Homes for marine life

August 26, 2022

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

Credit: OOI-NSF/UW/CSSF/V22.

The OOI Oregon Offshore deep profiler mooring, which hosts a vehicle that moves up and down the cable taking measurements, has a large float at the top for buoyancy. Apparently it is also an irresistible attachment point for a whole biofouling ecosystem.

Posted in RCA VISIONS 22 and tagged RCA, RCA Visions'22, Regional Cabled Array