasterid? 2010-07-06 05:29:45 santiagoherrera close up on isidid, Keratoisis? 2010-07-06 05:30:17 santiagoherrera close up on yellow crinoid comatulid 2010-07-06 05:30:25 kristinekosinski GEFN0004 stop 2010-07-06 05:30:40 kristinekosinski GEFN0005 start 2010-07-06 05:31:35 santiagoherrera ophiuroids on isidid 2010-07-06 05:32:30 santiagoherrera moving on 2010-07-06 05:33:38 santiagoherrera could we please leave the lasers on as we navigate for a couple of minutes? 2010-07-06 05:34:02 verenatunnicliffe 1037m depth; hdg 125 2010-07-06 05:34:33 santiagoherrera isidids, crinoids, sponges, anthomastus 2010-07-06 05:35:59 santiagoherrera nevermind, off bottom 2010-07-06 05:37:56 santiagoherrera bottom again 2010-07-06 05:37:59 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 05:38:07 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crinoids 2010-07-06 05:38:14 santiagoherrera isidids 2010-07-06 05:41:41 santiagoherrera high abundance continues 2010-07-06 05:43:41 verenatunnicliffe Depth 1035m 2010-07-06 05:44:23 santiagoherrera and keeps going 2010-07-06 05:45:33 okeanosexplorer This is okeanos. The pilot tries to make some maneuver before keep moving to south-southeast 2010-07-06 05:47:36 santiagoherrera reduced abundances downslope 2010-07-06 05:48:53 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 05:52:45 verenatunnicliffe Crinoids abound. 2010-07-06 05:53:10 verenatunnicliffe Lots of places where recent rockfalls/slumps have occurred. 2010-07-06 05:53:22 santiagoherrera crinoids, isidids, sponges 2010-07-06 05:53:56 santiagoherrera so, what is the yellow coloration of the rocks? 2010-07-06 05:54:26 santiagoherrera chrysogorgiid 2010-07-06 05:54:39 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid ophiuroids 2010-07-06 05:54:41 santiagoherrera isidids 2010-07-06 05:55:03 verenatunnicliffe Pudgy seastar 2010-07-06 05:55:03 santiagoherrera large asteroid 2010-07-06 05:55:09 santiagoherrera pudgy 2010-07-06 05:55:15 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 05:55:55 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid ophiuroids on white sponge 2010-07-06 05:56:43 santiagoherrera shrimp on the sponge 2010-07-06 05:56:50 verenatunnicliffe Over 20 crinoids on hexact 2010-07-06 05:58:12 santiagoherrera isidid 2010-07-06 05:58:14 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 05:59:15 okeanosexplorer depth is 1041m, heading is 246 2010-07-06 05:59:26 okeanosexplorer temp is 4.37 degC 2010-07-06 05:59:35 santiagoherrera close up on Anthomastus 2010-07-06 06:00:31 verenatunnicliffe Slide around a boulder - onlyd some of the critters have survived. 2010-07-06 06:00:36 kristinekosinski GEFN0005 stop 2010-07-06 06:00:53 kristinekosinski GEFN0006 start 2010-07-06 06:01:12 santiagoherrera yellow crinoids 2010-07-06 06:02:39 marzamarzuki Priority targets file updated. I added 1 ROV and 2 CTD targets. Seattle please comment. 2010-07-06 06:02:40 santiagoherrera Paragorgia 2010-07-06 06:03:08 santiagoherrera yellow crinoid 2010-07-06 06:04:24 santiagoherrera fish 2010-07-06 06:04:50 davebutterfield We have been seeing lots of light-colored alteration on broken surfaces. Unbroken rock surfaces tend to be dark colored and dull, possibly from manganese coating. 2010-07-06 06:05:42 okeanosexplorer This is an update from okeanos explorer. We will increase the data rate on channel 2 and 3, and there will be 30 seconds for video feed loss 2010-07-06 06:05:55 davebutterfield Where rocks have been broken and fallen away, the exposed surfaces are light, tan to white in color. 2010-07-06 06:06:45 okeanosexplorer The current EX locaal time is 14:05, the current depth is 1046m and the heading is 230 deg 2010-07-06 06:06:53 davebutterfield This appears to be an active slope. Animals are absent on the light-colored surfaces where the overlying rock has fallen away. 2010-07-06 06:07:29 davebutterfield We are currently seeing some apparent veins in the exposed rock. 2010-07-06 06:07:53 santiagoherrera isidid 2010-07-06 06:08:29 santiagoherrera Paragorgia 2010-07-06 06:08:33 santiagoherrera anemone 2010-07-06 06:09:36 santiagoherrera isidid 2010-07-06 06:10:16 davebutterfield Okeanos and Jakarta: our intercom is not working. 2010-07-06 06:10:38 santiagoherrera isidid whip and yellow crinoids 2010-07-06 06:11:06 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 06:11:27 santiagoherrera reached plateau 2010-07-06 06:11:46 santiagoherrera many large isidid colonies 2010-07-06 06:12:52 okeanosexplorer temp 4.40 degC 2010-07-06 06:14:38 verenatunnicliffe Basalt more lobate and blacker 1028m hdg 112 2010-07-06 06:16:02 santiagoherrera still lots of isidids, yellow crinoids, sponges 2010-07-06 06:16:40 verenatunnicliffe Could we zoom on the purple star? 2010-07-06 06:16:49 santiagoherrera close up into sponge/crinoids 2010-07-06 06:17:10 verenatunnicliffe Actually a closer pan across the entire glass sponge would be great - I've lost phone contact. 2010-07-06 06:17:27 santiagoherrera purple gorgonian in the background 2010-07-06 06:18:00 kristinekosinski verena: Can we have your number and we'll call you back 2010-07-06 06:19:17 verenatunnicliffe 250 721-6193 2010-07-06 06:20:43 santiagoherrera close-up on purple gorgonian 2010-07-06 06:20:58 santiagoherrera isidid colonies 2010-07-06 06:21:27 verenatunnicliffe I can call in, too 2010-07-06 06:22:11 verenatunnicliffe yes! 2010-07-06 06:23:26 santiagoherrera moving on 2010-07-06 06:23:33 santiagoherrera lots of isidids 2010-07-06 06:24:43 santiagoherrera big hexactinellid and isidid colonies 2010-07-06 06:25:32 santiagoherrera some sponges appear dead, covered with sediment 2010-07-06 06:25:38 santiagoherrera Paragorgia? 2010-07-06 06:25:41 santiagoherrera isidids 2010-07-06 06:25:49 santiagoherrera yellow comatulid crionoids 2010-07-06 06:26:24 davebutterfield Santiago, please call us at 206 526 4894 2010-07-06 06:26:30 santiagoherrera ok 2010-07-06 06:27:38 santiagoherrera just sent me to a voice mail 2010-07-06 06:27:48 santiagoherrera could we get the lasers on please? 2010-07-06 06:28:24 davebutterfield Santiago, please try again now 2010-07-06 06:29:06 santiagoherrera large hexactinellid colonies 2010-07-06 06:29:15 santiagoherrera many of them also dead 2010-07-06 06:29:38 santiagoherrera large isidid colonies, 2-3m wide 2010-07-06 06:30:04 santiagoherrera large numbers of yellow crinoids on spoges 2010-07-06 06:30:17 santiagoherrera purple gorgonian 2010-07-06 06:30:31 kristinekosinski GEFN0006 stop 2010-07-06 06:30:46 kristinekosinski GEFN0007 start 2010-07-06 06:30:49 verenatunnicliffe Having trouble with the conf line - try again. 2010-07-06 06:31:23 santiagoherrera another fiedl of abundant hexactinellid sponges, isidids and yellow comatulid crinoids 2010-07-06 06:32:26 santiagoherrera masive amounts of dead sponges covered with wediment 2010-07-06 06:32:38 verenatunnicliffe No that is me in Victoria 2010-07-06 06:33:26 santiagoherrera very high biomass, dominated by sponges and isidids 2010-07-06 06:33:39 verenatunnicliffe Very high density of large sponges 2010-07-06 06:35:59 santiagoherrera can we please have a close look at one of the yellow sponges? 2010-07-06 06:36:07 santiagoherrera I mean white sponges 2010-07-06 06:46:33 santiagoherrera close-up on sponge 2010-07-06 06:48:59 santiagoherrera very high biomass, mostly sponges 2010-07-06 06:51:20 santiagoherrera isidis, hexactinellid sponges, yellow comatulid crinoids, Anthomastus 2010-07-06 06:53:24 santiagoherrera could we please look a that bushy coral below? 2010-07-06 06:54:51 okeanosexplorer This is an update from okeanos explorer. The current EX time is 14:50. the current depth is 1056. In Hypack, ROV should moving upslope, but the monitor shows that it is going downslope 2010-07-06 06:56:03 santiagoherrera close up into isidid, very nice imagery 2010-07-06 06:57:10 santiagoherrera eggs hanging from the branches? 2010-07-06 06:57:28 santiagoherrera is a very large colony 2010-07-06 06:57:42 santiagoherrera that was excellent, thank you 2010-07-06 06:58:35 santiagoherrera chrysogorgiid 2010-07-06 07:00:19 santiagoherrera yellow crinoids seem to be preferentially associated with the white sponges 2010-07-06 07:00:46 kristinekosinski GEFN0007 stop 2010-07-06 07:01:00 kristinekosinski GEFN0008 start 2010-07-06 07:03:35 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 07:08:00 santiagoherrera squid 2010-07-06 07:09:33 santiagoherrera tunicates? under rock 2010-07-06 07:09:37 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 07:09:52 santiagoherrera yellow crinoids 2010-07-06 07:10:18 santiagoherrera following squid 2010-07-06 07:13:09 verenatunnicliffe close up on those stalks things 2010-07-06 07:13:19 verenatunnicliffe Please get a closeup 2010-07-06 07:14:47 verenatunnicliffe EX - you with us? 2010-07-06 07:14:54 santiagoherrera crinoid 2010-07-06 07:15:14 verenatunnicliffe The stalks to the left! 2010-07-06 07:15:22 verenatunnicliffe Yes there 2010-07-06 07:15:48 santiagoherrera shrimp 2010-07-06 07:16:07 okeanosexplorer Ok, we are trying to set to ROV settled 2010-07-06 07:16:24 santiagoherrera crinoid 2010-07-06 07:16:25 verenatunnicliffe No - not the crinoid - the stalk closer to the sub 2010-07-06 07:16:27 santiagoherrera unidentified stalked objects 2010-07-06 07:18:55 marzamarzuki CTD stations for tonight are 5 deg 16' 4.0" N 126 deg 37' 2.5" E and 5 deg 19' 38.2" N 126 deg 36' 46.9" E. Both waypoints are at deep points in the valley immediately west of our current location. Site F on channel 3 is not drawn properly. 2010-07-06 07:19:21 santiagoherrera the long skinny guys 2010-07-06 07:19:56 santiagoherrera with a "rounded crown" on top 2010-07-06 07:20:04 santiagoherrera next to the brittle star 2010-07-06 07:20:08 santiagoherrera yes! 2010-07-06 07:24:00 santiagoherrera close up on the USO 2010-07-06 07:24:20 santiagoherrera sponge? 2010-07-06 07:24:24 verenatunnicliffe Fabulous ... I guess I vote sponge. I have an expert I can ask - got a grab. 2010-07-06 07:25:19 santiagoherrera OK, I have another, we can get a couple of opinions 2010-07-06 07:25:45 santiagoherrera moving on 2010-07-06 07:26:02 santiagoherrera more comatulid crionoids 2010-07-06 07:26:15 santiagoherrera purple small soft corals 2010-07-06 07:26:34 okeanosexplorer This is okeanos explorer. The current EX time is 15:25. the current depth is 1108 m, heading to 198 deg, 2010-07-06 07:26:57 santiagoherrera Anthomastus 2010-07-06 07:27:34 santiagoherrera moving horizontally along the slope 2010-07-06 07:27:51 okeanosexplorer We will proceed the course to the southern part, since we have no contour information on the eastern side. And the time left for botto time operation is about 10 to 15 minutes 2010-07-06 07:28:49 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 07:29:46 jeremypotter Thanks for the clarification Jim. We're confirmed for the two CTDs tonight at 5 deg 16' 4.0" N 126 deg 37' 2.5" E and 5 deg 19' 38.2" N 126 deg 36' 46.9" E. Then collect bathy during transit to ROV dive at Site A. Approx target lat/long for tomorrow's dive is 5.4762 N 126.8019 E ~ 2842m 2010-07-06 07:29:47 santiagoherrera isidid skeleton 2010-07-06 07:30:24 kristinekosinski GEFN0008 stop 2010-07-06 07:30:43 kristinekosinski GEFN0009 start 2010-07-06 07:30:58 santiagoherrera fish 2010-07-06 07:32:11 santiagoherrera comatulid crinoids 2010-07-06 07:32:30 santiagoherrera much lower biomass compared with the summit 2010-07-06 07:34:34 santiagoherrera ctenophore 2010-07-06 07:34:53 santiagoherrera Paragorgia 2010-07-06 07:35:01 santiagoherrera urchin 2010-07-06 07:35:23 santiagoherrera isidid skeleton 2010-07-06 07:36:24 santiagoherrera hydroids on rock 2010-07-06 07:37:22 santiagoherrera off bottom 2010-07-06 07:38:38 santiagoherrera end of dive 2010-07-06 07:38:48 kristinekosinski GEFN0009 stop 2010-07-06 07:38:48 santiagoherrera WHOI video ROV07 stopped 2010-07-06 07:38:52 okeanosexplorer The bottom time operation is up, commence to pull the ROV up to the surface. The local EX time is 15:40. The last depth achieved around 1120 meter 2010-07-06 09:06:14 okeanosexplorer Update from okeanos xplorer. The current EX time is 17:05. ROV is completely recovered, and we are going to do the CTD operation 2010-07-06 21:15:01 okeanosexplorer This is an update from okeanos explorer. The current EX time is 05:10. we are underway mapping on north east box of Sulawesi, located about 470 km away. The current depth is about 4000 and the heading is 48 deg 2010-07-06 23:08:35 okeanosexplorer This is the update from okeanos. The current EX time is 7:00. The current depth is 5425 m and the heading is 52 deg. We are still underway on mapping on north east box, 500 km north east Sulawesi 2010-07-06 23:55:15 jonathanrose hey John are you there?