Updates

The smiles of Linus Stolz, (left), Alex Wicks, and Raelynn Heinitz and others show the relief and success of completing all of the mission objectives of Endurance 18 despite weather delays and stormy conditions. Well done team!

Here are the moments the Endurance Array’s team Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) first spotted a giant pacific octopus, and when the ROV latched onto an anchor of a mooring that wasn’t properly releasing. The team worked the problem, and in the end they got it done. 

Researcher Eric Tappa from the University of South Carolina explains how sediment traps work.  Eric is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq as it winds up the Endurance 18 expedition.   

Marine Technician Marnie Jo Zirbel explains the ins and outs of CTD sampling and why this type of sampling helps validate instruments in the water. Marnie is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq as it winds up the Endurance 18 expedition.

Glider Lead Stuart Pearce talks about gliders and how they deliver data for the Coastal Endurance Array.

After six months in the northeast Pacific, the mooring components become habitat for marine life. In science terms, the moorings become “biofouled” and will need to be cleaned before the next deployment.

Today, Day 3 of Leg 2 of Endurance 18, was a mooring recovery day aboard the R/V Sikuliaq. After spending six months in the ocean, the moorings have become biofouled and will need to be cleaned before the next deployment.  

The Endurance 18 team deployed three moorings today– two inshore, one offshore– off the coast of Oregon.  The weather cooperated. It was a beautiful sunny day for the deployments as evidence in the pictures that follow.

Deck Lead Alex Wick talks about what was accomplished during day 1 of Endurance 18 and gives a shout out to scientists who use OOI data.  

Olana Costa is a UNOLS (University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System) cruise volunteer.  In this short video she describes her experience during her first day at sea aboard the R/V Sikuliaq for the second leg of Endurance 18.