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