Michelle Ridgway’s blog Vox 2009-07-01T23:59:38Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d09e856cfdbe2b/ Exploring Alaskan Seas Sea Whip Habitat for Rockfish tag:vox.com,2009-06-09:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b011017d4b31c860e 2009-06-09T11:41:12Z 2009-07-01T23:59:38Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

NOAA_seawhip Sea Whips & POP

5 June 2007 Pribilof Canyon "Sea Whips" are a member of the Pennatulacean corals. At over 2 meters high, Halipteris willemoesei is the tallest coral recorded in Pribilof Canyon. We will refer to three sources of data on its distribution and e...

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]]> MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRIC SURVEY IS UNDERWAY! tag:vox.com,2009-06-09:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b01101693fd83860d 2009-06-09T09:23:12Z 2009-07-02T00:07:19Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Sonar Survey Dense_plumarella Fish_scleractiniacoral Bill teaching Candace about sonar data aquisition

4 June 2009 Pribilof Canyon Based on previous surveys in this region, it appears as if typical seafloor type in the upper canyon is compacted sediment with some sand or silt over the top. In this canyon seafloor image, Plumarella seafan cor...

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]]> Return to Pribilof Canyon! tag:vox.com,2009-06-09:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b01101693f689860d 2009-06-09T08:37:15Z 2009-07-02T00:08:32Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Aleutian Sunset Michelle & Candace: BioGeo Team Pribilof Domain

3 JUNE 2009 We left Captain's Bay, Unalaska Island in the wee hours of this morning, headed directly to Pribilof Canyon. Seas were calm, with a lovely sunset. We arrived at the canyon this afternoon. Since most of the crew were both tired and ...

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]]> Mobilizing for Canyon Mapping Mission tag:vox.com,2009-06-08:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b01101658cf77860c 2009-06-08T23:37:38Z 2009-06-10T03:55:56Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mt. Mitchell Captain & B. Tellman NOAA PMEL Oceanographic Mooring Arrays Catch de Jour Coral Class Ballyhoo View

02 JUNE 2008 DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA The 230' hydrographic survey ship, Mt. Mitchell arrived at Captain's Bay, Unalaska Harbor early this morning! Captain and crew just spent a week crossing the Gulf of Alaska, then another week in the Bering Sea...

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]]> Return to the Beringian Canyons! tag:vox.com,2009-06-08:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b01101692e9c0860d 2009-06-08T04:07:15Z 2009-07-02T00:11:27Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 01 June 2009 Anchorage to Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Alaska PRIBILOF CANYON SEAFLOOR MAPPING EXPEDITION 2009 During our submarine expedition to the Bering Sea Caynons in 2007, we conducted 14 dives in Pribilof Canyon and 4 ROV surveys. We d...

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]]> I'm Back! tag:vox.com,2007-12-16:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398c8be750001 2007-12-16T16:16:15Z 2007-12-16T16:20:55Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Many weeks have passed since I returned from the Bering Sea Canyon Expedition, but not one day has gone by that I haven't dealt with some facet of the cruise observations, data, or sharing information through discussions and presentations. As pr...

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]]> Snailfish and Black tag:vox.com,2007-09-15:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a8ae020003 2007-09-15T02:03:57Z 2007-09-15T02:03:57Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Snail Fish and Black Coral In sub Glass sponges Zhemchug Canyon

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]]> SeaView ROV for Research tag:vox.com,2007-08-19:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f13050003 2007-08-19T00:10:04Z 2007-08-19T00:39:06Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

SeaView ROV Sponges

Diving in the submarines is limited by several factors. Fog, rough water and high winds have singly or collectively curtailed diving several times already. But re-powering requirements can also lead to "down time" for the subs. Batteries must...

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]]> More to Come! tag:vox.com,2007-08-18:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f114e0004 2007-08-18T23:41:52Z 2007-08-18T23:41:52Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Deepworker on transect

The field research phase of our Expedition to the Bering Sea Canyons is winding down, and the Esperanza is laying on anchor near Captain's Bay, Unalaska. Several updates written at sea for this blog were never posted due to satellite signal stre...

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]]> Submarine Pilot Team! tag:vox.com,2007-08-15:asset-6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e1ee10005 2007-08-15T17:42:25Z 2007-09-09T02:33:38Z Michelle Ridgway http://michelleridgway.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

SUBMARINE PILOTS

Here is our team of Bering Sea Canyon Expedition Submarine Pilots: Kenneth Lowyck (Belgium), Michelle Ridgway (Alaska), John Hocevar (Texas), Timothy Marshall (California) and David Guggenheim (Washington, DC). Whether diving together or colla...

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