Seafloor Ecology Spring 2020 03.02.20 March 2 – 7, 2020 – The Benthic Biology and Ecology Group is heading out to study deep-sea communities in three different environments.
Biodiversity and Biooptics 2020 Expedition 01.28.20 January 28 – February 2, 2020 – The Bioluminescence Lab will conduct ROV dives to study the biochemical, physiological, and genetic adaptations that midwater organisms have evolved to survive and diversify in the deep sea.
Seafloor Ecology Winter Expedition 2019 12.13.19 December 13 – 17, 2019 – The Benthic Biology and Ecology Group is heading out to study deep-sea communities in three different environments.
Midwater Ecology Expedition Fall 2019 11.15.19 November 15-21, 2019 – The Midwater Ecology Group is studying and collecting midwater animals in conjunction with collaborators from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research and Auckland University.
Axial Seamount Seafloor-Mapping Expedition 08.17.19 September 4, 2019 – The R/V Rachel Carson just returned from a successful 18-day mapping expedition at Axial Seamount, off the coast of Oregon.
Bioinspiration Expedition 2019 08.14.19 August 14—20, 2019 – The Bioinspiration Group will be using a new suite of imaging tools and ROV collections to understand the form and function of midwater animals for bioinspired design.
Central California Carbon, pH, and O2 (C3PO) Expedition 07.23.19 July 24-29, 2019 – Scientist Yui Takeshita led a cruise on the R/V Western Flyer to observe changes in ocean chemistry along the Central California Coast.
Biodiversity and Biooptics 2019 Expedition 07.09.19 July 9-17, 2019 – The Bioluminescence Lab will conduct ROV and scuba dives to study the biochemical, physiological, and genetic adaptations that midwater organisms have evolved to survive and diversify in the deep sea.
Midwater Ecology Expedition Summer 2019 06.11.19 June 11-17, 2019 – The Midwater Ecology Group is studying and collecting midwater animals in conjunction with collaborators from the Stanford University and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
CANON Spring 2019 Expedition 05.30.19 May 30-June 4, 2019 – A fleet of smart, autonomous instruments in parallel with shipboard sampling will give a fuller picture of the behavior and variability of marine life.