03/25/2012,00:04:30,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is John Doroba speaking.  The local EX time is 2004 hours.  We are currently traversing south of DeSoto Canyon approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. The current water depth is 2660m.  The ship's heading is 102°. Our current coordinates are 28° 11.36' N 87° 20.37'W. 03/25/2012,01:07:58,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Chris Pinero speaking.  The local EX time is 2108 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. The current water depth is 2745m.  The ship's heading is 105°. Our current coordinates are 28° 11.36' N 87° 20.37'W. 03/25/2012,01:59:51,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Chris Pinero speaking.  The local EX time is 2200 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. The current water depth is 2800m.  The ship's heading is 105°. Our current coordinates are 28° 05.02', N 87° 01.44'W. 03/25/2012,03:02:56,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Chris Pinero speaking.  The local EX time is 2302 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2910m.  The ship's heading is 105°. Our current coordinates are 28° 01.44'N, 086° 50.61'W. 03/25/2012,04:01:28,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is John Doroba speaking.  The local EX time is 0002 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2994m.  The ship's heading is 111°. Our current coordinates are 28° 58.03'N, 086° 40.27'W. 03/25/2012,05:00:46,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Chris Pinero speaking.  The local EX time is 0100 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2980m.  The ship's heading is 290°. Our current coordinates are 27° 55.86'N, 086° 42.35'W. 03/25/2012,06:00:30,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Chris Pinero speaking.  The local EX time is 0200 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2878m.  The ship's heading is 290°. Our current coordinates are 27° 01.44'N, 086° 50.61'W. 03/25/2012,07:01:22,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Chris Pinero speaking.  The local EX time is 0301 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2852m.  The ship's heading is 290°. Our current coordinates are 28° 01.49'N, 087° 01.67'W. 03/25/2012,07:58:14,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tara Smithee speaking.  The local EX time is 0359 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of the Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2811 m.  The ship's heading is 294°. Our current coordinates are 28° 04.21'N, 087° 10.09'W. 03/25/2012,08:58:43,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tara Smithee speaking.  The local EX time is 0459 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of the Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2740 m.  The ship's heading is 294°. Our current coordinates are 28° 07.21'N, 087° 19.38'W. 03/25/2012,09:59:14,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tara Smithee speaking.  The local EX time is 0600 hours.  We are currently performing multibeam mapping operations, traversing south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of the Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2654 m.  The ship's heading is 014°. Our current coordinates are 28° 12.93'N, 087° 19.03'W. 03/25/2012,11:00:00,okeanosexplorer,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tara Smithee speaking.  The local EX time is 0658 hours.  We are on station for today's dive, south of DeSoto Canyon, approximately 200km S of the Mobile Bay Entrance. Water depth is 2141 m.  The ship's heading is 338°. Our current coordinates are 28° 17.95'N, 087° 17.32'W. 03/25/2012,11:34:27,adamskarke,The Adobe Connect feeds are now live for Sunday and can be used as a fallback if I1 has problems. 03/25/2012,12:05:21,Tim Shank,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tim Shank speaking.  The local EX time is 0800 hours.  Currently we are preparing to launch the ROV Little Hercules and Seirois at a position south of the DeSoto Canyon (DC) in the lease block #673.  This area south of DeSoto Canyon has not been well explored.  Seep and coral communities have been reported in the region, based on two previous dives. We anticipate launching the vehicles shortly after 8am US Eastern Time, and given our target of 2312m, expecting reaching the bottom at approx. 10:15am.  Our current coordinates are 28 17.78N 87 17.41W°. We will explore the lithology or physical character of the seafloor starting on what we think is an apparent breakout of sediment or a slump over the escarpment, and then as we proceed upslope encounter the escarpment proper. We will explore the potential differences in fauna associated with these different substrates. 03/25/2012, 03/25/2012,12:09:32,Tim Shank,Good morning Mike. If you are able, would you mind calling into the conference call so that we can test how it's working? Thank you. 03/25/2012,12:11:40,Tim Shank,Anyone else, Dwight I see you are on Ichat, if you are able, would you please call and conference in so we can test the audio. The number is 866-617-5860 code 1233796. Thank you. 03/25/2012,12:12:04,Tim Shank,Beautiful sunrise here today. Preparing to launch little hercules 03/25/2012,12:15:42,Tim Shank,ROV in the water. 03/25/2012,12:20:29,Tim Shank,Seirios in water. 03/25/2012,12:22:42,Tim Shank,ROV 20m depth 03/25/2012,12:22:49,Tim Shank,have tracking on both vehicles 03/25/2012,12:24:53,Tim Shank,at 50 m and holding 03/25/2012,12:25:39,Tim Shank,ROV CTD salinity at 50m 36.33 at 22.62°C. 03/25/2012,12:26:09,Tim Shank,Okay, now diving. 03/25/2012,12:29:43,Tim Shank,ROV and Seirios descending at 22 meters per minute. Target depth 2130m. Expect to reach bottom at 10:30am 03/25/2012,12:30:33,Tim Shank,CORRECTION expect arrival on the seafloor at 10:00 am local EST. 03/25/2012,12:32:36,Tim Shank,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.29569, -87.28962 03/25/2012,Depth: 140m 03/25/2012, 03/25/2012,12:34:20,Tim Shank,Stepping out for just a minute. If someone joins the conference, please transmit that on the OKEX line. Thank you. 03/25/2012,12:55:49,Tim Shank,ROV passing 600m. 03/25/2012,13:00:21,Tim Shank,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tim Shank speaking.  The local EX time is 0900 hours.  Currently descending with Little Hercules south of the DeSoto Canyon (DC) in the lease block #673.  Given our target of 2312m, expecting reaching the bottom at approx. 10:00am.    Our current coordinates are 28.29764N, -87.28901W.   We will explore the lithology or physical character of the seafloor starting on what we think is an apparent breakout of sediment or a slump over the escarpment, and then as we proceed upslope encounter the escarpment proper.  We will explore the potential differences in fauna associated with these different substrates. 03/25/2012,13:02:53,Tim Shank,ROV passing 800m 03/25/2012,13:09:18,michaelvecchione,Hi Tim. FYI, I am watchinging the I1 video deeds now and seeing some midwater stuff. The lighting is actually better on the tow-body feed than on Little Herc. 03/25/2012,13:17:16,Tim Shank,This is great to know MIke. If there is something you want me to document during descent, please let me know. 03/25/2012,13:17:25,Tim Shank,ROV is passing 1128m 03/25/2012,13:18:16,Tim Shank,Perhaps I will mark the depths more often. 03/25/2012,13:18:24,Tim Shank,Passing 1150m now. 03/25/2012,13:19:30,Tim Shank,1175m 03/25/2012,13:20:30,Tim Shank,Descent rate: 23m/min approx time on bottom 1002 local 03/25/2012,13:20:44,Tim Shank,1200m ROV 03/25/2012,13:22:06,Tim Shank,1225m ROV 03/25/2012,13:22:59,Tim Shank,Seirios is consistently 20m above Little Herc 03/25/2012,13:23:13,Catalina Martinez,Hi everyone. How's the intercom between shore and ship this morning? 03/25/2012,13:24:43,taylorheylmuric,Hi Catalina. Sounds good from WHOI. 03/25/2012,13:25:08,Catalina Martinez,Great. Thanks. Happy Sunday! 03/25/2012,13:25:24,Tim Shank,1300m ROV depth 03/25/2012,13:25:52,Tim Shank,LIttle Herc Lat/Lon: 28.29849, -87.28818 03/25/2012,13:29:21,Tim Shank,1400m ROV depth 03/25/2012,13:31:24,Tim Shank,1450m 03/25/2012,13:33:39,Tim Shank,1500m 03/25/2012,13:35:25,Tim Shank,1550m 03/25/2012,13:39:29,Tim Shank,1650M 03/25/2012,13:43:39,Tim Shank,1750m 03/25/2012,13:44:09,Tim Shank,Heading for 2130m 03/25/2012,13:45:49,Tim Shank,1800m ROV depth 03/25/2012,13:47:05,Tim Shank,Again today, we are using the paro-scientific depth sensor reading from the ROV 03/25/2012,13:47:52,Tim Shank,1850m 03/25/2012,13:49:59,Tim Shank,1900m ROV depth 03/25/2012,13:50:04,Tim Shank,11 minutes to bottom 03/25/2012,13:51:54,Tim Shank,1950m maybe some current coming from the south 03/25/2012,13:54:24,Tim Shank,Now passing 2000m. 03/25/2012,13:56:14,Tim Shank,This is a live update from NOAA Okeanos Explorer.  This is Tim Shank speaking.  The local EX time is approx. 1000 hours.  Currently descending with Little Hercules south of the DeSoto Canyon (DC) in the lease block #673.  Given our target of 2312m, expecting reaching the bottom in approx. 5 minutes.    Our current coordinates are 28 17.928N 87 17.304W.   We will explore the lithology or physical character of the seafloor starting on what we think is an apparent breakout of sediment or a slump over the escarpment, and then as we proceed upslope encounter the escarpment proper.  We will explore the potential differences in fauna associated with these different substrates. Thank you for joining us. 03/25/2012,13:56:55,Tim Shank,2050m ROV depth 03/25/2012,13:57:46,Tim Shank,Bottom temp 4.28C Salinity 34.96. 03/25/2012,13:57:59,Tim Shank,depth 2080m 03/25/2012,13:58:42,Tim Shank,2100m depth 45m altitude. 03/25/2012,13:59:11,Tim Shank,35m altitude. 03/25/2012,13:59:31,Tim Shank,30m altitude. 03/25/2012,13:59:49,Tim Shank,2125m depth 03/25/2012,13:59:58,Tim Shank,18m altitude. 03/25/2012,14:00:16,Tim Shank,10m altitude. 03/25/2012,14:00:19,Tim Shank,seeingn bottom 03/25/2012,14:01:06,Tim Shank,total depth here 2145m bottom temp 4.28C, location 28 17.925N 87 17.322m' 03/25/2012,14:01:20,Tim Shank,mottled sediment . pteropod shells 03/25/2012,14:02:38,Tim Shank,all soft bottom here. 03/25/2012,14:02:59,Tim Shank,getting vehicles oriented and getting video set up, blacks and white balancing 03/25/2012,14:03:13,taylorheylmuric,DIVE CODES 03/25/2012,Taxa 03/25/2012,ACN - Actinaria (anemone) 03/25/2012,APH - Amphipod 03/25/2012,ART - Arthropod 03/25/2012,ASR - Asteroid 03/25/2012,BAR - Barnacle 03/25/2012,BIO - Biology (Unspecified) 03/25/2012,BIV - Bivalve 03/25/2012,BRA - Brachiopod 03/25/2012,BRY - Bryozoan 03/25/2012,CHI - Chiton 03/25/2012,CHN - Chondrichthyes 03/25/2012,CLA - Clams 03/25/2012,CNI - Cnidarian 03/25/2012,COP - Copepods 03/25/2012,COR - Coral 03/25/2012,CORB - Black 03/25/2012,CORL - Lophelia 03/25/2012,CORM - Madrepora 03/25/2012,CORO - Octocoral 03/25/2012,CORP - Paramuricea 03/25/2012,CORS - Stylasterid 03/25/2012,CRA - Crab 03/25/2012,CRI - Crinoid 03/25/2012,DAN - Dandelion 03/25/2012,ECN - Echiuran 03/25/2012,EGG - Egg (case) 03/25/2012,EEL - Eel 03/25/2012,FEC - fecal (matter) 03/25/2012,FSH - Fish 03/25/2012,FOR - Foraminiferan 03/25/2012,GAS - Gastropods (not limpets) 03/25/2012,GRO - Gromiid 03/25/2012,HOL - Holutharian 03/25/2012,HYD - Hydroid 03/25/2012,ISO - Isopod 03/25/2012,JFH - Jellyfish 03/25/2012,LIM - Limpets 03/25/2012,LOB - Lobster 03/25/2012,MAT - Bacterial (Mat) 03/25/2012,MOL - Mollusk 03/25/2012,MUS - Mussels 03/25/2012,NUD - Nudibranch 03/25/2012,OCT - Octopus 03/25/2012,OPH - Ophiuroid 03/25/2012,PAG - Pagurid (hermit) 03/25/2012,PEN - Pennatulacean 03/25/2012,POL - Polychaete 03/25/2012,PYC - Pycnogonid 03/25/2012,RIF - Riftia 03/25/2012,SCA - Scale (worm) 03/25/2012,SER - Serpulid worm 03/25/2012,SHI - Shrimp 03/25/2012,SPA - Spaghetti Worms 03/25/2012,SPO - Sponge 03/25/2012,SQA - Squat Lobster 03/25/2012,SQD - Squid 03/25/2012,TUB - Tubeworms (not Riftia) 03/25/2012,TUN - Tunicate 03/25/2012,URC - Urchin 03/25/2012,USO - Unidentified Sessile Object 03/25/2012,WOD - Wood 03/25/2012,WOR - Worm 03/25/2012,XEN - Xenophyophoran 03/25/2012,ZOA - Zoanthid 03/25/2012,Lava Morphology 03/25/2012,TAL - Talus 03/25/2012,PIL - Pillow 03/25/2012,ENT - Entrail 03/25/2012,LOB - Lobate 03/25/2012,SHE - Sheet 03/25/2012,FOL - Folded 03/25/2012,JUM - Jumbled 03/25/2012,HAC - Hackly 03/25/2012,Sediment Cover 03/25/2012,LIG - Light 03/25/2012,POC - Partial/Pockets 03/25/2012,HEA - Heavy/Coalescent 03/25/2012,BLA - Blanket 03/25/2012,Feature 03/25/2012,ASG - Axial Summit Graben 03/25/2012,AVR - Axial Volcanic Ridge 03/25/2012,CAR - Carbonate 03/25/2012,CLI - Cliff 03/25/2012,COL - Collapse 03/25/2012,CON - Contact 03/25/2012,FAU - Fault 03/25/2012,FIS - Fissure 03/25/2012,HAY - Haystack 03/25/2012,HYX - Hydrothermal 03/25/2012,PIL - Pillar 03/25/2012,SCP - Scarp 03/25/2012,SEP - Seeps 03/25/2012,14:03:28,taylorheylmuric,FEC trails 03/25/2012,14:03:34,taylorheylmuric,PTE shells on soft bottom 03/25/2012,14:04:14,Tim Shank,Black balancing 03/25/2012,14:04:57,taylorheylmuric,FYI: yesterday we added the dive code PTE for pteropods since we have been seeing so many during these recent dives. 03/25/2012,14:05:19,Tim Shank,2148m bearing will approx. 035 03/25/2012,14:06:04,Tim Shank,Scarp is approx. 80-100m away. 03/25/2012,14:07:54,Tim Shank,Setting off transiting 035 to head toward the scarp 03/25/2012,14:08:22,Tim Shank,SH 03/25/2012,14:08:28,taylorheylmuric,FSH 03/25/2012,14:08:29,robertcarney,FSH 03/25/2012,14:08:29,Tim Shank,FSH 03/25/2012,14:08:29,taylorheylmuric,SHI 03/25/2012,14:08:42,Tim Shank,FSH- synaphobranchid? 03/25/2012,14:08:48,michaelvecchione,FSH Halosaur 03/25/2012,14:08:52,Andrea Quattrini,FDH Haloscaur 03/25/2012,14:08:59,Andrea Quattrini,saur 03/25/2012,14:09:32,taylorheylmuric,zoom on FSH Halosaur 03/25/2012,14:09:48,Tim Shank,2146m depth imaign Halosaur 03/25/2012,14:10:25,robertcarney,mark 03/25/2012,14:11:00,robertcarney,tube 03/25/2012,14:12:05,robertcarney,pennatulid? 03/25/2012,14:13:28,Andrea Quattrini,CORO 03/25/2012,14:13:57,taylorheylmuric,Imaging CORO 03/25/2012,14:14:57,robertcarney,sed semingly firmer than in dive 4 pterpods less obvious 03/25/2012,14:15:17,Tim Shank,NOt seen this one before 03/25/2012,14:15:57,Andrea Quattrini,I have not seen this either.very cool! 03/25/2012,14:17:13,Tim Shank,All, my ichat is extremely slow.. workingn on it. 03/25/2012,14:18:16,taylorheylmuric,ROV spinning around, Depth is 2146 meters. 03/25/2012,14:18:56,taylorheylmuric,Looking East/NE. Bottom temp 4.28C on the northern end of slump as we move toward the scarp. 03/25/2012,14:21:07,taylorheylmuric,mottled sediments with fewer pteropod shells 03/25/2012,14:21:09,taylorheylmuric,HOL 03/25/2012,14:21:12,robertcarney,HOL benthothuria 03/25/2012,14:21:43,robertcarney,previous CORO resembles genus Veretillum? 03/25/2012,14:23:18,taylorheylmuric,HOL benthothuria swimming 03/25/2012,14:23:47,taylorheylmuric,HOL 03/25/2012,14:23:53,robertcarney,Hol pen/scoto 03/25/2012,14:24:10,robertcarney,genus currently in revision 03/25/2012,14:24:53,taylorheylmuric,CORO 03/25/2012,14:26:28,Tim Shank,Test of my Adium ichat. 03/25/2012,14:26:29,robertcarney,hermit crabs small 2 03/25/2012,14:26:42,taylorheylmuric,I see your test, TIm. 03/25/2012,14:27:26,taylorheylmuric,ACN 03/25/2012,14:27:29,Andrea Quattrini,SQA? white 03/25/2012,14:28:14,robertcarney,small rock 03/25/2012,14:29:01,taylorheylmuric,CORO 03/25/2012,14:29:12,Tim Shank,Okay, back on line. 03/25/2012,14:29:14,taylorheylmuric,Depth 2145m, Heading 030, moving NE. 03/25/2012,14:29:19,taylorheylmuric,HOL 03/25/2012,14:29:20,robertcarney,Hol pen/sco 03/25/2012,14:29:27,robertcarney,tube 03/25/2012,14:29:34,robertcarney,tube 03/25/2012,14:30:21,taylorheylmuric,hermit crab 03/25/2012,14:30:36,taylorheylmuric,CRA 03/25/2012,14:31:54,robertcarney,sargassum 03/25/2012,14:32:14,Andrea Quattrini,HYD 03/25/2012,14:33:01,taylorheylmuric,SHI 03/25/2012,14:33:06,taylorheylmuric,CORO 03/25/2012,14:33:36,Pen-Yuan Hsing,HOL 03/25/2012,14:33:38,taylorheylmuric,scattered PTE shells on soft sediment 03/25/2012,14:33:41,robertcarney,HOL pen/scoto 03/25/2012,14:33:56,danwarren,Tim, can you tell direction and speed of bottom currents in this area? 03/25/2012,14:34:27,Tim Shank,a little current moving to the north on the way down. I'll check in again. 03/25/2012,14:34:36,danwarren,thnks 03/25/2012,14:35:23,taylorheylmuric,CORO 03/25/2012,14:36:20,Andrea Quattrini,yes, Haven't seen this as well. CORO=sea pen not sure on genus 03/25/2012,14:38:11,taylorheylmuric,CRA 03/25/2012,14:38:24,Pen-Yuan Hsing,hermit CRA 03/25/2012,14:38:29,robertcarney,Pag everywhere 03/25/2012,14:38:48,Tim Shank,current apparently coming straight on to us with an heading of 060. 03/25/2012,14:39:10,robertcarney,mussel shell desd 03/25/2012,14:39:28,robertcarney,sand ripples 03/25/2012,14:39:50,taylorheylmuric,Heading 035, ripples in sediment with pteropods. 03/25/2012,14:39:56,taylorheylmuric,MUS shells 03/25/2012,14:40:17,taylorheylmuric,light/dark sediment contact 03/25/2012,14:40:32,Tim Shank,2136m depth 03/25/2012,14:40:50,robertcarney,fsh 03/25/2012,14:41:02,danwarren,surface expression of buried fault? 03/25/2012,14:41:07,taylorheylmuric,Running along sediment contact 03/25/2012,14:41:12,robertcarney,following a contourite? 03/25/2012,14:41:29,taylorheylmuric,FSH 03/25/2012,14:41:31,Tim Shank,foudn a contact of sed - bearing almost 090 03/25/2012,14:41:46,taylorheylmuric,SHI 03/25/2012,14:43:03,Andrea Quattrini,CORO different yet 03/25/2012,14:43:27,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,14:43:35,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SHI 03/25/2012,14:43:36,Tim Shank,SHI 03/25/2012,14:43:52,Tim Shank,2133m 049 03/25/2012,14:44:26,Pen-Yuan Hsing,FSH 03/25/2012,14:44:31,Tim Shank,28 17.961 87 17.287W 03/25/2012,14:44:35,Tim Shank,FSH 03/25/2012,14:44:36,Pen-Yuan Hsing,FSH tripod? 03/25/2012,14:44:52,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,14:44:54,taylorheylmuric,COR 03/25/2012,14:45:03,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,14:45:26,Pen-Yuan Hsing,HOL 03/25/2012,14:45:27,robertcarney,HOL ? 03/25/2012,14:45:56,michaelvecchione,FSH was Ipnops 03/25/2012,14:46:11,robertcarney,PYC 03/25/2012,14:46:24,taylorheylmuric,zoom on PYC 03/25/2012,14:46:55,robertcarney,feeding 03/25/2012,14:47:47,Tim Shank,2132m 069 heading- 03/25/2012,14:47:48,robertcarney,hyd on pyc 03/25/2012,14:48:31,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.29947, -87.28816 03/25/2012,Depth: 2133m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.0m 03/25/2012,Heading: 69.5 03/25/2012,14:48:44,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,14:49:23,danwarren,Sonar would be great 03/25/2012,14:49:50,Pen-Yuan Hsing,MUS shell 03/25/2012,14:49:59,robertcarney,small rock mussel valve 03/25/2012,14:50:16,taylorheylmuric,COR cup 03/25/2012,14:51:46,robertcarney,sed grains = forams 03/25/2012,14:52:12,Tim Shank,lasers are 10cm 03/25/2012,14:52:17,robertcarney,pag again 03/25/2012,14:53:08,Tim Shank,2131m 084 03/25/2012,14:53:29,robertcarney,shallow pit 03/25/2012,14:53:52,robertcarney,carapace 03/25/2012,14:53:57,taylorheylmuric,pteropod shells at base of pit, CRA carapace 03/25/2012,14:54:00,robertcarney,gas 03/25/2012,14:54:07,taylorheylmuric,GAS 03/25/2012,14:55:53,robertcarney,oph 03/25/2012,14:56:19,taylorheylmuric,COR cup 03/25/2012,14:56:26,taylorheylmuric,zoom in on OPH 03/25/2012,14:56:50,robertcarney,Ophiomusium? 03/25/2012,14:57:41,robertcarney,mark 03/25/2012,14:58:05,Pen-Yuan Hsing,2 ACN on MUS shell 03/25/2012,14:58:29,Tim Shank,2130m again traversig NE 038 03/25/2012,14:58:46,robertcarney,cor 3 03/25/2012,14:58:52,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,14:59:58,taylorheylmuric,zoom in on COR with SPO? ACN 03/25/2012,15:00:15,Andrea Quattrini,shi? to left 03/25/2012,15:00:28,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,15:00:40,Pen-Yuan Hsing,moving over SED w/ PTE 03/25/2012,15:01:18,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SHI 03/25/2012,15:01:20,taylorheylmuric,COR cup 03/25/2012,15:01:22,Tim Shank,SHI 03/25/2012,15:01:33,Tim Shank,2127m 045m 03/25/2012,15:01:58,taylorheylmuric,SHI 03/25/2012,15:02:32,taylorheylmuric,ACN 03/25/2012,15:03:43,robertcarney,sargassum 03/25/2012,15:03:58,robertcarney,pol within 03/25/2012,15:05:46,robertcarney,track 03/25/2012,15:06:57,Tim Shank,2124m hdg 078 03/25/2012,15:07:05,Tim Shank,crab carapace 03/25/2012,15:07:24,robertcarney,pag 03/25/2012,15:07:41,Tim Shank,4.28C bottom temp 03/25/2012,15:07:46,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30004, -87.28774 03/25/2012,Depth: 2125m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.3m 03/25/2012,Heading: 82.1 03/25/2012,15:07:47,Tim Shank,2123m 03/25/2012,15:08:30,robertcarney,isolated rock small 03/25/2012,15:08:33,robertcarney,pag 03/25/2012,15:08:37,taylorheylmuric,ACN 03/25/2012,15:08:46,robertcarney,pol tubes on surface 03/25/2012,15:08:57,robertcarney,hol pen/sco 03/25/2012,15:08:58,Tim Shank,HOL 03/25/2012,15:09:18,robertcarney,pag 03/25/2012,15:09:36,robertcarney,acn on pag shell 03/25/2012,15:09:37,Pen-Yuan Hsing,ACN on PAG back 03/25/2012,15:09:49,robertcarney,claws fuzzy 03/25/2012,15:10:05,Tim Shank,going to zoom in 03/25/2012,15:10:13,robertcarney,parapagrus pilasomanus? 03/25/2012,15:12:57,robertcarney,spell correct Paragurus pilosimanus expert Rafael Lemaitre USNMNH 03/25/2012,15:13:12,robertcarney,Parapagurus 03/25/2012,15:13:53,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,15:14:08,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR w/ OPH? 03/25/2012,15:14:14,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Paramuricea 03/25/2012,15:14:26,Pen-Yuan Hsing,another COR in front of Paramuricea 03/25/2012,15:14:33,Tim Shank,2121m hdg 110 03/25/2012,15:15:12,erikcordes,what is that doing out here? 03/25/2012,15:15:36,Pen-Yuan Hsing,zoom on OPH on COR paramuricea 03/25/2012,15:15:40,Andrea Quattrini,Wow! 03/25/2012,15:16:34,robertcarney,OPH Euryalidae 03/25/2012,15:16:41,Tim Shank,the COR in front is the purple-transluscent varietySHI 03/25/2012,15:17:43,taylorheylmuric,beautiful image! 03/25/2012,15:18:08,Pen-Yuan Hsing,zoom on COR paramuricea base 03/25/2012,15:18:09,robertcarney,pag tiny 03/25/2012,15:19:08,robertcarney,sed virtually a foram sand 03/25/2012,15:19:56,taylorheylmuric,SHI at top of COR 03/25/2012,15:20:49,Tim Shank,continuing our traverse to the scarp area 03/25/2012,15:21:14,Pen-Yuan Hsing,moving over SED with some PTE 03/25/2012,15:21:22,taylorheylmuric,CRA carapace 03/25/2012,15:21:23,Tim Shank,CRA carapace 03/25/2012,15:21:32,Pen-Yuan Hsing,two COR 03/25/2012,15:21:40,taylorheylmuric,FSH 03/25/2012,15:22:01,Pen-Yuan Hsing,just passed intermediate waypoint on they way NE 03/25/2012,15:22:14,robertcarney,eggs? internal fsh 03/25/2012,15:22:21,Tim Shank,FSH 03/25/2012,15:22:24,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30018, -87.28761 03/25/2012,Depth: 2119m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.1m 03/25/2012,Heading: 81.8 03/25/2012,15:22:24,Andrea Quattrini,ca you zoom again 03/25/2012,15:23:22,Andrea Quattrini,I think I know…going to llok it up now. Not a halosaur 03/25/2012,15:24:18,Andrea Quattrini,No that is good. I will get back to you on an iD 03/25/2012,15:25:34,Tim Shank,2117m hdg 51 03/25/2012,15:25:55,robertcarney,try Nessorhamphidae duck billed eel 03/25/2012,15:28:21,robertcarney,cra leg w/ polyps 03/25/2012,15:28:28,Andrea Quattrini,FSH =notacanthidae 03/25/2012,15:28:36,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SHI 03/25/2012,15:28:48,taylorheylmuric,APH 03/25/2012,15:28:57,Tim Shank,red AMP? 03/25/2012,15:29:34,taylorheylmuric,red APH on sediment with abdomen curled up 03/25/2012,15:29:58,Tim Shank,2116m 03/25/2012,15:30:06,robertcarney,fsh 03/25/2012,15:30:11,taylorheylmuric,FSH 03/25/2012,15:30:45,michaelvecchione,Halosaur 03/25/2012,15:31:13,Andrea Quattrini,Can we get a zoom? 03/25/2012,15:32:36,taylorheylmuric,traversing upslope over sediment 03/25/2012,15:32:37,taylorheylmuric,HOL 03/25/2012,15:32:38,Pen-Yuan Hsing,HOL 03/25/2012,15:32:41,robertcarney,hol 03/25/2012,15:33:30,Tim Shank,2114m 115 hdg 03/25/2012,15:33:42,Tim Shank,4.28C bottom temperature 03/25/2012,15:34:12,robertcarney,Hol Bathyplotes? 03/25/2012,15:34:19,robertcarney,heda on lft 03/25/2012,15:36:15,Tim Shank,close up imaging of HOL 03/25/2012,15:36:22,Tim Shank,pag 03/25/2012,15:36:30,Tim Shank,sorry. PAG 03/25/2012,15:36:49,Pen-Yuan Hsing,first rocks 03/25/2012,15:37:05,taylorheylmuric,yellow whip 03/25/2012,15:37:06,taylorheylmuric,GAS 03/25/2012,15:37:07,taylorheylmuric,ACN 03/25/2012,15:37:08,taylorheylmuric,SPO 03/25/2012,15:37:11,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30024, -87.28747 03/25/2012,Depth: 2113m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.3m 03/25/2012,Heading: 82.6 03/25/2012,15:37:12,taylorheylmuric,on small rock 03/25/2012,15:37:15,Andrea Quattrini,Is this a black coral? 03/25/2012,15:37:20,robertcarney,pol agglutinated tube on rock 03/25/2012,15:37:22,taylorheylmuric,COR cup 03/25/2012,15:37:25,robertcarney,gas 03/25/2012,15:37:49,taylorheylmuric,Heading 107, depth 2112m 03/25/2012,15:38:23,robertcarney,cra carapace 03/25/2012,15:39:10,robertcarney,scaphopod shell 03/25/2012,15:39:35,robertcarney,sqa 03/25/2012,15:40:01,taylorheylmuric,SQA 03/25/2012,15:40:22,taylorheylmuric,approaching large rocks 03/25/2012,15:40:38,michaelvecchione,FSH 03/25/2012,15:40:48,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30030, -87.28739 03/25/2012,Depth: 2110m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.4m 03/25/2012,Heading: 69.5 03/25/2012,15:41:14,robertcarney,sqa 03/25/2012,15:41:50,robertcarney,brisingida 03/25/2012,15:41:54,Pen-Yuan Hsing,dropping target here... 03/25/2012,15:42:02,Andrea Quattrini,COR whip 03/25/2012,15:42:15,Tim Shank,reached a large rock. surveying the rock. 03/25/2012,15:42:19,taylorheylmuric,SHI 03/25/2012,15:42:20,taylorheylmuric,COR 03/25/2012,15:42:29,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,15:42:45,erikcordes,already much more diverse than yesterday 03/25/2012,15:42:50,erikcordes,for corals anyway... 03/25/2012,15:43:03,Tim Shank,2108m 065hdg 03/25/2012,15:43:14,taylorheylmuric,SQA 03/25/2012,15:43:22,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,15:44:16,Andrea Quattrini,CORO bamboo 03/25/2012,15:44:17,robertcarney,asr 03/25/2012,15:44:29,robertcarney,acn 03/25/2012,15:44:40,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Tim is eating his lunch now. 03/25/2012,15:44:48,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Will try to image corals here. 03/25/2012,15:45:07,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Paramuricea and OPH 03/25/2012,15:45:40,Andrea Quattrini,CORB 2 ?bathypathes 03/25/2012,15:46:22,Pen-Yuan Hsing,This is virtual target: "DC005 rocky wall"Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30026, -87.28735 03/25/2012,Depth: 2108m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.0m 03/25/2012,Heading: 120.0 03/25/2012,15:46:30,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Water temperature: 4.38ºC 03/25/2012,15:47:12,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Zoom on CORB 03/25/2012,15:47:26,robertcarney,ostracop swam by 03/25/2012,15:47:35,robertcarney,ostracod 03/25/2012,15:49:09,taylorheylmuric,zoom on OPH 03/25/2012,15:49:22,taylorheylmuric,on Paramuricea 03/25/2012,15:50:53,Andrea Quattrini,COR Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,15:50:59,Andrea Quattrini,SQA 03/25/2012,15:51:02,taylorheylmuric,COR with SQA 03/25/2012,15:51:03,Andrea Quattrini,on COR 03/25/2012,15:51:32,Pen-Yuan Hsing,This is an update from the Okeanos Explorer dive 5 with Pen-Yuan Hsing. Today we are exploring a sediment slump coming out of the DeSoto Canyon escarpment . Currently moving NE, and encountering the first substantial rocky area of this dive. There are multiple corals here, and we are imaging them. The plan is to continue NE up the escarpment. The next waypoint is about 130 m to the NE. Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30023, -87.28733 03/25/2012,Depth: 2107m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 2.0m 03/25/2012,Heading: 60.0 03/25/2012,Water temperature: 4.29ºC 03/25/2012,15:52:12,taylorheylmuric,Imaging Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,15:52:17,Pen-Yuan Hsing,imaging COR Irridogorgia 03/25/2012,15:53:45,taylorheylmuric,COR on side of rock wall 03/25/2012,15:53:55,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,15:54:53,Andrea Quattrini,COR Iridogorgia morph 2 03/25/2012,15:59:02,taylorheylmuric,SHI and APH on COR 03/25/2012,15:59:08,Pen-Yuan Hsing,imaging COR associates 03/25/2012,15:59:25,taylorheylmuric,something in the center of the coral...can't identify from here..do you have a better view Pen? 03/25/2012,16:00:54,Pen-Yuan Hsing,According to video we got a good shot, may have to look at framegrabs. 03/25/2012,16:01:00,taylorheylmuric,okay, thanks Pen. 03/25/2012,16:01:21,Pen-Yuan Hsing,imaging next COR 03/25/2012,16:02:03,Andrea Quattrini,can you zoom in any more on the white? 03/25/2012,16:02:28,taylorheylmuric,HYD and tube on piece of coral 03/25/2012,16:02:36,Andrea Quattrini,SQA on CORB 03/25/2012,16:02:37,taylorheylmuric,CORB with SQA 03/25/2012,16:02:50,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Yeah. Pilot change in progress, please standby. 03/25/2012,16:03:07,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Pilot change complete, thank you for staying with us. 03/25/2012,16:03:14,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Zoom on that COR again. 03/25/2012,16:06:14,Pen-Yuan Hsing,TUB tube on COR. 03/25/2012,16:06:24,Pen-Yuan Hsing,What's the white stuff? 03/25/2012,16:07:03,Andrea Quattrini,CORO, but I don't know what…Anyone? 03/25/2012,16:07:28,Andrea Quattrini,thanks Pen 03/25/2012,16:09:52,Pen-Yuan Hsing,lasers on COR 03/25/2012,16:10:20,Pen-Yuan Hsing,lasers 10 cm apart 03/25/2012,16:10:54,michaelvecchione,Munopsid isopod 03/25/2012,16:11:08,michaelvecchione,Karen Osborne at NMNH is expert 03/25/2012,16:12:49,Pen-Yuan Hsing,moving on to next coral 03/25/2012,16:14:13,michaelvecchione,I should have put"?" after isopod. Could have been a small long-leg galatheid 03/25/2012,16:14:26,Andrea Quattrini,CORO bamboo 03/25/2012,16:15:38,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30029, -87.28735 03/25/2012,Depth: 2109m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 1.0m 03/25/2012,Heading: 131.0 03/25/2012,16:15:49,Pen-Yuan Hsing,zoom on COR bamboo 03/25/2012,16:17:04,Pen-Yuan Hsing,finished with COR bamboo moving on 03/25/2012,16:17:21,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Video crew change in progress, please standby. 03/25/2012,16:17:50,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Video crew change complete, thank you for staying with us. 03/25/2012,16:18:46,Andrea Quattrini,CORB 03/25/2012,16:18:54,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR paramuricea 03/25/2012,16:20:18,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR paramuricea 03/25/2012,16:20:38,Pen-Yuan Hsing,ship move in progress 03/25/2012,16:21:11,Pen-Yuan Hsing,ship moving heading 055 03/25/2012,16:21:13,Pen-Yuan Hsing,º 03/25/2012,16:22:25,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR 03/25/2012,16:22:28,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR paramuricea 03/25/2012,16:22:37,robertcarney,rock strata junction 03/25/2012,16:23:24,Pen-Yuan Hsing,anything people want to look at here? 03/25/2012,16:24:14,taylorheylmuric,ACN on Paramuricea 03/25/2012,16:25:57,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Chrysogorgia 03/25/2012,16:25:59,santiagoherrera,CORO cf Chrysogorgia 03/25/2012,16:26:15,Tim Shank,Tim back 03/25/2012,16:26:28,taylorheylmuric,Welcome back. 03/25/2012,16:26:32,Tim Shank,HOL 03/25/2012,16:27:30,robertcarney,ASR brisingid 03/25/2012,16:27:51,robertcarney,SQA 03/25/2012,16:27:51,taylorheylmuric,CRA 03/25/2012,16:28:59,Tim Shank,Just joining back. If there is something you want to image or do- move further on upslope, just let me know. 03/25/2012,16:30:55,Tim Shank,depth 2094 03/25/2012,16:31:12,Tim Shank,CRA another below 03/25/2012,16:31:47,Tim Shank,2090m 03/25/2012,16:32:07,Tim Shank,CRA 03/25/2012,16:32:31,Tim Shank,2085m 03/25/2012,16:33:34,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,16:33:48,taylorheylmuric,CORO morph 2 iridogorgia? 03/25/2012,16:33:48,Tim Shank,SPO 03/25/2012,16:35:21,Andrea Quattrini,CORB 03/25/2012,16:35:23,taylorheylmuric,zoom in on CRB 03/25/2012,16:35:25,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,16:36:13,taylorheylmuric,no visible associates 03/25/2012,16:36:57,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,16:37:20,Tim Shank,2079m 03/25/2012,16:38:24,Tim Shank,DC −06 virtual target placed along COR wall 03/25/2012,16:38:56,taylorheylmuric,COR Paramuricea x5 each with OPH 03/25/2012,16:39:30,robertcarney,CRI stalked 03/25/2012,16:39:57,taylorheylmuric,CORP with OPH 03/25/2012,16:40:07,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,16:40:12,Tim Shank,COR-PAR IRR 03/25/2012,16:40:36,Tim Shank,2077M 060Hdg 03/25/2012,16:41:20,Tim Shank,28 18.038 87 17.218 03/25/2012,16:42:07,taylorheylmuric,stalked SPO 03/25/2012,16:42:42,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,16:43:48,Tim Shank,looking at white COR- 03/25/2012,16:44:04,Andrea Quattrini,Nope... 03/25/2012,16:44:22,Andrea Quattrini,I think we filmed it earlier though when Pen was on shift. I have never seen this until today! 03/25/2012,16:45:09,Andrea Quattrini,CORO bamboo 03/25/2012,16:45:17,Andrea Quattrini,CORB-?Stichopathes 03/25/2012,16:45:59,taylorheylmuric,ACN and SHI on CORB 03/25/2012,16:46:09,Andrea Quattrini,CORO = Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,16:46:41,taylorheylmuric,CORB 03/25/2012,16:47:05,Tim Shank,many COR 03/25/2012,16:47:33,robertcarney,sqa 03/25/2012,16:48:26,robertcarney,spo 03/25/2012,16:48:41,Tim Shank,Stream of what look to be pteropods 03/25/2012,16:48:52,Tim Shank,SHI 03/25/2012,16:48:55,robertcarney,asr 03/25/2012,16:48:57,Tim Shank,AST 03/25/2012,16:48:58,taylorheylmuric,ASR 03/25/2012,16:49:25,Tim Shank,CRI 03/25/2012,16:49:46,taylorheylmuric,SHI 03/25/2012,16:49:52,taylorheylmuric,SQA 03/25/2012,16:50:01,taylorheylmuric,ASR 03/25/2012,16:50:44,Tim Shank,SHI 03/25/2012,16:50:52,Tim Shank,CRA 03/25/2012,16:50:58,taylorheylmuric,SQA 03/25/2012,16:52:58,Tim Shank,2063m seeing wall in seirios sonar- willimage these and then come up over to the wall 03/25/2012,16:53:31,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,16:54:44,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Lepidisis? On right 03/25/2012,16:55:13,Andrea Quattrini,Yes…that is what we said earlier on the morphs 03/25/2012,16:55:15,taylorheylmuric,two SQA on iridogorgia 03/25/2012,16:55:22,erikcordes,amazing. this is a very cool site. nice choice everyone. 03/25/2012,16:55:41,Tim Shank,25 meters to he wall. 03/25/2012,16:55:58,Tim Shank,just imaged CRAs on Irridiogorgia- pass by 03/25/2012,16:56:02,Tim Shank,2956m 03/25/2012,16:56:49,robertcarney,shi 03/25/2012,16:57:05,jaylunden,COR bathpathyes? 03/25/2012,16:57:07,Tim Shank,Very cool site. 03/25/2012,16:57:14,taylorheylmuric,This is Taylor signing off at WHOI. Santiago and Cat are now on watch. 03/25/2012,16:57:30,Tim Shank,surveying wall here. 03/25/2012,16:57:54,Tim Shank,2048 on wall. 03/25/2012,16:58:13,catrionamunro,SPO 03/25/2012,16:58:23,catrionamunro,COR 03/25/2012,16:58:30,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Bamboos 03/25/2012,16:58:33,catrionamunro,we're seeing multiple COR and CRI here 03/25/2012,16:58:57,catrionamunro,CORB Bathypathes 03/25/2012,16:59:05,catrionamunro,CORO isididae 03/25/2012,16:59:07,catrionamunro,SPO 03/25/2012,16:59:09,Tim Shank,2034m 03/25/2012,16:59:30,Tim Shank,2031m 03/25/2012,16:59:41,Tim Shank,seirios is at top of the wall 03/25/2012,17:00:21,Tim Shank,nearly vertical slope 03/25/2012,17:00:33,Tim Shank,herc at top of wall 03/25/2012,17:00:37,Tim Shank,at 2012m 03/25/2012,17:00:49,catrionamunro,COR iridogorgia 03/25/2012,17:02:25,jaylunden,CORB Bathypathes 03/25/2012,17:02:32,catrionamunro,lots of corals here - black, bamboo here, crinoids 03/25/2012,17:02:43,catrionamunro,COR paramuricea 03/25/2012,17:02:47,catrionamunro,with OPH 03/25/2012,17:03:01,catrionamunro,CORB iridogorgia 03/25/2012,17:03:30,Tim Shank,SQA 03/25/2012,17:03:38,catrionamunro,SPO 03/25/2012,17:04:38,Tim Shank,What a wall 03/25/2012,17:05:13,catrionamunro,COR plexaurid? 03/25/2012,17:05:20,catrionamunro,COR white with POL? 03/25/2012,17:05:53,Bill Kiene,Tim, wondering how the richness of this site compares to what you saw previously on the other side of the "slump" feature? Might this be good habitat because of this being at the escarpment "elbow"? 03/25/2012,17:05:57,catrionamunro,zooming on COR purple 03/25/2012,17:05:57,erikcordes,Anthothela? 03/25/2012,17:05:58,Tim Shank,2030m 110hdg 03/25/2012,17:06:06,robertcarney,BAR verrucamorph 03/25/2012,17:06:42,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Clavularia I think 03/25/2012,17:07:30,Tim Shank,Imaging corals on wall. bottom temp is 4.29 03/25/2012,17:07:43,erikcordes,right, thanks Andrea 03/25/2012,17:09:24,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Bamboos abundant 03/25/2012,17:10:05,catrionamunro,zoom on COR white with POL? 03/25/2012,17:10:12,catrionamunro,CORB 03/25/2012,17:10:50,robertcarney,Hol pseudostichopus 03/25/2012,17:11:41,Tim Shank,048 depth 2030m 03/25/2012,17:12:35,catrionamunro,CORB iridogorgia multiple 03/25/2012,17:12:45,catrionamunro,COR isididae 03/25/2012,17:12:54,catrionamunro,lots of whip corals 03/25/2012,17:12:56,Andrea Quattrini,ZOOM on whip 03/25/2012,17:13:36,Andrea Quattrini,CORO Lepidisis 03/25/2012,17:14:34,catrionamunro,CRI on COR isidid 03/25/2012,17:14:50,robertcarney,CRI probably sessile stalked type 03/25/2012,17:15:09,Tim Shank,2036m imaging Lepidisis 03/25/2012,17:15:20,Andrea Quattrini,ooh! pretty! 03/25/2012,17:17:17,robertcarney,ft 03/25/2012,17:17:25,robertcarney,cri lft down 03/25/2012,17:17:53,robertcarney,center 03/25/2012,17:18:52,catrionamunro,CRI stalked 03/25/2012,17:19:16,Bill Kiene,Try to ask this again,Tim: Wondering how the richness of this site compares to what you saw previously on the other side of the "slump" feature?  Might this be good habitat because of this being at the escarpment "elbow"? 03/25/2012,17:19:17,Tim Shank,SHI 03/25/2012,17:19:21,Tim Shank,HYD? 03/25/2012,17:19:27,robertcarney,CRI famous living fossil 03/25/2012,17:19:49,Tim Shank,AMP x 2 03/25/2012,17:19:51,catrionamunro,APH 03/25/2012,17:19:57,robertcarney,bar verrucamorph 03/25/2012,17:22:21,robertcarney,CRI freeliving 03/25/2012,17:23:36,catrionamunro,COR isidid 03/25/2012,17:23:57,Tim Shank,2036m 085hdg 03/25/2012,17:24:16,catrionamunro,CRI on bamboo coral 03/25/2012,17:25:37,Tim Shank,zoom on CRI on Isidid 03/25/2012,17:26:31,santiagoherrera,very high abundance of isidids 03/25/2012,17:26:43,Tim Shank,Want to see any of these white bamboos? 03/25/2012,17:26:49,santiagoherrera,CORO Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,17:27:25,Tim Shank,moving to get better light under Seirios 03/25/2012,17:27:37,Tim Shank,dpeth now 2044m 03/25/2012,17:27:41,santiagoherrera,CORO isidids several 03/25/2012,17:27:51,santiagoherrera,large fan and whip colonies 03/25/2012,17:28:02,santiagoherrera,CORB Bathypathes 03/25/2012,17:28:14,santiagoherrera,CRI on isidids 03/25/2012,17:28:26,santiagoherrera,CORB cf Bathypathes 03/25/2012,17:28:36,santiagoherrera,SPO 03/25/2012,17:29:13,jaylunden,CRI 03/25/2012,17:29:14,catrionamunro,CORO isidids 03/25/2012,17:29:23,santiagoherrera,SPO 03/25/2012,17:29:28,catrionamunro,lots of fan corals here 03/25/2012,17:29:32,robertcarney,bar lepas-like 03/25/2012,17:29:42,catrionamunro,CORB bathypathes 03/25/2012,17:29:58,Tim Shank,2033m 03/25/2012,17:30:05,santiagoherrera,CORO Iridogorgia 03/25/2012,17:30:12,Bill Kiene,test 03/25/2012,17:30:14,santiagoherrera,CORB Bathypathes 03/25/2012,17:30:18,santiagoherrera,CORO isidis 03/25/2012,17:30:23,santiagoherrera,SQA 03/25/2012,17:30:23,catrionamunro,SQA on CORB 03/25/2012,17:30:26,catrionamunro,SPO 03/25/2012,17:30:38,robertcarney,spo stalked 03/25/2012,17:31:56,jaylunden,zoom on stalked SPO 03/25/2012,17:33:38,Tim Shank,depth is 2033m 03/25/2012,17:34:04,michaelvecchione,Allen Collins at NMNH works on these glass sponges 03/25/2012,17:36:53,santiagoherrera,CORO isidids 03/25/2012,17:36:59,catrionamunro,CORB Bathypathes 03/25/2012,17:37:02,catrionamunro,with SQA 03/25/2012,17:37:10,santiagoherrera,CORO Iridogrogia 03/25/2012,17:38:21,catrionamunro,COR with ZOA 03/25/2012,17:38:22,catrionamunro,SQA 03/25/2012,17:38:29,Tim Shank,have come down 6 meters to image zoanthids covering bamboo with 3 chirostylid crabs 03/25/2012,17:38:56,catrionamunro,zoom on chirostylid 03/25/2012,17:39:29,Tim Shank,imaging discussion in the van…. 03/25/2012,17:39:41,Tim Shank,depth 2040m hed 082 water temp 4.29C 03/25/2012,17:40:54,catrionamunro,CRA 03/25/2012,17:41:12,santiagoherrera,CORO Plexaurid 03/25/2012,17:41:25,santiagoherrera,PAG 03/25/2012,17:41:30,catrionamunro,SER 03/25/2012,17:41:56,catrionamunro,GAS 03/25/2012,17:42:02,santiagoherrera,HYD 03/25/2012,17:42:37,santiagoherrera,APH 03/25/2012,17:42:37,catrionamunro,APH 03/25/2012,17:43:57,Tim Shank,We have an hour and 15 minutes left on bottom - there may be 15 minutes of NOAA image testing with the vehicles at the end of the dive. 03/25/2012,17:45:00,catrionamunro,APH 03/25/2012,17:45:54,catrionamunro,looking at transition between coral and zoanthid tissue 03/25/2012,17:48:21,Tim Shank,pilot change - Jeff in the chair. 03/25/2012,17:48:31,santiagoherrera,CORO stoloniferan colonizing bare skeleton between zoanthid parasite and isidid 03/25/2012,17:48:34,Tim Shank,depth 20440m 03/25/2012,17:49:48,catrionamunro,whip with CRI 03/25/2012,17:50:53,Tim Shank,depth 2044 03/25/2012,17:51:35,catrionamunro,very high COR density 03/25/2012,17:51:38,catrionamunro,SPO 03/25/2012,17:51:44,catrionamunro,COR isidid with ZOA 03/25/2012,17:52:17,Tim Shank,2050m depth 03/25/2012,17:52:58,jaylunden,CORO 03/25/2012,17:52:58,catrionamunro,COR iridogogia 03/25/2012,17:53:18,catrionamunro,SQA 03/25/2012,17:53:23,Tim Shank,zooming in on CRA 03/25/2012,17:53:29,Tim Shank,Chirostylid 03/25/2012,17:54:45,Tim Shank,H2055m contact with SED slope and wall 03/25/2012,17:56:06,Tim Shank,Imaging COR- and then off wall 03/25/2012,17:56:08,Andrea Quattrini,Iridogorgia morph 1. cf magnispralis 03/25/2012,17:56:50,Tim Shank,2050m 03/25/2012,17:56:54,Tim Shank,055 hdg looking at the wall. 03/25/2012,17:57:09,Tim Shank,28 18.05N 87 17.192W 03/25/2012,17:57:39,catrionamunro,lots of COR along wall - black corals, bamboo. Also sponges, crinoids 03/25/2012,17:59:34,Andrea Quattrini,May be sibogagorgia? 03/25/2012,17:59:49,santiagoherrera,that would make my day :) 03/25/2012,18:01:05,santiagoherrera,we are all fans of corals 03/25/2012,18:02:23,catrionamunro,OPH on COR paragorgia and paramuricea 03/25/2012,18:02:47,Andrea Quattrini,looks like its on part of bamboo coral 03/25/2012,18:02:53,catrionamunro,Paragorgia growing out of skeleton on bamboo coral 03/25/2012,18:03:43,Andrea Quattrini,beautiful! 03/25/2012,18:04:01,santiagoherrera,it could be Sibogagorgia cauliflora, they like deep places like this one 03/25/2012,18:04:12,Andrea Quattrini,Yes, we have not collected Paragorgia this deep 03/25/2012,18:04:15,Andrea Quattrini,in teh Gulf 03/25/2012,18:04:21,santiagoherrera,that's true 03/25/2012,18:04:38,santiagoherrera,this would be the deepest record for this specis 03/25/2012,18:04:43,santiagoherrera,species* 03/25/2012,18:04:47,Andrea Quattrini,what is the depth? 03/25/2012,18:05:00,santiagoherrera,2050m 03/25/2012,18:05:07,Tim Shank,2049m 067hd 03/25/2012,18:05:23,Tim Shank,SHI 03/25/2012,18:05:33,santiagoherrera,if it really is S. cauliflora, but can't tell for sure just from the image 03/25/2012,18:07:34,catrionamunro,COR metallogorgia with OPH 03/25/2012,18:08:08,catrionamunro,*metalogorgia 03/25/2012,18:08:47,Tim Shank,2048m depth 03/25/2012,18:09:14,Andrea Quattrini,IS this the first Metallogorgia record in the GoMx? 03/25/2012,18:09:21,Tim Shank,267 heg 03/25/2012,18:09:30,Tim Shank,2049m 03/25/2012,18:09:31,catrionamunro,I think so 03/25/2012,18:09:48,catrionamunro,(sorry I thought you meant for this current expedition) 03/25/2012,18:10:26,Andrea Quattrini,I guess we did not collect it in 2010! 03/25/2012,18:10:30,santiagoherrera,I just checked Peter Etnoyer's database 03/25/2012,18:10:52,santiagoherrera,there is a record just north of Havana, Cuba 03/25/2012,18:11:22,santiagoherrera,USNM 100892 03/25/2012,18:12:27,Tim Shank,Thank you. 03/25/2012,18:12:54,catrionamunro,APH 03/25/2012,18:15:22,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30083, -87.28633 03/25/2012,Depth: 2050m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 1.5m 03/25/2012,Heading: 273.2 03/25/2012,18:15:38,Pen-Yuan Hsing,water temperature: 4.29ºC 03/25/2012,18:17:22,Tim Shank,depth is 2049 at Metallogorgia 03/25/2012,18:22:19,catrionamunro,SPO multiple 03/25/2012,18:22:24,catrionamunro,several COR bambo 03/25/2012,18:22:28,catrionamunro,COR with ZOA? 03/25/2012,18:22:31,catrionamunro,CRI 03/25/2012,18:22:55,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Tim is planning tomorrow's dive now, so you have to deal with me again... 03/25/2012,18:23:11,Pen-Yuan Hsing,This is an update from the Okeanos Explorer, this is Pen-Yuan Hsing: 03/25/2012,18:23:31,Pen-Yuan Hsing,We are exploring a rock wall in the DeSoto Canyon escarpment, with diverse corals. 03/25/2012,18:23:54,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Currently the ROV crew is conducting NOAA imaging of Little Hercules. 03/25/2012,18:24:10,Pen-Yuan Hsing,After that we will move E along this wall, documenting novel biology as we see them. 03/25/2012,18:24:33,Pen-Yuan Hsing,ROV recovery time is about 1500-1515 EDT. 03/25/2012,18:24:48,Pen-Yuan Hsing,The plan is to move E along this wall until then. 03/25/2012,18:24:58,catrionamunro,CRI on CORO immediately in center 03/25/2012,18:25:22,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30087, -87.28648 03/25/2012,Depth: 2045m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 13.0m 03/25/2012,Heading: 23.2 03/25/2012,18:26:16,catrionamunro,hard to tell with this feed, but is that a SPO with a SQA? center 03/25/2012,18:26:25,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Yeah I think so. 03/25/2012,18:26:31,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SPO w/ SQA 03/25/2012,18:26:44,catrionamunro,COR isidids 03/25/2012,18:26:55,Pen-Yuan Hsing,CRI on COR? 03/25/2012,18:27:19,Pen-Yuan Hsing,CORB 03/25/2012,18:27:24,catrionamunro,Bathypathes 03/25/2012,18:27:53,catrionamunro,SQA on COR dead? 03/25/2012,18:28:06,Pen-Yuan Hsing,CRI 03/25/2012,18:28:37,Pen-Yuan Hsing,CRI on COR Isididae 03/25/2012,18:29:04,catrionamunro,CRI stalked 03/25/2012,18:29:26,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SPO 03/25/2012,18:29:34,Pen-Yuan Hsing,COR Isididae 03/25/2012,18:29:38,catrionamunro,multiple sponges, bamboo corals 03/25/2012,18:29:49,catrionamunro,CRA on rocks 03/25/2012,18:31:12,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SPO on rock among COR Isididae 03/25/2012,18:31:44,catrionamunro,CORO iridogorgia 03/25/2012,18:31:48,catrionamunro,CRA 03/25/2012,18:31:52,Pen-Yuan Hsing,NOAA ROV shots still in progress. We will move E after they're done. 03/25/2012,18:34:14,Pen-Yuan Hsing,NOAA video done. We are moving E now. 03/25/2012,18:35:28,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30081, -87.28654 03/25/2012,Depth: 2042m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 11.9m 03/25/2012,Heading: 68.2 03/25/2012,18:35:46,catrionamunro,CORO, CORB, CRI 03/25/2012,18:38:07,Pen-Yuan Hsing,OPH on COR, moving in for closeups. 03/25/2012,18:40:04,Pen-Yuan Hsing,zoom on COR 03/25/2012,18:41:29,Andrea Quattrini,Plexauridae? 03/25/2012,18:41:37,santiagoherrera,that's what I was thinking 03/25/2012,18:41:53,Andrea Quattrini,We have not seen this one yet... 03/25/2012,18:42:01,Catalina Martinez,Watching from the airport in Miami. Fabulous technology. . . 03/25/2012,18:43:25,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Repositioning for more close ups of COR Plexauridae? 03/25/2012,18:43:44,Pen-Yuan Hsing,zoom on COR Plexauridae? 03/25/2012,18:44:27,santiagoherrera,is a nice white Plexaurid/Paramuricid fan 03/25/2012,18:46:02,Pen-Yuan Hsing,SHI in water 03/25/2012,18:47:02,Pen-Yuan Hsing,looking at COR Plexauridae base 03/25/2012,18:47:11,Pen-Yuan Hsing,moving to OPH for ID 03/25/2012,18:48:23,santiagoherrera,OPH cf Asteroschema 03/25/2012,18:48:26,Pen-Yuan Hsing,The science dive will conclude in about ~5 minutes. 03/25/2012,18:49:03,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Lasers on COR Plexauridae 03/25/2012,18:49:13,Andrea Quattrini,Great Dive!! High calcaxonian diversity and abundance! 03/25/2012,18:50:01,santiagoherrera,thanks Pen and Tim, and all the EX team 03/25/2012,18:50:06,santiagoherrera,great dive 03/25/2012,18:51:18,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Science dive complete, doing engineering stuff now. Thanks for joining us today, please stay tuned for post dive conference call. 03/25/2012,18:51:45,Pen-Yuan Hsing,ROV will try to do some down looking imaging tests. 03/25/2012,18:51:58,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30080, -87.28637 03/25/2012,Depth: 2054m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.5m 03/25/2012,Heading: 0.8 03/25/2012,18:52:02,catrionamunro,Great dive! Thank you 03/25/2012,18:52:13,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Thank you everyone. 03/25/2012,18:52:39,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Engineering tests for next ~20 minutes, post dive conference call will be ~5 minutes after that... 03/25/2012,18:54:04,Pen-Yuan Hsing,The number for the conference call is: 866-617-5860  code: 1233796. 03/25/2012,18:54:21,Pen-Yuan Hsing,The call will occur about 5 minutes after ROV recovery starts. 03/25/2012,18:56:09,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Ship moving 50 m heading 050º at 0.2 knots. 03/25/2012,18:56:29,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30098, -87.28644 03/25/2012,Depth: 2020m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 5.5m 03/25/2012,Heading: 27.2 03/25/2012,18:58:56,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Post dive conference call will be at: 15:20 EDT (03:20 PM), please use the same numbers as before: 866-617-5860  code: 1233796. Looking forward to seeing you there. 03/25/2012,19:00:29,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Post dive conference call will be at: 15:20 EDT (03:20 PM), please use the same numbers as before: 866-617-5860  code: 1233796. Looking forward to seeing you there. 03/25/2012,19:00:41,Pen-Yuan Hsing,Little Hercules: 03/25/2012,Lat/Lon: 28.30092, -87.28637 03/25/2012,Depth: 2026m 03/25/2012,Altitude: 0.0m 03/25/2012,Heading: 62.3 03/25/2012,19:02:49,Pen-Yuan Hsing,The last virtual target of the day is "DC007 wall of corals" dropped near rocky wall filled with CORs.