[00:04:26] LAT : 56.353801 , LON : -145.137929 , DEPTH : 789.2923 m, TEMP : 3.31383 C, SAL : 34.28776 PSU, DO : 0.50901 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8791 FTU [00:07:34] seanrooney leaves the room [00:09:26] LAT : 56.353167 , LON : -145.138771 , DEPTH : 640.7547 m, TEMP : 3.62421 C, SAL : 34.20988 PSU, DO : 0.51504 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [00:14:27] LAT : 56.352543 , LON : -145.13956 , DEPTH : 500.3923 m, TEMP : 3.94072 C, SAL : 34.12478 PSU, DO : 0.66889 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [00:19:28] LAT : 56.351912 , LON : -145.140186 , DEPTH : 358.1117 m, TEMP : 4.17315 C, SAL : 33.97629 PSU, DO : 1.11001 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [00:24:29] LAT : 56.351076 , LON : -145.141134 , DEPTH : 216.2675 m, TEMP : 4.52609 C, SAL : 33.83247 PSU, DO : 2.04331 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9341 FTU [00:29:29] LAT : 56.350046 , LON : -145.142381 , DEPTH : 77.632 m, TEMP : 5.00143 C, SAL : 32.84565 PSU, DO : 7.72057 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8791 FTU [00:34:30] LAT : 56.349111 , LON : -145.14338 , DEPTH : 42.8681 m, TEMP : 7.07625 C, SAL : 32.41291 PSU, DO : 9.55174 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9402 FTU [00:39:31] LAT : 56.348319 , LON : -145.145082 , DEPTH : 36.3059 m, TEMP : 8.24063 C, SAL : 32.38908 PSU, DO : 9.53278 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9341 FTU [00:41:09] EX2306_DIVE04 ROV on Surface [00:45:44] kellymarkello leaves the room [01:00:07] EX2306_DIVE04 ROV Recovery Complete [01:12:49] merlinbest leaves the room [02:53:55] EX2306_DIVE04 ROV powered off [04:40:27] EX2306_DIVE04 ROV powered off [05:07:09] arvindshantharam leaves the room [15:28:13] TEST [15:40:14] EX2306_DIVE05 ROV powered off [15:41:14] EX2306_DIVE05 ROV powered off [16:13:15] merlinbest leaves the room [16:24:26] EX2306_DIVE05 ROV Launch [16:31:17] EX2306_DIVE05 ROV on Surface [16:32:10] EX2306_DIVE05 ROV Descending [16:33:02] LAT : 56.091878 , LON : -144.297212 , DEPTH : 16.4737 m, TEMP : 12.59085 C, SAL : 32.29057 PSU, DO : 9.02343 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.0317 FTU [16:38:03] LAT : 56.09159 , LON : -144.298879 , DEPTH : 102.0203 m, TEMP : 5.044 C, SAL : 33.00189 PSU, DO : 7.84207 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [16:43:03] LAT : 56.091516 , LON : -144.299317 , DEPTH : 237.7496 m, TEMP : 4.33844 C, SAL : 33.8471 PSU, DO : 1.90911 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9096 FTU [16:48:04] LAT : 56.091875 , LON : -144.300384 , DEPTH : 336.1484 m, TEMP : 4.2601 C, SAL : 33.94188 PSU, DO : 1.30412 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9096 FTU [16:53:04] LAT : 56.091963 , LON : -144.300324 , DEPTH : 433.842 m, TEMP : 4.05263 C, SAL : 34.03099 PSU, DO : 0.87777 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9035 FTU [16:56:37] amandamaxon leaves the room [16:58:05] LAT : 56.092093 , LON : -144.300087 , DEPTH : 532.857 m, TEMP : 3.87961 C, SAL : 34.09573 PSU, DO : 0.72815 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [17:03:06] LAT : 56.091664 , LON : -144.299541 , DEPTH : 588.547 m, TEMP : 3.76265 C, SAL : 34.15351 PSU, DO : 0.64636 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [17:08:06] LAT : 56.091186 , LON : -144.298567 , DEPTH : 588.0423 m, TEMP : 3.74479 C, SAL : 34.15948 PSU, DO : 0.62939 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [17:12:27] michaelvecchione leaves the room [17:12:33] sarahfriedman leaves the room [17:12:56] good morning everyone! thanks for joining us on surveyor seamount :) [17:13:06] LAT : 56.091299 , LON : -144.298204 , DEPTH : 633.5082 m, TEMP : 3.74665 C, SAL : 34.16099 PSU, DO : 0.63018 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [17:13:09] jamesconrad leaves the room [17:13:55] EX2306_DIVE05 ROV on Bottom [17:15:48] michaelvecchione leaves the room [17:15:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [17:17:59] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [17:18:07] LAT : 56.091224 , LON : -144.298324 , DEPTH : 642.1219 m, TEMP : 3.74352 C, SAL : 34.16146 PSU, DO : 0.64194 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9219 FTU [17:18:15] Having internet problems (and a 3-day zoom mtg) so trying to watch on not-high-res video. [17:19:51] decent current! [17:19:59] christophermah leaves the room [17:20:21] seanrooney leaves the room [17:20:45] I found opening the chat in a seperate window on a second screen stops it from kicking me out. If I just have it on another tab I get booted all the time [17:20:55] (google chrome) [17:21:03] different browsers may work better [17:21:17] Good morning. Apologies for missing the dive planning call for tomorrow, looks like you found some good things already! [17:21:21] sarahfriedman leaves the room [17:22:02] ooo! A gorgeous Mediaster.. possibly M. tenellus [17:22:11] sarahfriedman leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [17:22:59] rhianwaller leaves the room [17:23:07] LAT : 56.091235 , LON : -144.29838 , DEPTH : 641.9314 m, TEMP : 3.74873 C, SAL : 34.15924 PSU, DO : 0.62805 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9158 FTU [17:23:26] seanrooney leaves the room [17:24:14] Yup, definitely a deepsea sole [17:24:43] Hugh has the trick! I need a separate window for the chat otherwise I get logged off when I go to a different tab. [17:25:31] michaelvecchione leaves the room [17:26:03] rhianwaller leaves the room [17:26:09] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [17:26:25] Just checking Yes. Mediaster tenellus.. only identified from the Gulf of Alaska a few years ago [17:27:10] Likely short spine thorny head [17:28:08] LAT : 56.091214 , LON : -144.29841 , DEPTH : 641.5938 m, TEMP : 3.74642 C, SAL : 34.16013 PSU, DO : 0.64965 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.928 FTU [17:28:55] I was thinking long spine :/ [17:29:22] seanrooney leaves the room [17:30:13] michaelvecchione leaves the room [17:30:18] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [17:30:21] Its a tanner, [17:30:47] cant tell from this angle is deep groved or standard without better view from behind [17:30:53] Genus Chionoecetes [17:31:07] michaelvecchione leaves the room [17:31:27] Pretty sure Chionoecetes tanneri [17:32:23] seanrooney leaves the room [17:33:08] LAT : 56.091153 , LON : -144.298657 , DEPTH : 640.3371 m, TEMP : 3.7383 C, SAL : 34.16508 PSU, DO : 0.59772 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [17:34:07] christophermah leaves the room [17:34:34] little scallops look like Delectopecten [17:34:55] no idea what made those large tubes! [17:35:50] janerudebusch leaves the room [17:36:23] can someone tell me what that feature on the tanner crab is? looks like it's got the right amount of legs, would love to know its function [17:37:56] Hippasteria [17:37:59] Nice madreporite..:) [17:38:09] LAT : 56.091055 , LON : -144.298635 , DEPTH : 638.0098 m, TEMP : 3.7365 C, SAL : 34.16572 PSU, DO : 0.60965 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9768 FTU [17:38:16] H. heathi [17:39:22] seanrooney leaves the room [17:39:40] lots of pedicellariae on that one [17:39:47] also.. just tried to call in.. and no pick up.. [17:39:53] Many members of this Hippastera group feed on coral and other cnidarians [17:40:29] Another Mediaster tenellus I think [17:40:33] were those tiny scale worms on the back of the Hippasteria? [17:40:38] but a deeper in color [17:40:52] You can see "papulae" sticking out of the aboral surface, used for respiration [17:40:56] hey chris, the telecon line is down. try this one Number: 1-401-200-4752 Conference ID: 337 Participant Passcode: 337001 [17:40:59] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [17:41:28] That is a lithodid ;) [17:41:49] thanks Sam! [17:42:22] seanrooney leaves the room [17:42:47] I have a 30 sec delay on video using the public-access site. [17:42:57] mottled sed color changes vertically over a few cm...light patches are recently excavated [17:43:05] janerudebusch leaves the room [17:43:10] LAT : 56.090993 , LON : -144.298825 , DEPTH : 636.1434 m, TEMP : 3.74242 C, SAL : 34.16195 PSU, DO : 0.62742 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [17:43:33] The red crab was Paralomis sp. [17:44:38] Marlin emailed you a cheat sheet for the tanner crab IDS [17:45:05] Could we zoom on one of those stars with the elongate arms?? [17:45:37] If most of these are Mediaster, I think they are either detritivores or feed on epizoic forms [17:46:22] seanrooney leaves the room [17:47:22] could we zoom on that star as well?? [17:48:11] LAT : 56.090798 , LON : -144.298695 , DEPTH : 633.025 m, TEMP : 3.74195 C, SAL : 34.16198 PSU, DO : 0.63179 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [17:49:16] The star is a pedicellasterid, possibly Ampheraster.. if we get a chance later on.. that's worthy of collection [17:50:22] seanrooney leaves the room [17:50:27] yes. [17:50:41] Suction sampler. [17:51:07] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [17:52:08] same star? to left [17:52:09] is there another one to the left of screen? [17:53:11] LAT : 56.09079 , LON : -144.298709 , DEPTH : 633.2103 m, TEMP : 3.74242 C, SAL : 34.16207 PSU, DO : 0.6505 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [17:53:33] if we can get the one on the rock..that works for me [17:54:07] amandamaxon leaves the room [17:54:19] ha ha. The geology gods favor the collection! [17:56:10] Yay! Conglomertic sediments! [17:56:11] robertcarney leaves the room [17:57:46] oooo! a bonus brittle! [17:58:11] LAT : 56.090772 , LON : -144.298715 , DEPTH : 633.5986 m, TEMP : 3.7354 C, SAL : 34.16569 PSU, DO : 0.62942 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [17:58:21] Have the associates been retained with rock collections??? [17:59:00] Yes, it's been very symbiotic! [17:59:22] :D [17:59:22] samcandio leaves the room [18:00:13] We've gotten associate rocks and sediment with bio samples as well [18:00:49] same cannister is okay [18:01:04] it will be okay [18:03:11] LAT : 56.090772 , LON : -144.29873 , DEPTH : 633.9417 m, TEMP : 3.73331 C, SAL : 34.16664 PSU, DO : 0.62939 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [18:04:31] After sample collection done a zoom on the back of the crab should enable me to mak an ID [18:06:36] Likely a Paralomis sp. or Lithodes couesi (which has more prominent medial spines on carapace) [18:07:07] My thanks! [18:08:11] LAT : 56.090794 , LON : -144.298715 , DEPTH : 633.6934 m, TEMP : 3.73268 C, SAL : 34.16744 PSU, DO : 0.61843 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [18:08:18] For clarification.. the Smithsonian Instiution (not an Institute) National Museum of Natural History collections [18:08:22] seanrooney leaves the room [18:08:39] Lithodes couesi [18:08:44] eating a jelly [18:09:08] looks like a Cyanea [18:09:22] samcandio leaves the room [18:09:22] Lithodes couesi = Scarlet King Crab [18:10:29] those are all Mediaster tenellus I think [18:11:22] seanrooney leaves the room [18:13:11] LAT : 56.09078 , LON : -144.299077 , DEPTH : 630.633 m, TEMP : 3.73157 C, SAL : 34.16811 PSU, DO : 0.62038 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [18:13:46] a sea pen , probably Protoptilidae [18:14:21] Looks like a shortspine thornyhead [18:14:50] seanrooney leaves the room [18:15:47] Yes, the primary difference between longspine and shortspine thornyheads is the length of the 3rd dorsal spine relative to the 4th [18:15:51] psolus 3 [18:16:25] oh neat! is that a brachiopod? [18:16:31] transparent bivalve... scallop-like [18:17:16] @chris maybe too quick [18:17:21] lanternfish! [18:17:46] kellymarkello leaves the room [18:17:46] !!! [18:18:12] LAT : 56.090723 , LON : -144.29935 , DEPTH : 627.079 m, TEMP : 3.73157 C, SAL : 34.16715 PSU, DO : 0.6156 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [18:18:47] DEF. Hippasteria [18:19:17] but not sure if H. californica or H. phyrgiana [18:19:25] Wow that zoom was incredible [18:19:41] FRIDGE IANA [18:20:09] *laugh* lets' say H. californica [18:20:34] ooooooo!!!!!! [18:21:11] poacher [18:21:15] poacher! [18:21:45] Bathyagonus nigripinnis looks like [18:21:49] blackfin poacher [18:23:02] They are encased in spined armor [18:23:13] LAT : 56.090679 , LON : -144.299327 , DEPTH : 626.2644 m, TEMP : 3.73285 C, SAL : 34.16869 PSU, DO : 0.61447 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [18:24:08] oooo! multiarmed! [18:24:15] robertcarney leaves the room [18:24:32] almost certainly Solaster [18:26:21] cuc is a psolus, likely Psolus squamatus [18:26:23] I'd guess Solaster paxillatus [18:26:49] These are predators.. probably the brittle stars or the sea cucumbers... but they eat many echinoderms.. even those Hippasteria or Mediaster [18:27:28] another of those white cucs Psolus squamatus [18:28:04] Can we zoom on some of those to see if they are eating? [18:28:13] LAT : 56.09053 , LON : -144.299455 , DEPTH : 620.0196 m, TEMP : 3.73157 C, SAL : 34.16838 PSU, DO : 0.6186 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [18:29:01] oh wow! Look at the brittle star! [18:30:05] Can we zoom on the brittle star once we are done? [18:30:22] seanrooney leaves the room [18:31:43] Ophiacantha sp. [18:31:55] There's easily 5 species in this area at this depth. [18:32:05] plus possibly the chance it is new.. [18:32:25] ha ha we should get Jamie that rock!!! [18:33:06] oh wow! maybe that's one of those little benthic jellies [18:33:09] Ptychogastria on the rock - the red jelly [18:33:14] LAT : 56.090508 , LON : -144.29959 , DEPTH : 619.121 m, TEMP : 3.73285 C, SAL : 34.16753 PSU, DO : 0.61417 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [18:33:35] seanrooney leaves the room [18:35:13] Agree good chance a Pseudoanthomastus [18:35:46] Hello all [18:37:36] I'd say its fishing for brittle stars! [18:37:59] oooo !! [18:38:15] LAT : 56.090407 , LON : -144.299558 , DEPTH : 616.5693 m, TEMP : 3.73221 C, SAL : 34.16811 PSU, DO : 0.61969 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.928 FTU [18:38:15] alexisweinnig leaves the room [18:38:24] Would be nice to zoom on the possible sponge mummy when you get a chance [18:39:01] kellymarkello leaves the room [18:40:16] hughmacintosh leaves the room [18:41:41] seeing more of those thick horizontal tubes on some rocks [18:42:11] robertcarney leaves the room [18:42:49] seanrooney leaves the room [18:43:15] LAT : 56.090346 , LON : -144.299631 , DEPTH : 611.7013 m, TEMP : 3.73094 C, SAL : 34.16821 PSU, DO : 0.60597 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [18:45:57] looks like a larger sponge in distance [18:46:26] samcandio leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [18:47:42] sarahfriedman leaves the room [18:47:59] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [18:48:15] LAT : 56.09033 , LON : -144.300013 , DEPTH : 609.4001 m, TEMP : 3.73285 C, SAL : 34.16845 PSU, DO : 0.6024 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [18:48:29] seanrooney leaves the room [18:50:21] rhianwaller leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [18:50:26] a bit different branching from what we have collected yesterday... [18:50:47] kellymarkello leaves the room [18:51:06] for the Anthomastus we saw few min ago, Tina mentioned that : I am not sure about Pseudoanthomastus. it is Pseudoanthomastus-looking new genus [18:52:14] robertcarney leaves the room [18:52:25] samcandio leaves the room [18:52:27] Family Euretidae is a new speces in Stone sponge guide [18:53:15] LAT : 56.090357 , LON : -144.300098 , DEPTH : 608.6384 m, TEMP : 3.73256 C, SAL : 34.16849 PSU, DO : 0.61226 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [18:54:23] Wow! Brittle star City! [18:54:43] Family Euretidae; Genus nov., sp. nov. Reiswig and Stone, in preparation pg 19 of stone guide [18:54:58] there was a similar assemblage off Australia.. made big news! [18:55:02] georgematsumoto leaves the room [18:55:19] sarahfriedman leaves the room [18:55:23] sea pen [18:56:27] nice! [18:56:40] samcandio leaves the room [18:56:51] cool [18:57:04] They have all looked pretty similar, wonder if it's primarily the same species... [18:57:22] seanrooney leaves the room [18:58:00] (re: the sponge): yes i'm thinking that was later described as Pinulasma fistulosum by reiswig and stone [18:58:16] LAT : 56.090176 , LON : -144.300048 , DEPTH : 604.7339 m, TEMP : 3.73111 C, SAL : 34.16885 PSU, DO : 0.57874 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [18:58:47] CRAZY Ophiacantha density here! [19:00:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [19:02:07] Jamie should collect a rock here!! and you know. brittle stars also! :-) [19:02:32] Bonus Brittlestar! [19:02:38] oh poo! [19:03:10] we should probably get a sample of that big oph if we can though.. not urgent.. but as a sample of community [19:03:17] LAT : 56.090174 , LON : -144.300111 , DEPTH : 602.8545 m, TEMP : 3.73221 C, SAL : 34.16832 PSU, DO : 0.61307 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [19:04:53] Def thornyhead. I think a larger shortspine [19:06:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [19:06:58] similar assemblage from Antarctica a few years ago https://niwa.co.nz/news/critteroftheweek/145 [19:08:05] christarabenold leaves the room [19:08:18] LAT : 56.090083 , LON : -144.300158 , DEPTH : 600.3867 m, TEMP : 3.73076 C, SAL : 34.16808 PSU, DO : 0.60805 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [19:08:23] oh man.. SO MANY! ! I could watch all day! [19:08:50] Note Oph live-bottom hard to be certain, but ophs seem to prefer sides to tops of the rocks [19:10:04] Johndeitz leaves the room [19:10:35] michaelvecchione leaves the room [19:11:26] The little scallops are probably in the genus Delectopecten [19:11:33] which is a lovely name [19:11:38] so cute [19:12:36] robertcarney leaves the room [19:13:18] LAT : 56.090069 , LON : -144.300211 , DEPTH : 599.6368 m, TEMP : 3.7354 C, SAL : 34.16705 PSU, DO : 0.64021 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [19:13:52] little squid [19:14:03] amandamaxon leaves the room [19:15:05] if we're lucky those ophiuroids will try to catch it! [19:16:11] robertcarney leaves the room [19:16:55] Wow. FESTOONED! with ophs! [19:16:59] omg. terrible abundance of ophiuroids. [19:17:03] Has there been a sample of the paragorgia taken this dive? [19:17:33] not yet! want one? [19:17:38] if possible [19:17:46] TIna: so weird Paragorgia… what the name? [19:17:56] If we get a coral.. we should pick up one of these ophs at the same time [19:18:15] it looks different branching pattern which we have collected at the previous dive. [19:18:20] LAT : 56.090025 , LON : -144.30041 , DEPTH : 596.3091 m, TEMP : 3.7325 C, SAL : 34.16625 PSU, DO : 0.61116 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [19:19:08] I vote to collect so called Paragorgia [19:19:23] Yes please! [19:19:30] (sorry I was moving offices!) [19:20:04] I would say it's pretty representative of this dive, plus the questions on paragorgia species complexes. [19:20:09] arvindshantharam leaves the room [19:20:40] we encounter these quite a bit in BC. Paraorgia stephencairnsi species-complex [19:21:08] Maybe good for expanding ranges too. [19:21:20] Look at those discrete patches of stolons, [19:21:38] emilyashe leaves the room [19:22:06] Definitely way more complex - desperately need some taxonomists on the encrusting corals... [19:22:09] eyespots [19:22:10] Tina: ophiuroids better to slurp [19:22:15] Tina: I think stolonifera can be slurped as well [19:22:25] Look at those scallop eyes - so cute! [19:22:50] Tina: do you have a scoop? [19:23:10] I worry the stoloniferous might tear up with slurping. No scoop. [19:23:20] LAT : 56.09006 , LON : -144.300348 , DEPTH : 595.8756 m, TEMP : 3.73221 C, SAL : 34.16678 PSU, DO : 0.62064 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [19:23:23] Worth a try tho. [19:23:33] Tina: I think Andrea does stolonifera from time to time together with Cathy [19:24:11] good to know @tina! [19:24:31] Crab says no collecting.... [19:24:46] I missed the little squid. Can somebody send a clip or frame grab? [19:24:55] kirrilly more in australia as well [19:24:58] this branching pattern of Paragorgia looks different from the one yesterday. [19:25:08] ball = brachiopod [19:25:12] Tina: better some piece than not collected [19:25:18] TIna: it looks like they are sitting at kind of tubes... [19:25:48] I had no idea Kirrilly was working on stoloniferous, I thought she was strictly bamboo, that's great, they desperately need some sorting. [19:25:57] Tina: such things are usually not lose [19:26:20] Paragorgia fell over? [19:26:25] nice rock. [19:26:30] Oh that looks great! [19:26:57] Scallop too maybe on top [19:27:04] Tina: and a scallop with blue eyes [19:27:27] TIna: ball is scallop [19:28:12] Way more than three I think! [19:28:20] Yay! Win x 3!! [19:28:21] LAT : 56.090004 , LON : -144.30037 , DEPTH : 594.8517 m, TEMP : 3.73192 C, SAL : 34.16725 PSU, DO : 0.63266 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [19:28:22] Tina: nope, Kirrilly did clavularia-ish thing [19:28:25] emilyashe leaves the room [19:28:41] I will have Jamie know that I have a PhD in Geology! (does Paleo count?) [19:28:48] Don't jump off brittle.... [19:29:03] Tina: my bet, ophiuroid has to jump [19:29:07] :x [19:29:25] Stay with us Ophi! [19:29:55] Absolutely, Chris! [19:30:16] Sweet - should reach out to Kirrilly let her know about this one with good visuals. [19:30:19] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:30:36] Great sample, very multidisciplinary! [19:31:07] wooo! [19:31:11] I like your thinking @Merlin :) [19:31:19] Tina: what is that horseshoe thing? [19:31:36] Two worms crossed over @tina [19:31:40] nice collection! [19:31:42] pamgoddard leaves the room [19:31:44] Yay! I'm looking forward to figuring out who that was! [19:32:05] TIna: take Paragoria only if it is alive [19:33:20] LAT : 56.090052 , LON : -144.300502 , DEPTH : 594.2839 m, TEMP : 3.73412 C, SAL : 34.16695 PSU, DO : 0.5768 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [19:34:32] Plenty of live tissue [19:34:34] Tina: is it anthomastus left?? [19:35:10] do we allow to get whole colony? [19:35:32] No Asako, not enough room/ability to preserve [19:35:43] crinoid hiding behind it [19:35:59] Rhian, got it. [19:36:57] interest in the smaller unbranched specimen failing this one? [19:37:19] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:38:05] I've had to dip in and out today so I hadn't seen that one - but from what I have heard any that have good visuals and measurements combined with genetic samples are the target. [19:38:11] robertcarney leaves the room [19:38:21] LAT : 56.090071 , LON : -144.300489 , DEPTH : 594.8406 m, TEMP : 3.73111 C, SAL : 34.16817 PSU, DO : 0.59297 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9035 FTU [19:38:23] georgematsumoto leaves the room [19:38:59] And I think you can definitely claim Paragorgids are pretty representative of the dive, neat to see so many, even dipping in and out! [19:39:17] i believe we have barcoding for this species (BC specimens) up on BOLD if there's interest [19:40:05] great subsample [19:40:36] great collection! thank you! [19:40:42] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:40:59] @merlin - maybe put that in the sample notes on SODA, might be helpful for folks who end up examining it [19:41:01] christophermah leaves the room [19:41:29] samcandio leaves the room [19:42:38] emilyashe leaves the room [19:42:42] Tina: put note that all from the same specimen. Just in case of new species [19:43:22] LAT : 56.090015 , LON : -144.300508 , DEPTH : 594.7121 m, TEMP : 3.74068 C, SAL : 34.17419 PSU, DO : 0.62242 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.1538 FTU [19:44:43] rhianwaller leaves the room [19:45:23] samcandio leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [19:46:00] amandamaxon leaves the room [19:48:23] LAT : 56.089942 , LON : -144.300456 , DEPTH : 592.9472 m, TEMP : 3.74004 C, SAL : 34.16956 PSU, DO : 0.58818 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [19:49:46] Can we zoom on the star on the left? just wondering if its feeding [19:50:41] looks like a dead sponge that's toppled over on the left [19:50:49] They are suspension feeders [19:51:23] So.. optimal current is important.. that top surface scour may be undesirable [19:51:33] or perhaps one of those Solaster has just been there. [19:52:01] leeches I think [19:52:28] Tina: leaches( [19:52:37] Solaster to the right I think [19:52:44] Tina: you can see suckers [19:52:59] or ahead [19:53:04] cataracts. [19:53:15] alexisweinnig leaves the room [19:53:23] LAT : 56.089892 , LON : -144.300551 , DEPTH : 591.3493 m, TEMP : 3.73668 C, SAL : 34.16909 PSU, DO : 0.59475 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [19:54:19] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:54:20] oooo! Ptychogastria! [19:54:24] red jellies [19:54:28] bottom hydro jelly! [19:54:37] same fish [19:55:16] Tina: Polaris... what is her name/ Red Jelly [19:55:22] Tina: yep Ptychogastria [19:55:25] see that one Solaster centrally? notice the absence of brittles around it [19:55:41] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:55:54] Tina: looks like a gem, this jelly [19:56:20] Tina: see goniasterid [19:56:45] kellymarkello leaves the room [19:58:24] LAT : 56.089832 , LON : -144.30053 , DEPTH : 588.7279 m, TEMP : 3.72833 C, SAL : 34.1693 PSU, DO : 0.60634 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.928 FTU [19:59:48] Tina: and a parasite at shrimp( [19:59:54] Tina: if Solaster is poisonous? [19:59:59] Tina: red Paragorgia right [20:00:16] merlinbest leaves the room [20:00:45] kellymarkello leaves the room [20:00:56] christophermah leaves the room [20:02:26] Tina: pinkish [20:03:25] LAT : 56.089768 , LON : -144.300687 , DEPTH : 585.1333 m, TEMP : 3.72873 C, SAL : 34.17054 PSU, DO : 0.63907 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9219 FTU [20:03:49] iscwatch leaves the room [20:04:22] iscwatch leaves the room [20:05:11] michaelvecchione leaves the room [20:06:15] oh interesting! thanks for this oxygen level insight! [20:06:54] Tina: white colony - Primnoid? [20:07:37] Tina: and very weird "Paragorgia" right [20:08:01] Tina: previous dive was ~~2000, this ~~600 m [20:08:19] the oral surface .. indeed..but details are intricate and a specimen is necessary for full confirmation [20:08:25] LAT : 56.089706 , LON : -144.300779 , DEPTH : 582.1911 m, TEMP : 3.72786 C, SAL : 34.16973 PSU, DO : 0.60685 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [20:08:27] Tina: and white shell may be Moloplacophora [20:08:41] agree with Tina [20:08:58] I thought we saw Moloplacophora too [20:09:36] Tina: we had monoplacophora at otur side ~~900 m [20:10:29] I didn't see it, but a monoplacophoran record would be huge. None known from this area in the NE Pacific [20:11:11] i'm skeptical but if we see another a good zoom would be nice [20:12:13] Tina: they are tiny)) only by chance [20:12:25] Tina: our came from Parastenella [20:12:35] wherabouts? [20:13:25] LAT : 56.089543 , LON : -144.300885 , DEPTH : 573.4225 m, TEMP : 3.73523 C, SAL : 34.16783 PSU, DO : 0.62364 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [20:14:19] oh wow! [20:14:24] Tina: ctenophore? [20:14:32] cydippid ctenophore [20:14:45] with horns [20:14:49] mitchellhebner leaves the room [20:15:14] bamboo [20:16:34] Tina: it was Isidiella described by Scott....how it called? [20:16:38] send ctenophore video to Dhugal Lindsey or Allen Collins [20:18:25] LAT : 56.089543 , LON : -144.301064 , DEPTH : 572.3087 m, TEMP : 3.72775 C, SAL : 34.1691 PSU, DO : 0.60432 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [20:19:23] emilyashe leaves the room [20:21:03] LOL I LOVE these Solaster with brittle star beware zones! [20:22:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:23:15] Tina mentioned that Isidella tentaculum for the bamboo with long sweeper tentacles. [20:23:26] LAT : 56.089462 , LON : -144.301133 , DEPTH : 566.8999 m, TEMP : 3.73349 C, SAL : 34.16906 PSU, DO : 0.60578 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [20:23:46] Beroe-like [20:24:17] researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Etnoyer/publication/232694803_A_new_species_of_Isidella_bamboo_coral_Octocorallia_Alcyonacea_Isididae_from_northeast_Pacific_Seamounts/links/00b7d536db33eea244000000/A-new-species-of-Isidella-bamboo-coral-Octocorallia-Alcyonacea-Isididae-from-northeast-Pacific-Seamounts.pdf [20:25:29] did we have close up for this [20:25:33] oh thank you [20:25:53] OH NICE! NOM NOM! thank you! [20:26:31] @chris I'm surprised the Solaster aren't eating any of the corals - thoughts? Think they are just happy to eat the bounty of brittle stars? [20:26:53] They are probably filter feeding [20:26:55] Isidella tentaculum [20:28:19] @alexisweinnig I think prey preference is "taxon based" Solaster has always been documented as an echinoderm predator... different from say, Hippasteria which feeds more on coral tissue. There may be differing returns from each [20:28:27] LAT : 56.08935 , LON : -144.301188 , DEPTH : 560.2259 m, TEMP : 3.74305 C, SAL : 34.17096 PSU, DO : 0.58444 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9096 FTU [20:28:46] ohhh interesting, thanks! lucky corals in this case ;) [20:28:57] There may be say, calcium carbonate that they get from echinoderms. not sure if anyone has ever investigated the physiological basis [20:29:18] oh wow. [20:29:45] kellymarkello leaves the room [20:30:18] do we have lasers on the sponge? how big is that?? [20:30:52] Tina: just wonder. if these swiper tentacles of Isidella have pinnules??? [20:30:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:31:27] Tina: can we zoom?? [20:32:04] request: if we could see Isidella tentaculum, could you have a max zoom for the sweeper tentacles? [20:32:25] emilyashe leaves the room [20:33:22] mitchellhebner leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [20:33:27] LAT : 56.089334 , LON : -144.301405 , DEPTH : 556.8466 m, TEMP : 3.73256 C, SAL : 34.16781 PSU, DO : 0.61778 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [20:34:03] samcandio leaves the room [20:34:09] trishalbano leaves the room [20:34:28] TIna: Etynor 2008 wrote PUTATIVE [20:34:38] Tina: MBARI, Tiburon dive 630, sample A14. 16 Oct 2003. Branched segment 14 cm, with putative sweeper tentacles, 70% ethanol, USNM 1082174. [20:36:40] thank you! great shot. Only Okeanos can do this!! [20:36:49] Tina: so, indeed zooids [20:36:56] Tina: no mouth [20:38:26] hughmacintosh leaves the room [20:38:28] LAT : 56.089231 , LON : -144.3014 , DEPTH : 550.0746 m, TEMP : 3.73094 C, SAL : 34.16728 PSU, DO : 0.59593 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9035 FTU [20:38:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:39:04] Tina: so we are at the same seamount where Peter's material came? [20:42:35] I think we have two different pinkish polyp with white colony here [20:43:04] Q: is this dive Faris seamount? [20:43:29] LAT : 56.089007 , LON : -144.301423 , DEPTH : 538.2074 m, TEMP : 3.73523 C, SAL : 34.16452 PSU, DO : 0.60714 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9096 FTU [20:43:39] OH DANG!! [20:43:44] I only received the first dive plan for this expedition and Dive 01 plan. no new update. [20:43:59] This puts that "brittle star city" in Antarctica to shame I think!! [20:45:14] this is surveyor seamount [20:45:56] @Merlin Thank you! I don't receive every Dive plan. don't know why. [20:46:07] It is telling that none of those ophs have climbed up on the corals. [20:46:09] etnoyer material for the i. tentaculum description from dickins seamount and welker seamount [20:46:13] @Merlin only got Dive 01 plan. [20:46:30] oh! i'll doule check you're on the email list [20:46:46] rhian was also not on it for some reason [20:47:37] Thank you! [20:47:41] Curious..I wonder if there is an "ophiuroid" sand here consisting of all the disarticulated bits and pieces? [20:47:56] Giacomini Seamount, Pratt Seamount, and down to Warwick Seamount, [20:48:17] yes.. the ones in the Channel Islands.. Ophiothrix [20:48:30] LAT : 56.088876 , LON : -144.301814 , DEPTH : 525.9533 m, TEMP : 3.73859 C, SAL : 34.15878 PSU, DO : 0.65108 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [20:48:52] Tina: and all material came deeper than we are now [20:49:24] Is this a guyot? [20:49:26] not a whole lot of labile "meat" in an ophiuroid...mostly calcite. [20:49:41] Tina: black fish [20:49:45] different family but same overall kind of morphology.. very spiny. but could have a similar larval or other physiolgoical makeup [20:50:26] *laugh* can we get a zoom next time we see another 5 armed sea star? [20:51:30] Pteraster... a slime star.. so possibly feeding on sponges or eepizoic forms [20:51:47] We are seeing an uptick in those.. interesting! [20:52:14] cave! [20:52:18] oh WOWWW! [20:53:31] LAT : 56.088794 , LON : -144.302072 , DEPTH : 518.9948 m, TEMP : 3.7394 C, SAL : 34.15915 PSU, DO : 0.60858 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [20:53:40] so impressive that all this life is living at 0.65 mg/l DO [20:54:03] inverts don't get enough credit for how hardcore they are! [20:54:57] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:55:14] ooo! pteraster on sponge1 [20:56:55] There was a gold Pteraster on the wall that was perched on a sponge... feeding. [20:57:11] would be nice to get that moment if we see it again. [20:57:17] many hydroids? [20:58:31] LAT : 56.088723 , LON : -144.30201 , DEPTH : 506.8012 m, TEMP : 3.74352 C, SAL : 34.14246 PSU, DO : 0.63434 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [20:58:47] that bushy coral looks different from what we have seen [20:59:57] it looks like algae for me.. [21:00:33] agreed, looks like a hydroid [21:01:04] could not see detailed polyps... could you? [21:01:21] I've never seen such colour of hydroids. [21:02:02] the left whitish one definitely hydroids [21:03:24] sculpin [21:03:32] LAT : 56.088697 , LON : -144.301941 , DEPTH : 505.2193 m, TEMP : 3.73923 C, SAL : 34.15057 PSU, DO : 0.63841 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [21:06:34] darkfin sculpin earlier [21:06:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:07:25] robertcarney leaves the room [21:08:33] LAT : 56.088612 , LON : -144.301905 , DEPTH : 497.9143 m, TEMP : 3.73923 C, SAL : 34.14531 PSU, DO : 0.62137 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9646 FTU [21:09:08] could you see the base? [21:10:26] how about to collect? [21:10:45] its bit looks different from typical Primnoa pacifica. [21:11:17] temperature 3.73 C [21:11:37] Rhian and Lara must be interested in. [21:11:46] and of course I am [21:12:34] not P. wingi. [21:13:16] the colour of Primnoa pacifica at the north west Pacifica is like this. not red tree. [21:13:30] upasanaganguly leaves the room [21:13:34] LAT : 56.088605 , LON : -144.301876 , DEPTH : 497.0946 m, TEMP : 3.73778 C, SAL : 34.15214 PSU, DO : 0.61404 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [21:15:09] mostly Primnoa pacifica has large plate like sclerites. but it has a lot of variation of sclerites [21:15:24] sarahfriedman leaves the room [21:15:35] christopherkelley leaves the room [21:16:41] alexisweinnig leaves the room [21:17:07] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:17:39] nice and valuable collection! great Thank you!! [21:18:07] michaelvecchione leaves the room [21:18:34] LAT : 56.088594 , LON : -144.301881 , DEPTH : 495.9302 m, TEMP : 3.74131 C, SAL : 34.14277 PSU, DO : 0.66922 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [21:21:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:22:31] any chance of collecting that red hydroid? [21:22:43] I showed it to Henry Choong and he couldn't ID it [21:23:34] LAT : 56.088593 , LON : -144.30192 , DEPTH : 498.0306 m, TEMP : 3.74386 C, SAL : 34.1436 PSU, DO : 0.62027 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [21:24:14] i was just thinking of henry! [21:25:00] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:26:06] alexisweinnig leaves the room [21:26:29] pamgoddard leaves the room [21:26:33] will keep an eye out but i'm trying to keep it moving. can't pass by a good coral though [21:28:35] LAT : 56.088557 , LON : -144.302019 , DEPTH : 492.6466 m, TEMP : 3.73685 C, SAL : 34.15056 PSU, DO : 0.61654 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [21:29:16] hughmacintosh leaves the room [21:30:04] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:33:35] LAT : 56.088423 , LON : -144.302258 , DEPTH : 489.8075 m, TEMP : 3.73731 C, SAL : 34.14601 PSU, DO : 0.62929 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9096 FTU [21:34:30] janerudebusch leaves the room [21:38:36] LAT : 56.088283 , LON : -144.302259 , DEPTH : 493.0435 m, TEMP : 3.73668 C, SAL : 34.14535 PSU, DO : 0.61685 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [21:39:33] I will take as many brittle stars that come with that rock! [21:41:07] ding ding ding!!! [21:43:37] LAT : 56.088278 , LON : -144.302255 , DEPTH : 491.6004 m, TEMP : 3.73065 C, SAL : 34.15795 PSU, DO : 0.63199 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [21:44:01] NICE! thank you! [21:45:13] Looks like another Tritonia, agree [21:45:23] yup [21:46:46] @merlinbest you may be amused to learn that most of the brittle stars in the USNM collections from this depth were collected in the 19th Century by the Albatross. Assuming all these brittle stars is a described species? It may not have been seen for nearly 100 years. [21:47:04] and in such ABUNDANCE! Crazyt. [21:47:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:48:37] LAT : 56.088229 , LON : -144.302642 , DEPTH : 490.6533 m, TEMP : 3.73001 C, SAL : 34.14933 PSU, DO : 0.64302 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.928 FTU [21:49:41] nolanbarrett leaves the room [21:50:02] this is definitely typical bubble gum. [21:50:27] but the right side whitish one with pinkish polyp we have collected are doubful. [21:52:02] Some nice Pteraster ... [21:52:14] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:52:32] hughmacintosh leaves the room [21:52:35] A slime star... makes me wonder [21:53:38] LAT : 56.088127 , LON : -144.302688 , DEPTH : 485.7435 m, TEMP : 3.73447 C, SAL : 34.1463 PSU, DO : 0.65269 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [21:56:27] "Ophiuroid city", sung to the tune of David Bowie's Suffragette City [21:56:58] How's the oxygen in this area? [21:57:22] 0.65 Chris [21:58:22] thank you! [21:58:23] seanrooney leaves the room [21:58:36] Just above anoxic [21:58:40] LAT : 56.088034 , LON : -144.302939 , DEPTH : 480.8303 m, TEMP : 3.7405 C, SAL : 34.14394 PSU, DO : 0.61073 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [21:59:17] but not dramatically different from the surrounding area. [21:59:54] @chris The okexnav printout for O2 has been pretty consistent all dive ~~0.65 no obvious local variation [22:01:18] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:03:17] Has anyone identified the crabs that passed a few minutes ago? Looked like a lithodid, possibly Paralomis sp but I have no idea what crabs have been documented at this latitude. [22:03:17] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:03:40] LAT : 56.0879 , LON : -144.303177 , DEPTH : 473.6636 m, TEMP : 3.7736 C, SAL : 34.13027 PSU, DO : 0.66303 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [22:04:09] the bare patches seem like fine black sand [22:04:11] robertcarney leaves the room [22:04:23] seanrooney leaves the room [22:05:06] Is this really Gersemia? I saw lot of dead museum specimens only. [22:06:25] @christopherkelley I think those big red lithode crabs are Lithodes coulesi [22:06:37] mitchellhebner leaves the room [22:06:43] Conspicuously missing on all this rock surface are gastropods...rock scraping & predatory. [22:06:48] Thanks Chris. Don't know that one. [22:06:50] Have the large glass sponge vases been ID'd? They look like Heterochone or Aphrocallistes genus for me. [22:07:12] Yes agree Gersemia cf. juliepackardae [22:07:33] Thank you! [22:07:52] Not sure Nolan. Has Merlin offered a possible id? [22:08:06] I believe Merlin though Pinulasma [22:08:32] perhaps I heard wrong [22:08:36] Oh, Hi Nolan and Chris. I didn't notice you are in! [22:08:41] LAT : 56.0878 , LON : -144.303313 , DEPTH : 473.7224 m, TEMP : 3.74879 C, SAL : 34.14008 PSU, DO : 0.59927 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:08:50] Hi Asako! I just got in and have to head out in a bit! [22:08:51] Did you mean Chonelasma? [22:08:56] fairly confident pinulasma, possibly fistulosum [22:09:14] What family is that Merlin? [22:09:21] could be chonelasma around but i haven't noticed one yet [22:09:30] Euretidae [22:09:39] seanrooney leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [22:09:45] Ah, ok. Just don't know that genus [22:09:47] @ChrisK Pinulasma is in Chonelasmatinae [22:09:56] Pinulasma is Euretidae [22:10:00] This is a new one fore me too [22:10:05] @Nolan I didn't notice that I got message before at separate chat. sorry for that! [22:10:25] Chonelasmatinae is subfamily for Euretidae [22:10:40] @Asako No worries! I was in and out yesterday! [22:11:20] @Nolan it is great to meet you here at the bottom again! [22:11:52] @Asako It is a pleasure as always! Going to try to visit more dives if I can. [22:13:41] LAT : 56.087644 , LON : -144.30341 , DEPTH : 464.2511 m, TEMP : 3.83603 C, SAL : 34.10541 PSU, DO : 0.68132 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:13:52] And being called away again. Have a great rest of the dive! And as always, thank you to the sci-leads, ROV team, and ship crew! [22:14:14] see you Nolan! [22:14:22] seanrooney leaves the room [22:14:48] starfish feeding on coral back left [22:14:57] nolanbarrett leaves the room [22:15:12] dempsponges [22:15:18] demosponges? [22:16:20] hey! the DO just jumped a bit didn't it?? [22:17:07] how long we will have on bottom? [22:17:35] Hippasteria ahead! [22:18:41] LAT : 56.087523 , LON : -144.303572 , DEPTH : 454.5503 m, TEMP : 3.83603 C, SAL : 34.10637 PSU, DO : 0.71335 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:18:44] another ~~2 hours [22:18:59] i believe 16:15 is the end of the dive [22:19:00] Thank you Merlin! [22:19:08] rosellid sponge [22:19:50] kellymarkello leaves the room [22:19:57] That might explain the shift in starfish species... more sponge predators [22:20:55] are anemones actinostolids? [22:21:35] Chris, what are the little goniasterids we've been passing? [22:22:51] Most of them look like Mediaster tenellus.. [22:22:58] Anemones may also be actinerids [22:23:01] assuming they are all the same..:-) [22:23:13] we are seeing big coral predators again [22:23:24] another rossellid [22:23:41] LAT : 56.087439 , LON : -144.30369 , DEPTH : 451.5369 m, TEMP : 3.84095 C, SAL : 34.10454 PSU, DO : 0.71945 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:23:52] Thanks Chris [22:25:03] happily! and always Chris! [22:25:27] O2 clicking up a bit to .71 must be above the minimum now. [22:26:41] stoloniferans [22:26:45] OH weird. Poraniopsis! [22:27:59] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:28:16] If we see that gold one again.. that's a collectible one. [22:28:41] LAT : 56.087418 , LON : -144.303948 , DEPTH : 448.0838 m, TEMP : 3.84223 C, SAL : 34.10488 PSU, DO : 0.70468 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9158 FTU [22:30:14] robertcarney leaves the room [22:31:20] James, are you seeing any mn crust here? Hard to tell with all the biology covering the substrate but the DO levels being so low seem to be conducive for crust formation [22:31:48] Even though you are fairly shallow for crusts [22:31:52] zoom on fish if possible [22:33:20] demosponge [22:33:22] sponge encrusting rock [22:33:42] LAT : 56.087341 , LON : -144.304039 , DEPTH : 445.3445 m, TEMP : 3.82885 C, SAL : 34.10988 PSU, DO : 0.7019 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:34:41] Thanks James. [22:35:20] that looked like a shortraker rockfish [22:36:46] seanrooney leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [22:38:02] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:38:42] LAT : 56.087295 , LON : -144.304169 , DEPTH : 440.7669 m, TEMP : 3.83678 C, SAL : 34.10759 PSU, DO : 0.72071 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:38:58] Hippasteria feeding on coral? [22:39:23] seanrooney leaves the room [22:39:30] Hippasteria heathi [22:39:59] Primnoa [22:40:25] munch muncha.... [22:40:36] evil seastars! [22:40:43] beast!!! [22:41:02] the pedicellariae open are VERY interesting! [22:41:41] theres a rossellid vase sponge [22:42:11] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:43:42] hughmacintosh leaves the room [22:43:43] LAT : 56.087181 , LON : -144.304233 , DEPTH : 435.8994 m, TEMP : 3.8354 C, SAL : 34.10812 PSU, DO : 0.6976 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [22:45:03] Another darkfin [22:46:55] Narella? Looks a bit like N. gigas [22:47:09] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:48:43] LAT : 56.087184 , LON : -144.30433 , DEPTH : 435.0507 m, TEMP : 3.8417 C, SAL : 34.10748 PSU, DO : 0.71299 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9096 FTU [22:48:44] sarahfriedman leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [22:48:57] christophermah leaves the room [22:53:43] LAT : 56.087154 , LON : -144.304587 , DEPTH : 433.474 m, TEMP : 3.83632 C, SAL : 34.10637 PSU, DO : 0.71212 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [22:54:45] very cool structures in that last rock zoom.. not quite polyps, kinda cone-shaped [22:54:50] christopherkelley leaves the room [22:58:14] oh yes. VERY Ceramaster [22:58:33] With this and the other Poraniopsis.. we are seeing almost shallow faunas [22:58:44] LAT : 56.08705 , LON : -144.304658 , DEPTH : 426.3975 m, TEMP : 3.84466 C, SAL : 34.10239 PSU, DO : 0.71211 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9035 FTU [22:58:54] Historically we have called them cookie stars..but Twitter wanted to call them Ravioli stars.. so, meh, whattaya gonna do?? [22:59:35] ...because twitter is always right? [23:01:21] Well.. common names are what everyone WANTS to call them right? nobody decides it really? That's what the sci names are for... :-) [23:01:39] Looked like a blackspotted rockfish [23:02:09] Italian common name win? (I mean Ravioli [23:02:29] That bigger black spot near its pectoral fin was a melanoma, which is common in some rockfish species and totally benign [23:03:22] I'm sure the name varies with your cultural frame of reference. In japan sea stars are called hitode (hand) .. rather than "sea stars" [23:03:44] LAT : 56.08695 , LON : -144.304756 , DEPTH : 421.5696 m, TEMP : 3.85756 C, SAL : 34.09647 PSU, DO : 0.73262 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [23:03:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:05:31] seanrooney leaves the room [23:06:39] imagine what was growing and living on this island millions of years ago, before it submerged! [23:08:45] very cool boulder [23:08:46] LAT : 56.086887 , LON : -144.304984 , DEPTH : 413.2133 m, TEMP : 3.88643 C, SAL : 34.08447 PSU, DO : 0.74967 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [23:08:47] Chris, indeed, in Japanese we call "sea stas" as "sea hand" :) [23:09:55] and "sea pen" as "sea gill" [23:10:06] and in Germany, squids are inkfish, but that doesn't make them fishes. [23:11:07] yes..but you didn't name them. [23:11:23] just over an hour remaining [23:11:26] tintenfische [23:11:30] otherwise they'd have more sensible names. :-) [23:11:39] @Michael interesting. [23:13:23] huh [23:13:27] what are these?! [23:13:31] any more zoom? [23:13:32] cool [23:13:34] whats this!? [23:13:38] max zoom plz_ [23:13:45] LAT : 56.086772 , LON : -144.304975 , DEPTH : 408.2493 m, TEMP : 3.8873 C, SAL : 34.09557 PSU, DO : 0.74554 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [23:13:48] tentacles they have? [23:13:54] can we collect some? [23:14:02] seanrooney leaves the room [23:14:18] arvindshantharam leaves the room [23:15:14] tentacles are ctenophore like? [23:15:33] new recruitment of something? [23:15:51] just attached? [23:17:28] arvindshantharam leaves the room [23:17:58] michaelvecchione leaves the room [23:18:28] it reminds me the larvae form for me. but might be too large as the larvae. [23:18:46] LAT : 56.086768 , LON : -144.304969 , DEPTH : 407.5195 m, TEMP : 3.89361 C, SAL : 34.08261 PSU, DO : 0.73011 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9341 FTU [23:18:53] looked like ~~1cm in size? [23:19:23] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:21:25] Thank you Merlin! [23:21:39] ha ha.. oh well. [23:21:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:23:48] LAT : 56.08674 , LON : -144.305031 , DEPTH : 404.1271 m, TEMP : 3.88424 C, SAL : 34.08371 PSU, DO : 0.73606 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [23:24:55] Poraniopsis inflata [23:27:31] janerudebusch leaves the room [23:27:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:28:48] LAT : 56.08665 , LON : -144.305271 , DEPTH : 393.3187 m, TEMP : 3.89326 C, SAL : 34.07982 PSU, DO : 0.75845 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [23:29:37] emilyashe leaves the room [23:30:16] Looks like Hippasteria heathi on the left.. Kreiger & Wing reported those as feeding on Primnoa spp. [23:30:32] is the large colony behind also Primnoa? [23:31:09] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:31:16] merlinbest leaves the room [23:31:25] sarahfriedman leaves the room [23:31:40] These Poralia were having a lovely time in the bathypelagic until htey ran smack into the side of this seamount :D [23:32:36] emilyashe leaves the room [23:33:03] The giant pacific octopus [23:33:12] wow, good catch. [23:33:43] Hi Elaina. [23:33:48] LAT : 56.086598 , LON : -144.305307 , DEPTH : 391.7912 m, TEMP : 3.88805 C, SAL : 34.08152 PSU, DO : 0.75597 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [23:33:53] Hey Mike [23:34:56] Did you ever come up with a name for the squid yesterday? [23:37:24] samcandio leaves the room [23:37:26] hughmacintosh leaves the room [23:37:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:38:30] janerudebusch leaves the room [23:38:49] LAT : 56.086558 , LON : -144.30548 , DEPTH : 384.2886 m, TEMP : 3.90546 C, SAL : 34.07781 PSU, DO : 0.75198 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8913 FTU [23:40:55] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:41:11] totally covered with these sponges and that tiny creature we collected. [23:41:46] and Storoniferous octocorals [23:42:11] just over 30 mins left [23:42:57] christophermah leaves the room [23:43:05] copy that. thank you Merlin [23:43:11] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:43:27] do you think we should collect these sponges? [23:43:38] so abundant.... [23:43:49] LAT : 56.086523 , LON : -144.305723 , DEPTH : 383.0503 m, TEMP : 3.89962 C, SAL : 34.07781 PSU, DO : 0.7798 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [23:44:59] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:47:57] nudibranch? [23:48:02] I'd guess nudibranch [23:48:06] or at least opisthobranch [23:48:50] LAT : 56.086485 , LON : -144.305671 , DEPTH : 382.1933 m, TEMP : 3.89274 C, SAL : 34.07987 PSU, DO : 0.75852 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [23:49:25] pretty sure that is not a holothurian [23:50:00] oh yeah. nudibranch [23:50:05] Something like Dendronotus [23:50:10] sponges and nudibranches together? [23:51:33] Caprella within Hydroids? [23:52:02] *Caplella [23:52:17] very nice shot of the nudibranch [23:52:54] sorry again *Caprella haha [23:53:03] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:53:04] any interest in the nudiranch? otherwise i'll leave them be [23:53:50] LAT : 56.086493 , LON : -144.305574 , DEPTH : 382.4332 m, TEMP : 3.89563 C, SAL : 34.07962 PSU, DO : 0.77828 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [23:54:18] happy to collect if someone will use [23:54:44] I don't know anything about benthic nudibranchs, but these seem unusual. Perhaps collect and tissue sample for a nudi expert. [23:56:32] interesting collection!! [23:58:00] yay [23:58:50] LAT : 56.086495 , LON : -144.305568 , DEPTH : 381.8595 m, TEMP : 3.91003 C, SAL : 34.07797 PSU, DO : 0.75436 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8974 FTU [23:59:24] christophermah leaves the room [23:59:50] oh yes sorry i wasn't here [23:59:56] yes for nudis