2020

Illuminating the Biodiversity of Ningaloo Canyons

#NingalooCanyons #OzOceans2020 Expedition

Deep-sea canyons off Western Australia

R/V Falkor, ROV SuBastian

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

 

Southern California Borderland

Deep-sea habitats off San Diego and Los Angeles

R/V Western Flyer, ROV Doc Ricketts

 

Southern California Benthic Communities and their Biopharmaceutical Potential

Deep-sea invertebrates, microbes, and mineral substrates of the Southern California Borderland

E/V Nautilus, ROVs Hercules and Argus


2019

Costa Rican Deep Sea Connections

#CostaRicaDeep Expedition

Methane seeps and seamounts on the Pacific Margin of Costa Rica

R/V Falkor, ROV SuBastian

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

EPIC (East/Central Pacific International Campaign)

Seamounts of the southeastern Pacific, along the Salas y Gomez Ridge from Chile to Tahiti

R/V Mirai 

Stereocidaris nascaensis. Photo credit: Charlotte Seid.

Image credit: Charlotte Seid


2018

A New Hydrothermal Vent Field in the Gulf of California

#PescaderoVentDiving Expedition

Hydrothermal vents of the Pescadero Basin, Gulf of California, Mexico

R/V Falkor, ROV SuBastian

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

 

Methane Seeps on the Pacific Margin of Costa Rica

ROC HITS 2 Expedition

Methane seeps and their influence on the surrounding deep sea

R/V Atlantis, HOV Alvin

Image credit: Greg Rouse

Image credit: Greg Rouse

Characterizing Venting and Seepage Along the California Coast

#BackyardDeep Expedition

Deep-sea ecosystems including methane seeps and a whale fall off southern California

R/V Falkor, ROV SuBastian

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute / Mary Lide Parker


2017

Methane Seeps on the Pacific Margin of Costa Rica

ROC HITS 1 Expedition

Methane seeps and their influence on the surrounding deep sea

R/V Atlantis, HOV Alvin

Image credit: Greg Rouse