Arriving on station
Sunrise over Whidbey Island
A surface eddy
BioSonics survey vessel approaches the temporary anchor (being dragged under by the currents)
Looking for the retrieval buoy
Siting on the retrieval buoy
Sea Spider being lifted back on deck
Inspecting the recovered Sea Spider
A snail which caught a ride back to the surface
A spiny crab that came along for the ride
Brian removing the ADCP
Sediment accumulation behind material sample plates
All instruments removed from Sea Spider for data retrieval
Biofouling in the rack for the Vemco receiver
A Sea Spider in need of a little cleaning
Alex and Joe prep the Sea Spider for redeployment
Jim and Brian turning arond the ADCP for redeployment
Joe and Alex turning around the Sea Spider while Sam and Chris conduct a hydrophone survey
Chris makes a noise measurement
A passing cargo vessel
Submarine and two cargo escorts
Making a sound measurement as the ships pass
Night in Port Townsend
Sea Spider reloaded and ready to go
Loggerhead hydrophone and CTD ready for redeployment
Sea Spider with dive camera and acoustic release rigged for deployment
Returning to Seattle
The cruise team (Joe, Sam, Capt. Mark, Jim, Alex, Brian, and Chris) - photo by Alicia