[00:01:35] LAT : 59.070814 , LON : -147.009516 , DEPTH : 903.2246 m, TEMP : 3.33834 C, SAL : 34.28169 PSU, DO : 0.47028 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8669 FTU [00:02:15] arvindshantharam leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [00:06:27] arvindshantharam leaves the room [00:06:36] LAT : 59.069755 , LON : -147.00918 , DEPTH : 754.5116 m, TEMP : 3.63049 C, SAL : 34.20817 PSU, DO : 0.51725 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8669 FTU [00:11:36] LAT : 59.068698 , LON : -147.009109 , DEPTH : 612.8129 m, TEMP : 3.98787 C, SAL : 34.14847 PSU, DO : 0.58336 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8669 FTU [00:16:33] arvindshantharam leaves the room [00:16:37] LAT : 59.067764 , LON : -147.009772 , DEPTH : 466.4573 m, TEMP : 4.23526 C, SAL : 34.04291 PSU, DO : 0.93634 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8669 FTU [00:18:11] arvindshantharam leaves the room [00:18:56] arvindshantharam leaves the room [00:21:38] LAT : 59.067017 , LON : -147.011562 , DEPTH : 317.4832 m, TEMP : 4.4998 C, SAL : 33.88476 PSU, DO : 1.71932 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [00:23:59] asakomatsumoto leaves the room [00:26:39] LAT : 59.066021 , LON : -147.014379 , DEPTH : 169.6191 m, TEMP : 5.59817 C, SAL : 33.74958 PSU, DO : 3.19102 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8852 FTU [00:31:39] LAT : 59.064847 , LON : -147.016913 , DEPTH : 53.7836 m, TEMP : 6.81446 C, SAL : 32.35855 PSU, DO : 8.98964 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.8791 FTU [00:33:27] merlinbest leaves the room [00:35:35] EX2306_DIVE18 ROV on Surface [00:50:58] EX2306_DIVE18 ROV Recovery Complete [00:53:31] EX2306_DIVE18 ROV Recovery Complete [01:23:48] EX2306_DIVE18 ROV powered off [02:02:29] jamesconrad leaves the room [07:10:58] larabeckmann leaves the room [13:21:45] rachelgulbraa leaves the room [16:05:57] EX2306_DIVE19 Test message [17:57:42] seanrooney leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [17:59:29] seanrooney leaves the room [18:01:31] EX2306_DIVE19 ROV Launch [18:14:25] EX2306_DIVE19 ROV on Surface [18:15:10] EX2306_DIVE19 ROV Descending [18:16:15] LAT : 60.703175 , LON : -147.698304 , DEPTH : 19.6728 m, TEMP : 11.81046 C, SAL : 26.43594 PSU, DO : 8.75644 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.0623 FTU [18:19:45] seanrooney leaves the room [18:21:16] LAT : 60.703591 , LON : -147.698152 , DEPTH : 55.6549 m, TEMP : 6.31809 C, SAL : 31.53333 PSU, DO : 7.62501 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.9646 FTU [18:21:53] seanrooney leaves the room [18:24:11] good morning everyone, thanks for joining us in prince william sound [18:26:16] LAT : 60.703499 , LON : -147.698078 , DEPTH : 153.657 m, TEMP : 5.79534 C, SAL : 32.55744 PSU, DO : 5.66422 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.0562 FTU [18:26:24] iscwatch leaves the room [18:26:33] seanrooney leaves the room [18:27:13] sarahfriedman leaves the room [18:29:00] got to love the glacial flour, impacting vis [18:31:17] LAT : 60.703634 , LON : -147.697874 , DEPTH : 307.3888 m, TEMP : 5.77945 C, SAL : 32.99151 PSU, DO : 5.03025 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.2576 FTU [18:31:34] seanrooney leaves the room [18:36:16] sarahfriedman leaves the room [18:36:17] LAT : 60.703657 , LON : -147.698319 , DEPTH : 456.2292 m, TEMP : 5.75704 C, SAL : 33.09816 PSU, DO : 4.82234 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.453 FTU [18:37:20] merlinbest leaves the room [18:37:42] christophermah leaves the room [18:38:56] marywicksten leaves the room [18:39:44] small silver fish are Leuroglossus schmidti = northern smooth tongue [18:41:18] LAT : 60.703428 , LON : -147.69791 , DEPTH : 456.3172 m, TEMP : 5.76125 C, SAL : 33.10503 PSU, DO : 4.81382 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.3675 FTU [18:44:33] seanrooney leaves the room [18:46:19] LAT : 60.703245 , LON : -147.69776 , DEPTH : 456.8528 m, TEMP : 5.75451 C, SAL : 33.09786 PSU, DO : 4.80572 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.3431 FTU [18:46:56] seanrooney leaves the room [18:51:20] LAT : 60.702733 , LON : -147.697714 , DEPTH : 456.3093 m, TEMP : 5.75462 C, SAL : 33.09872 PSU, DO : 4.79536 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.4225 FTU [18:56:20] LAT : 60.702467 , LON : -147.69789 , DEPTH : 542.4105 m, TEMP : 5.75462 C, SAL : 33.12394 PSU, DO : 4.73006 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7155 FTU [19:01:20] LAT : 60.702548 , LON : -147.698045 , DEPTH : 612.1709 m, TEMP : 5.76226 C, SAL : 33.12725 PSU, DO : 4.6869 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.6911 FTU [19:03:19] arvindshantharam leaves the room [19:03:48] Smooth tongue found at depths of 100 to 690 metres (330 to 2,260 ft) vs. Eulachon 50–200 m depth [19:06:21] LAT : 60.7025 , LON : -147.698346 , DEPTH : 612.1978 m, TEMP : 5.77574 C, SAL : 33.1263 PSU, DO : 4.69214 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.801 FTU [19:07:44] seanrooney leaves the room [19:11:20] merlinbest leaves the room [19:11:22] LAT : 60.702036 , LON : -147.69847 , DEPTH : 612.3193 m, TEMP : 5.75917 C, SAL : 33.12758 PSU, DO : 4.67106 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8315 FTU [19:16:22] LAT : 60.702027 , LON : -147.698381 , DEPTH : 645.3673 m, TEMP : 5.76142 C, SAL : 33.12926 PSU, DO : 4.62598 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.3504 FTU [19:17:32] Hello all [19:18:37] emilyashe leaves the room [19:18:40] marywicksten leaves the room [19:18:47] EX2306_DIVE19 ROV on Bottom [19:19:04] 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in Prince William Sound, Alaska, released a minimum of 11 million gallons of Alaskan crude oil into one of the largest and most productive estuaries in North America. During the summer of that year, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) estimated that 149 km of shoreline in Prince William Sound were heavily oiled and 459 km were at least lightly oiled. A year later a survey showed oiling had decreased 73 percent. Because a significant survey of Prince William Sound had not been conducted since 1993 and the cumulative extent of the remaining oil was unknown [19:20:41] seanrooney leaves the room [19:20:47] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:21:23] LAT : 60.702103 , LON : -147.6984 , DEPTH : 643.7329 m, TEMP : 5.76692 C, SAL : 33.13068 PSU, DO : 4.66811 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.0147 FTU [19:22:52] seanrooney leaves the room [19:23:46] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:26:23] LAT : 60.702036 , LON : -147.69854 , DEPTH : 642.2799 m, TEMP : 5.76468 C, SAL : 33.12975 PSU, DO : 4.66342 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.9731 FTU [19:27:40] ericaburton leaves the room [19:28:51] seanrooney leaves the room [19:30:17] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:30:34] seanrooney leaves the room [19:31:23] LAT : 60.701991 , LON : -147.69868 , DEPTH : 640.5304 m, TEMP : 5.7658 C, SAL : 33.12632 PSU, DO : 4.67823 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.3565 FTU [19:32:28] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:32:56] Anemones are likely Metridium, also known as plumose anemones [19:33:42] encrusting sponges [19:34:07] ooho cool [19:34:40] oh""" [19:35:07] yes rose star, hey are SPEEDY! Zoologist Neil McDaniel clocked them at 50 cm/min. Larger individuals were documented to travel over 5 meters in 12 hours. They are serious predators but may also be speedy because they are known to be prey for Sunflower Stars and Morning Sun Stars. [19:35:13] octopus center [19:36:24] LAT : 60.702043 , LON : -147.698719 , DEPTH : 633.0516 m, TEMP : 5.76338 C, SAL : 33.12667 PSU, DO : 4.67754 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7582 FTU [19:37:17] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:39:59] The braciopods are Laqueus californianus = California Lamp Shell [19:40:17] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:41:24] LAT : 60.702024 , LON : -147.698787 , DEPTH : 631.5265 m, TEMP : 5.76366 C, SAL : 33.12642 PSU, DO : 4.69978 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8926 FTU [19:41:35] seanrooney leaves the room [19:42:00] arvindshantharam leaves the room [19:42:15] cool Nudibranch! [19:44:23] sarahfriedman leaves the room [19:44:55] seanrooney leaves the room [19:46:24] LAT : 60.702068 , LON : -147.698849 , DEPTH : 627.8306 m, TEMP : 5.76597 C, SAL : 33.12594 PSU, DO : 4.67952 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8437 FTU [19:48:23] pacific dover sole [19:50:05] One of the rose stars we have been seeing [19:51:25] LAT : 60.702076 , LON : -147.698887 , DEPTH : 625.305 m, TEMP : 5.76737 C, SAL : 33.12783 PSU, DO : 4.69042 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.8388 FTU [19:53:31] emilycrum leaves the room [19:54:13] Possible northern rockfish, if you can get zoom would be more confident on ID [19:56:24] Hard to tell looks more like shortraker or roughey rockfish [19:56:27] LAT : 60.702151 , LON : -147.69891 , DEPTH : 622.4982 m, TEMP : 5.76192 C, SAL : 33.12708 PSU, DO : 4.68413 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.2833 FTU [19:57:06] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [19:57:38] brittle stars on hydroids [19:58:05] arvindshantharam leaves the room [19:58:08] amandamaxon leaves the room [19:58:13] white stalked =demosponge [19:59:29] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:01:26] LAT : 60.70214 , LON : -147.69894 , DEPTH : 617.8998 m, TEMP : 5.76013 C, SAL : 33.12694 PSU, DO : 4.70163 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7888 FTU [20:02:05] Shelf white object is a sponge [20:02:35] a mucous net draped on something, sponge perhaps [20:03:24] arvindshantharam leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [20:04:33] seanrooney leaves the room [20:05:30] What is dark circle left of cneter [20:06:27] LAT : 60.702129 , LON : -147.698926 , DEPTH : 618.1039 m, TEMP : 5.76013 C, SAL : 33.12726 PSU, DO : 4.68051 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7582 FTU [20:06:43] seanrooney leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [20:11:27] LAT : 60.702184 , LON : -147.698997 , DEPTH : 614.8852 m, TEMP : 5.76142 C, SAL : 33.12776 PSU, DO : 4.70247 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.0879 FTU [20:12:33] seanrooney leaves the room [20:12:49] mitchellhebner leaves the room [20:13:19] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:15:14] I was kind of thrown by the stripes, but I think they are shortraker rockfish [20:16:28] LAT : 60.702202 , LON : -147.699108 , DEPTH : 608.0011 m, TEMP : 5.76625 C, SAL : 33.12535 PSU, DO : 4.66214 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.0024 FTU [20:17:37] tunicate? [20:18:13] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:18:49] orange= Colonial tunicates are individual animals (zooids) organized within a gelatinous cover (tunic). [20:21:12] emilycrum leaves the room [20:21:29] LAT : 60.702191 , LON : -147.699103 , DEPTH : 608.8571 m, TEMP : 5.76226 C, SAL : 33.12749 PSU, DO : 4.67333 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8315 FTU [20:21:33] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:24:32] seanrooney leaves the room [20:24:35] merlinbest leaves the room [20:26:29] LAT : 60.702187 , LON : -147.699109 , DEPTH : 608.7016 m, TEMP : 5.759 C, SAL : 33.12743 PSU, DO : 4.67391 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.5885 FTU [20:29:23] any interest in the sponge? [20:31:30] LAT : 60.702198 , LON : -147.699115 , DEPTH : 608.3363 m, TEMP : 5.75917 C, SAL : 33.12645 PSU, DO : 4.69044 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7521 FTU [20:35:13] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:36:30] LAT : 60.702147 , LON : -147.699234 , DEPTH : 601.4646 m, TEMP : 5.79023 C, SAL : 33.11548 PSU, DO : 4.66385 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8803 FTU [20:40:06] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:41:31] LAT : 60.702182 , LON : -147.699395 , DEPTH : 595.7462 m, TEMP : 5.76114 C, SAL : 33.1245 PSU, DO : 4.68556 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.801 FTU [20:43:36] IHave you been able to get ID on sponge? If not might want to grab one. Some type od demosponge possibly Axinella? [20:46:31] LAT : 60.702184 , LON : -147.699407 , DEPTH : 594.2286 m, TEMP : 5.7694 C, SAL : 33.12423 PSU, DO : 4.69299 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8559 FTU [20:47:10] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:50:36] Was that a hagfish that moved off to rt off screen [20:51:06] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:51:31] LAT : 60.702191 , LON : -147.699411 , DEPTH : 594.0849 m, TEMP : 5.76338 C, SAL : 33.12586 PSU, DO : 4.69514 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.6911 FTU [20:51:57] aphroditidae polychaete. another kind of scale worm [20:55:18] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [20:56:32] LAT : 60.702166 , LON : -147.699481 , DEPTH : 590.5924 m, TEMP : 5.76664 C, SAL : 33.124 PSU, DO : 4.69985 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.2711 FTU [20:57:33] seanrooney leaves the room [20:58:42] shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) The Shortraker rockfish lifespan is thought to average about 120 years, the second-longest of all varieties of rockfish to the rougheye rockfish, estimated at 140 years. [21:00:17] emilyashe leaves the room [21:01:06] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:01:33] LAT : 60.702321 , LON : -147.699623 , DEPTH : 587.9833 m, TEMP : 5.77164 C, SAL : 33.12341 PSU, DO : 4.68958 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.1306 FTU [21:04:33] merlinbest leaves the room [21:06:33] LAT : 60.702355 , LON : -147.699746 , DEPTH : 582.8668 m, TEMP : 5.76805 C, SAL : 33.14351 PSU, DO : 4.6931 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 4.9878 FTU [21:11:07] arvindshantharam leaves the room [21:11:33] LAT : 60.702371 , LON : -147.69978 , DEPTH : 581.4031 m, TEMP : 5.76563 C, SAL : 33.12502 PSU, DO : 4.70498 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8559 FTU [21:16:33] LAT : 60.702349 , LON : -147.699827 , DEPTH : 579.167 m, TEMP : 5.79203 C, SAL : 33.11644 PSU, DO : 4.68136 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.8327 FTU [21:17:36] tubeworm maybe? [21:19:33] seanrooney leaves the room [21:20:28] Some larger cup corals [21:21:34] LAT : 60.702321 , LON : -147.699898 , DEPTH : 576.1109 m, TEMP : 5.764 C, SAL : 33.12075 PSU, DO : 4.72304 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8254 FTU [21:23:04] I think... Ophiacantha [21:23:42] polymastia ype sponge [21:24:22] Family Polymastiidae [21:25:23] glass sponge [21:26:34] LAT : 60.702422 , LON : -147.699772 , DEPTH : 569.6016 m, TEMP : 5.76175 C, SAL : 33.12106 PSU, DO : 4.71716 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.033 FTU [21:27:21] What is sponge to rt, shelf like? Once zoom out [21:28:14] Have you alrady collect cup corals? [21:28:44] and brachiopod ? [21:28:50] do you already have specimens and names [21:28:55] hydroids fan? [21:28:59] Sidestriped Shrimp (Pandalopsis dispar) [21:29:02] just passed by [21:30:40] I don't think there are enough zoanthids [21:31:08] :) [21:31:33] wow. those are some big ones! [21:31:36] LAT : 60.702353 , LON : -147.699872 , DEPTH : 566.3286 m, TEMP : 5.75889 C, SAL : 33.11596 PSU, DO : 4.72416 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.801 FTU [21:32:47] seanrooney leaves the room [21:36:35] LAT : 60.702354 , LON : -147.699915 , DEPTH : 563.5591 m, TEMP : 5.77878 C, SAL : 33.11477 PSU, DO : 4.7052 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.746 FTU [21:37:23] christophermah leaves the room [21:39:48] hi asako! i believe we collected the brachipods on our last dive in the area, and the zoanthids. i generally don't try cup coral collections unless they're on a rock we can grab but we're trying now [21:41:35] LAT : 60.702351 , LON : -147.699905 , DEPTH : 562.1668 m, TEMP : 5.76366 C, SAL : 33.11599 PSU, DO : 4.71246 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.9902 FTU [21:41:45] Hi Merlin! I saw cup coral collected right now! nice sampling! [21:43:12] I remember zoanthid was collected Dive 17. [21:43:35] IS that 2 squid? [21:43:39] there is two, possibly mating [21:43:48] or predating [21:44:08] yes 2 [21:46:35] LAT : 60.702323 , LON : -147.699983 , DEPTH : 562.6407 m, TEMP : 5.75872 C, SAL : 33.11804 PSU, DO : 4.72562 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.5812 FTU [21:47:38] seanrooney leaves the room [21:48:07] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [21:50:29] Elaina Jorgensen could likely ID squid based on all that great imagery [21:51:35] LAT : 60.702355 , LON : -147.699927 , DEPTH : 560.7694 m, TEMP : 5.77159 C, SAL : 33.11635 PSU, DO : 4.71045 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.5629 FTU [21:53:36] is this swiftia? [21:53:37] christophermah leaves the room [21:53:48] seanrooney leaves the room [21:54:02] sponge is nice [21:56:22] fusitriton [21:56:24] fusitriton oregonensis [21:56:35] LAT : 60.702369 , LON : -147.699963 , DEPTH : 556.7866 m, TEMP : 5.76484 C, SAL : 33.1158 PSU, DO : 4.71715 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8498 FTU [21:57:49] Little is known of the snail's feeding habits, but they are believed to feed on other mollusks, ascidians ("sea squirts"). The species also holds the record for longest larval development period of any marine invertebrate, able to delay metamorphosis for over 4 years until presented with appropriate habitat. [22:00:09] Looks like bacteria [22:01:36] LAT : 60.702337 , LON : -147.700024 , DEPTH : 555.87 m, TEMP : 5.76417 C, SAL : 33.1169 PSU, DO : 4.71989 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8559 FTU [22:02:46] yes. Hippasteria [22:03:19] i wonder what its eating tho! [22:04:18] madreporite [22:04:47] Having looked at a number of these large anemones, I no think it is a species of Stomphia. We have Stomphia didemon and Stomphia coccinea at shallower depths. Outside my area to know if same species or different [22:05:11] calling [22:06:36] LAT : 60.70239 , LON : -147.699915 , DEPTH : 550.6222 m, TEMP : 5.75838 C, SAL : 33.11264 PSU, DO : 4.73942 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.569 FTU [22:07:32] dover sole [22:07:50] bamboo coral [22:08:18] primnoa [22:10:33] seanrooney leaves the room [22:10:58] christophermah leaves the room [22:11:36] LAT : 60.70238 , LON : -147.699915 , DEPTH : 549.9801 m, TEMP : 5.75838 C, SAL : 33.11309 PSU, DO : 4.75815 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.63 FTU [22:12:05] finally we see Primnoa! [22:12:36] some folks on Twitter have asked me to convey that science leads and pilot comms are coming out very soft on the public side. [22:12:58] now I can recognize the base large sclerite pair, the key for Primnoa pacifica! [22:13:01] I hear them fine on both the hi-res and the normal feeds however.. [22:13:30] my favorite sclerites ever! [22:15:21] yes excellent view of the sclerites! [22:16:36] There is one confirmed record of a red tree coral collected at a depth of 64 m in Jack Bay, Prince William Sound (Cairns and Bayer, 2005) [22:16:38] LAT : 60.702471 , LON : -147.699982 , DEPTH : 545.8375 m, TEMP : 5.7658 C, SAL : 33.11173 PSU, DO : 4.73106 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.6545 FTU [22:18:45] Jack Bay, = strongly glacially influenced [22:18:54] nice association. [22:20:33] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:21:15] !!! oh weird [22:21:38] LAT : 60.702433 , LON : -147.700053 , DEPTH : 539.4383 m, TEMP : 5.76125 C, SAL : 33.11064 PSU, DO : 4.73763 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.5324 FTU [22:21:51] oh and some dead cup corals.. [22:21:55] seanrooney leaves the room [22:22:01] I'm guessing its a Hippasteria smorgasboard! [22:22:24] Just to left of 1st seastar was Rhodoliths (from Greek for red rocks) are colorful, unattached calcareous nodules, composed of crustose, benthic marine red algae that resemble coral. [22:24:02] Anemone are both urticina piscivora (white and pink are same) [22:24:06] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:24:54] beautiful color [22:26:38] ha ha.. its reminding me of those Solaster with the brittle star halos! [22:26:40] LAT : 60.702361 , LON : -147.700135 , DEPTH : 537.5448 m, TEMP : 5.82145 C, SAL : 33.1031 PSU, DO : 4.74149 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.5263 FTU [22:31:39] LAT : 60.702515 , LON : -147.700225 , DEPTH : 532.0065 m, TEMP : 5.75805 C, SAL : 33.11318 PSU, DO : 4.73061 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.8132 FTU [22:31:48] Shortraker [22:32:48] arvindshantharam leaves the room [22:32:51] halibut [22:33:07] wow very nice [22:34:21] Pacific halibut is the largest species of flatfish. Pacific halibut are one of the largest flatfish—they can weigh up to about 500 pounds and grow to more than 8 feet long. [22:34:25] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:36:40] LAT : 60.702479 , LON : -147.700331 , DEPTH : 529.6699 m, TEMP : 5.759 C, SAL : 33.11189 PSU, DO : 4.72472 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7827 FTU [22:36:49] Males tend to be smaller than females. Halibut live to be relatively old—the oldest halibut on record was 55 years old, but halibut over age 25 are rare. [22:41:41] LAT : 60.70247 , LON : -147.700457 , DEPTH : 524.8616 m, TEMP : 5.75659 C, SAL : 33.11233 PSU, DO : 4.75124 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.0391 FTU [22:46:25] christophermah leaves the room [22:46:41] LAT : 60.702451 , LON : -147.700558 , DEPTH : 520.5647 m, TEMP : 5.75591 C, SAL : 33.11202 PSU, DO : 4.7321 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.6422 FTU [22:47:24] boot sponge? [22:51:15] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [22:51:42] LAT : 60.702533 , LON : -147.700618 , DEPTH : 515.2651 m, TEMP : 5.76131 C, SAL : 33.10889 PSU, DO : 4.7306 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 3.547 FTU [22:51:45] crab behind [22:55:24] christophermah leaves the room [22:55:57] nice poacher [22:56:42] LAT : 60.70258 , LON : -147.700725 , DEPTH : 512.2228 m, TEMP : 5.75934 C, SAL : 33.11475 PSU, DO : 4.74746 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.5873 FTU [22:56:51] maybe sean knows the species [22:57:05] Likely Bathyagonus nigripinnis =blackfin poacher [22:59:06] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:00:16] yes eggcase [23:01:42] LAT : 60.702586 , LON : -147.701159 , DEPTH : 505.7874 m, TEMP : 5.76142 C, SAL : 33.11569 PSU, DO : 4.7391 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.6117 FTU [23:06:42] LAT : 60.702414 , LON : -147.70131 , DEPTH : 506.5764 m, TEMP : 5.75518 C, SAL : 33.11172 PSU, DO : 4.76207 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7766 FTU [23:09:00] emilyashe leaves the room [23:10:39] Henricia NOM NOM on the sponge! [23:11:43] LAT : 60.702423 , LON : -147.701331 , DEPTH : 510.0909 m, TEMP : 5.76659 C, SAL : 33.11068 PSU, DO : 4.74076 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.3504 FTU [23:16:43] LAT : 60.702371 , LON : -147.701619 , DEPTH : 510.3997 m, TEMP : 5.75546 C, SAL : 33.11468 PSU, DO : 4.75484 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 9.42 FTU [23:17:25] christophermah leaves the room [23:21:44] LAT : 60.702576 , LON : -147.701517 , DEPTH : 502.7411 m, TEMP : 5.76029 C, SAL : 33.11126 PSU, DO : 4.72664 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.7106 FTU [23:22:37] Most of the rocks rounded, sign of past glacial activity [23:26:22] christophermah leaves the room [23:26:42] PWS today still contains 150 glaciers including 17 tidewater glaciers [23:26:46] LAT : 60.702711 , LON : -147.701761 , DEPTH : 501.3125 m, TEMP : 5.75614 C, SAL : 33.11135 PSU, DO : 4.73666 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 3.2479 FTU [23:29:59] Sidestriped Shrimp (Pandalopsis dispar) [23:31:44] LAT : 60.702712 , LON : -147.702069 , DEPTH : 501.2255 m, TEMP : 5.76097 C, SAL : 33.10936 PSU, DO : 4.74719 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 4.3895 FTU [23:33:22] Arrowtooth [23:33:54] arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomas) [23:35:42] merlinbest leaves the room [23:35:56] depths ranging from 18 to 732 m (59-2,401 ft). They are most common between 274 to 402 m (900-1,319 ft). [23:35:59] ChristinaConrath leaves the room [23:36:36] christophermah leaves the room [23:36:45] LAT : 60.70271 , LON : -147.702365 , DEPTH : 498.4697 m, TEMP : 5.75872 C, SAL : 33.11147 PSU, DO : 4.74272 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.0879 FTU [23:39:01] gonatid squid [23:40:14] heidigartner leaves the room [23:41:45] LAT : 60.702696 , LON : -147.702779 , DEPTH : 492.3439 m, TEMP : 5.75563 C, SAL : 33.11116 PSU, DO : 4.74476 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 2.1001 FTU [23:42:47] sablefish our old freind [23:46:46] LAT : 60.702641 , LON : -147.703149 , DEPTH : 485.4525 m, TEMP : 5.75512 C, SAL : 33.11061 PSU, DO : 4.75438 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 4.8046 FTU [23:48:45] halibut [23:49:24] swam by while looking a sablefish [23:51:22] Pacific halibut and lingcod. Both species use cryptic coloration as camouflage and remain motionless on the sediment or amongst rocks to ambush prey. [23:51:46] LAT : 60.702557 , LON : -147.703394 , DEPTH : 480.6209 m, TEMP : 5.75889 C, SAL : 33.10998 PSU, DO : 4.7598 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.6178 FTU [23:55:05] Another way sponges shed sediments is "sneeze" mucus to shed particulate waste from their seawater inlet pores [23:55:20] merlinbest leaves the room [23:55:27] squid [23:55:44] zoom on squid? [23:56:14] christophermah leaves the room [23:56:47] LAT : 60.702592 , LON : -147.703538 , DEPTH : 475.655 m, TEMP : 5.76597 C, SAL : 33.1131 PSU, DO : 4.78528 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 1.7643 FTU