 Photo: SF Dennis Boggs In Dutch Harbor, Alaska, bald eagles often land on the ship to rest, preen, etc. |
 Photo: SF Dennis Boggs Upon retrieval, the bongo nets are clearly visible through the flat calm water. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Training exercises give U.S. Coast Guard and Oscar Dyson personnel chances to replicate real emergency situations. Pilots and flight mechanics practice lowering a rescue basket around obstacles on the ship. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A rescue basket from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is guided off the deck by Oscar Dyson personnel. |
 Photo: LT Mike Levine This immature short-tailed albatross gets a meal. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough The fish lab gets a thorough cleaning at the end of each cruise. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Skilled fisherman and coxswain Dennis Boggs participates in drills with the fast rescue boat. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A rescue swimmer jumps off the ship into the water during drills. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Crew members hoist a rescued shipmate back onboard during drills. |
 Photo: Jessica Crance Oscar Dyson crew and scientists prepare to launch a small survey vessel off the aft deck. |
 Photo: Elizabeth Küsel Scientists board their small vessel from the ship. |
 Photo: LTjg Faith Opatrny A sonobuoy is dropped from an aerial survey plane. The sonobuoy, along with ones deployed from the Oscar Dyson, were used to locate endangered North Pacific right whales (Eubalaena japonica). |
 Photo: Elizabeth Küsel A sonobuoy is launched from the Oscar Dyson. |
 Photo: Julia Hager An acoustician listens for cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) from deployed sonobuoys. |
 Photo: Phillip Clapham The Oscar Dyson crew was called upon to recover a wayward FOCI surface mooring, and its instruments, after it had broken loose from its anchorage in the Bering Sea. |
 Photo: Julia Hager Crew members bring instruments and chain from the surface mooring aboard. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough After a line is attached to a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) buoy via small boat, the Oscar Dyson recovers it off the stern. |
 Photo: Amy Kennedy The crew works to secure all sections of the WHOI buoy. |
 Photo: Julia Hager All overhead lights on the bridge are secured at dusk to allow for night vision adjustment. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Occasionally, non-target species are caught in trawls. This salmon shark was released after being freed from the cod end. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Acoustics work in the “cave” during the Oscar Dyson’s Fall BASIS cruise. The cave is where scientists can view data, in real-time, as it is being collected by the transducers mounted on the centerboard. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Blood work being done on juvenile salmon. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Dive operations take place even in the frigid waters of Alaska. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough The SWFSC’s ROV hooked and ready for recovery. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Scientists from the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) in San Diego, CA maneuver, and monitor output from, their Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) while sitting inside one of the Oscar Dyson’s laboratories. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Two Oscar Dyson crew members, hooked in for safety, stand on a hero deck platform for ROV recovery. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A fisheries biologist from the Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering group (MACE) teaches their electronics guru the ins and outs of fish sorting. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough After the fish are sorted and sub-sampled, they are sexed and lengthed. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough After receiving the thumbs up, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter approaches the Oscar Dyson for drills. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A crew member dons his immersion suit during drills. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Pacific Ocean Perch (Sebastes alutus) are occasionally caught during trawls. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A new ensign, fresh out of the NOAA Corps’ BOTC, comes to the Oscar Dyson to learn what life at sea is all about. Here, she helps the deck crew stream an Aleutian Wing Trawl (AWT). |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Here, the new ensign helps the deck crew bring aboard a large bag of fish. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A FOCI scientist and a teacher at sea prepare to launch a drifter off the back deck. The drifter will provide information on currents in the Bering Sea. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough During winter, and sometimes spring, months, the Oscar Dyson maneuvers through ice floes. |
 Photo: SF Dennis Boggs A crew member puts an Ice Commander suit to the test. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough The bongo net experiences some adverse May weather on the hero deck. |
 Photo: CDR Mike Hoshlyk The Oscar Dyson at dock in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. |
 Photo: CDR Mike Hoshlyk The Oscar Dyson (lower center) in Captains Bay, Dutch Harbor, Alaska. |
 Photo: Story Miller Students from the Dutch Harbor middle school prepare to board the Oscar Dyson for tours, fun activities, and to learn a little bit about what goes on during a typical scientific cruise. |
 Photo: SF Dennis Boggs Half of the group gathered on the aft deck to learn knots and compete in a knot tying relay as the other half toured the ship. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Students from Dutch Harbor listen to Executive Officer LT Jeff Shoup as he describes hero deck operations during a tour. |
 Photo: Story Miller Students try on rescue swimmer suits. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Students take a peek at some larval walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) that were collected in the Bering Sea. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Lead Fisherman Patrick Kreigh teaches students some basic knots. |
 Photo: LT Jeff Shoup A fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) gives the Oscar Dyson a close-up view of its right jaw line with white lower lip.. |
 Photo: LT Jeff Shoup Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli), and their characteristic “rooster tail” splashes, are often seen from the Oscar Dyson. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A teacher at sea sends a “messenger” down the wire to close a net on the Tucker trawl. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough The MACE group deploys a new stereo camera system on its maiden voyage. This configuration will be used for measuring krill; however, the system will be used for a multitude of projects. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough This palm tree, and its surrounding white sands, are as close to the tropics as the Oscar Dyson gets. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough The Oscar Dyson crew celebrated July 4th outside this year with a BBQ and “fireworks”. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Augmenting Chief Steward Ray Capati made an American flag cake for all to enjoy. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Scientists and crew line-up for the July 4th BBQ food. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Scientists and crew prepare to launch expired flares for a fireworks show. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough LT Sarah Duncan and ENS Amber Payne light off expired hand flares as part of the fireworks show. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Two teachers at sea get a lesson on untangling line (and themselves). |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough The stewards department generously baked a cake and cupcakes for ENS Amber Payne in order to make her feel special on her birthday, one of many to come while at sea. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough A teacher at sea watches sperm whales through the big-eyes on the flying bridge. |
 Photo: SST Kathy Hough Occasionally, the Oscar Dyson crew gets to see and play on land. ENS David Rodziewicz hits a home run in a wiffle ball game. |
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