http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Exploring Alaskan Seas en Vox Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:16:15 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/im-back.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/im-back.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/im-back.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:16:15 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398c8be750001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> submarine deep sea exploration pribilof zhemchug michelle ridgway marine canyon marine species diversity bering sea canyons http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/snailfish-and-black.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/snailfish-and-black.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/snailfish-and-black.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:03:57 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/video/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a6531e0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a6531e0001-50si" alt="Snail Fish and Black Coral" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a88de00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a88de00001-50si" alt="In sub" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a8adcf0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a8adcf0003-50si" alt="Glass sponges Zhemchug Canyon" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/snailfish-and-black.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e398a8ae020003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> zhemchug canyon black coral snailfish bering sea shelfbreak http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/seaview-rov-for-research.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/seaview-rov-for-research.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/seaview-rov-for-research.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:10:04 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f01ba0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f01ba0002-50si" alt="SeaView ROV" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f11b30003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f11b30003-50si" alt="Sponges" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f13050003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sponges corals rov seaview bering sea marine canyons http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/more-to-come.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/more-to-come.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/more-to-come.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:41:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989b70b20001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989b70b20001-50si" alt="Deepworker on transect" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/more-to-come.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989f114e0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/submarine-pilot-team.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/submarine-pilot-team.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/submarine-pilot-team.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:42:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e12f60004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e12f60004-50si" alt="SUBMARINE PILOTS" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/submarine-pilot-team.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e1ee10005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> submarine research. deepworkers. http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/canyon-fishes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/canyon-fishes.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/canyon-fishes.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:21:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e14d70005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e14d70005-50si" alt="Rockfish" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e14b20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e14b20005-50si" alt="Boulder Habitat" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Squid, Dall's Porpoise and Pacific Ocean Perch exhibit no apparent aversion to our submarine visits beneath the waves, but I wonder how other fishes respond to our presence. A multitude of studies indicate that marine organisms -- from larval ba... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/canyon-fishes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989e0f440004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/rapture-of-the-deep.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/rapture-of-the-deep.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/rapture-of-the-deep.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:19:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989cf0b80003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989cf0b80003-50si" alt="Predive Reading" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So much goes through one's mind whilst sitting in the sub on deck in the wind, awaiting deployment at the next survey station. Once the ship arrives at the targeted isobath, latitude and longitude, the sub support team swings into action. Until... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/rapture-of-the-deep.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989cff7f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/porpoise-escort-into-the-abyss.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/porpoise-escort-into-the-abyss.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/porpoise-escort-into-the-abyss.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:13:40 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989c9fa60005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989c9fa60005-50si" alt="Deep Worker with Dall&#39;s Porpoise" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989cb6b20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989cb6b20005-50si" alt="Orange Anenome" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989b92250005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989b92250005-50si" alt="Bamboo coral polyps with brittlestar" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989c9fa20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989c9fa20005-50si" alt="Baby Golden King Crab" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989c7e9a0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989c7e9a0001-50si" alt="Swiftia 7" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Launch Time = 0921 August 9 2007 Location: Zhemchug Canyon (N 58.36.2701 W 174 15.2287) The Nuytco Crew closed my hatch on Deepworker 7 at just after 8 am. A damp, chilling autumnal breeze was still blowing but seas laid down considerably. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/porpoise-escort-into-the-abyss.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989caa9a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/coral-quest-preparing-to-dive-now.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/coral-quest-preparing-to-dive-now.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/coral-quest-preparing-to-dive-now.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:30:05 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989be5fd0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989be5fd0003-50si" alt="Zhemchug Submarine Plan" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Bering Sea has many moods. As of late she's been fairly gentle, but for a groundswell that makes submarine deployment a tremendous challenge. Movement of our craft from Esperanza's helideck down about 25 feet to the sea surface is our norma... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/coral-quest-preparing-to-dive-now.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989be63a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/fin-whale-frenzy-at-the-shelfbreak.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michelle Ridgway) http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/fin-whale-frenzy-at-the-shelfbreak.html?_c=feed-rss http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/fin-whale-frenzy-at-the-shelfbreak.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:32:00 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989bd8730003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989bd8730003-50si" alt="Laysan&#39;s Albatross Zhemchug Canyon" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989bd8060004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989bd8060004-50si" alt="Black Footed Albatross Zhemchug Canyon" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989be5a50005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989be5a50005-50si" alt="Short Tailed Albatross Zhemchug Canyon" /></a> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989bc7af0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989bc7af0001-50si" alt="STAL Stern" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Throughout our expedittion in the southern Bering Sea, we have been incredibly blessed with excellent weather and the constant company of marine mammals and birds. Last night we had lots of company! As yet another productive day of undersea ex... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michelleridgway.vox.com/library/post/fin-whale-frenzy-at-the-shelfbreak.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e856cfdbe2b00e3989b9b320002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bering sea zhemchug canyon fin whale