NE Pacific Expedition Day 10
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By , on September 6th, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can also follow the expedition here. [mappress] Deep Sea Isopod, about 4cm long. Photo courtesy of MBARI. Saturday, we steamed to the south to visit Escanaba Trough at 3321 meters, our deepest dive of the expedition. The site is the . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 10

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9
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By , on September 4th, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Geology, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

[mappress] Yellow feather star (comatulid crinoid). Photo courtesy of MBARI. We dove Wednesday on North Cleft (45.030268, -130.182166), a massive ravine over 100 meters deep and a few hundred meters wide formed by the spreading of the Juan de Fuca and Pacific Plates. At 2.5 kilometers depth, we explored three inactive hydrothermal vents, the tallest . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9

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