2000 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05017.jpg) |
Blackbellied rosefish and rock crab in 1000 ft. off New Jersey. Helicolenus (fish), Cancer (crab) |
slope off southern New England |
2001 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05018.jpg) |
Pillow lava rocks on the slope off Hawaii form when magma oozes from below. |
Hawaii 1988 July |
2002 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05019.jpg) |
Yellow iron oxide comes from hydrothermal vents; white is bacterial mat. |
Hawaii, Pele's Vents 1988 July |
2003 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05020.jpg) |
Yellow iron oxide covered lava rock on the flank of Loihi submarine volcano. |
Hawaii, Loihi volcano 1988 July |
2004 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05021.jpg) |
Ancient coral reef below 700 meters of water off Hawaii. |
Hawaii 1988 June |
2005 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05022.jpg) |
Cemented ash and talus at a depth of 755 m off Hawaii. |
Hawaii 1988 June |
2006 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05023.jpg) |
Inactive hydrothermal chimneys made of iron oxide on Loihi volcano. |
Hawaii, Loihi volcano |
2007 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05024.jpg) |
Duckbill eel in a sand channel between basalt flows at 780 m depth. Nettastoma |
Hawaii 1988 June |
2008 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05025.jpg) |
Sponges and crab on a basalt talus slope. |
Hawaii 1988 June |
2009 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05026.jpg) |
Sub manipulator sampling basalt rocks on the flanks of Loihi volcano. |
Hawaii 1988 June |
2010 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05027.jpg) |
Trays containing rock slabs deployed on ferro-manganese crust at Cross Seamount. |
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2011 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05501.jpg) |
Scuba divers change out a current meter used to monitor currents in the Bahamas. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island |
2012 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05502.jpg) |
Stereo photography allows diver scientists to measure the size of corals. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island |
2013 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05503.jpg) |
The Perry Cubmarine wet sub carries two divers at speeds of up to 5 knots. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island 1972 December |
2014 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05504.jpg) |
Diver checks the performance of a fish trap used to collect reef fish. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island |
2015 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05505.jpg) |
Some sponges have symbiotic algae and can bleach like corals. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island |
2016 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05506.jpg) |
Divers training in handling a disabled dry suit diver. |
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2017 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05507.jpg) |
Divers studying conch biology in the Bahamas. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island |
2018 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05508.jpg) |
Preparing to drill into a coral reef to study climate over the past 20,000 yrs. |
Bahamas |
2019 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05509.jpg) |
Underwater gear is maintained by divers to clear fouling and retrieve data. |
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2020 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05510.jpg) |
Aquanaut uses a buoy to signal the surface and raise equipment. |
St. Croix, USVI |
2021 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05511.jpg) |
Snorkeler retrieves ghost traps from the grip of a submersible. |
1981 |
2022 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05512.jpg) |
Ice diving in the Arctic requires special equipment and a smart dive plan. |
Arctic |
2023 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05513.jpg) |
Diver riding a shrimp net watches a turtle escape through the excluder device. |
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2024 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05514.jpg) |
Elkhorn and staghorn corals provide beauty and complexity to the reef. |
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2025 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05515.jpg) |
Divers collect shallow sediment cores to track coastal erosion processes. |
North Carolina |
2026 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05516.jpg) |
Close-up underwater photography of coral reefs can only be done by divers. |
St. Croix, USVI |
2027 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05517.jpg) |
Divers use a suction sampler to collect animals living in the sand. |
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2028 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05518.jpg) |
School of jacks patrol the reef. |
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2029 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05519.jpg) |
Deploying a plankton net in a kelp forest to collect larval fish. |
California coast |
2030 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05520.jpg) |
Technical diver, using mixed gases to dive to 60 meters, decompresses. |
North Carolina continental shelf 1996 August |
2031 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05521.jpg) |
Diver carries samples to the surface. |
1975 August |
2032 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05522.jpg) |
Divers use a two person diver propulsion vehicle. |
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2033 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05523.jpg) |
Black durgen removed from its shelter. |
California |
2034 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05524.jpg) |
Divers adjust micromanipulator used to sample close to coral heads. |
St. Croix, USVI 1988 June |
2035 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05525.jpg) |
Aquanauts change out tanks near the Aquarius undersea laboratory. |
St. Croix, USVI |
2036 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05526.jpg) |
Captured reef fish are tagged and released. |
1984 August |
2037 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05527.jpg) |
Diver conducts point counts of reef fish. |
1984 August |
2038 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05528.jpg) |
Diver relocates a fish trap used for transplant experiments. |
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2039 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05529.jpg) |
Core sample collection in the muddy sands of Long Island Sound. |
Long Island,Sound, New York 1988 December |
2040 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05530.jpg) |
Divers transport benthic chamber used to measure productivity and respiration. |
Hawaii, Sand Island Sewage Outfall 1982 August |
2041 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05531.jpg) |
Diver prepares to enter a shark cage. |
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2042 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05532.jpg) |
Coring into a coral reef to discover clues to past climate changes. |
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2043 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05533.jpg) |
Diver training with a full face mask and underwater communications. |
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2044 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05534.jpg) |
Diver sampling porewater from sands off North Carolina. |
North Carolina |
2045 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05535.jpg) |
Diver prepares herring collection nets next to submersible. |
New England, Jeffries Ledge 1973 October |
2046 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05536.jpg) |
Bongo nets deployed by divers to collect marine snow. |
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2047 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05537.jpg) |
Dye released to trace near bottom flow over a coral reef ecosystem. |
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2048 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05538.jpg) |
Diver descends through giant kelp bed. |
California |
2049 | ![thumbnail picture](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080924040142im_/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ths/nur05539.jpg) |
Bubbles frame diver cruising a coral reef. |
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