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Sustainable Seas Expedition This gallery
contains images from the Gulf of the Farallones and the
Cordell Bank Sustainable Seas Expeditions. Both sanctuaries
were explored during the same SSE mission due to their
proximity to one another. The Cordell Bank Photo Gallery
page refers users back to this
page.
Dan Howard receives
instruction from Ian Griffith during the first
stage of DeepWorker training in October 1998 at the
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss
Landing, CA. (photo: Karina Racz)
Amber Mace experiments with
the thrusters in the Institute's pool during
training (photo: Gulf of the Farallones NMS)
One of the first views of the
DeepWorker in action - through a porthole in the
Institute's pool. (photo: Karina Racz)
The DeepWorkers arrive by
truck to the first test launch site off the US
Coast Guard pier in Monterey. The space-age looking
subs piqued much curiosity along the road from
Vancouver (photo: Amber Mace)
Inside the sub: the pilot's
seat and the port side controls, including the
oxygen bellows, main control panel, and scrubber
fan. (photo: Jan Roletto)
Turning on the oxygen bottles
before closing the hatch on the rear buoyancy pack.
(photo: Jan Roletto)
A view of the interior of the
sub, minus the pilot's seat Programmable logic
control board, port and starboard controls, and
hull jettison lever. (photo: Jamie Hall)
The Monterey Bay Sanctuary's
boat stands by during one of the first test dives
of the DeepWorker in Monterey harbor. (photo:
Karina Racz)
Sanctuary manager Ed Ueber
shows his excitement at being one of the first to
pilot the DeepWorker. (photo: Dan Howard)
The group successfully
completes stage one of DeepWorker training in
Monterey. (photo: Maria Brown)
Stage two of DeepWorker
training took place in March of 1999 in somewhat
colder conditions at the Sand Point NOAA facility
on Lake Washington in Seattle. (photo: Maria
Brown)
NOAA Corps LCDR Dan Wilkes
waited patiently to assist in releasing the
training pilots into the depths of Lake Washington.
(photo: Amber Mace)
Training complete, the GFNMS
and CBNMS teams of the DeepWorker pilots assembled
in red, ready to undertake their missions at the
SSE kickoff celebration in April in San Francisco
(photo: David Mastrandrea)
The flag flew proudly off the
mast of the NOAA Ship McARTHUR as she headed for
the Sanctuaries west of the Golden Gate. (photo:
Jamie Hall)
Sanctuary manager Ed Ueber
wished Sylvia well before her first dive into the
Gulf of the Farallones (photo: Dan Howard)
The NOAA Ship McARTHUR
arrives at Southeast Farallon Island for the first
round of dives. (photo: Maria Brown)
The DeepWorkers await
deployment off the stern of the McARTHUR as the
Farallones loom in the distance (photo: Maria
Brown)
Plankton nets were deployed
at night whenever possible to make use of every
precious moment of ship time. Data gathered from
these nets is part of a long-term ecosystem
dynamics study being conducted by the Sanctuaries.
(photo: Jan Roletto)
When weather prohibited
launching the DeepWorker, scientists made us of the
capabilities of a small ROV borrowed from Deep
Ocean Engineering and Research, which also brought
up video images from the sealer. (photo: Jamie
Hall)
Instructor Phil Otalora
explains the function of each item in the sub's
emergency pack to a very attentive group of new
pilots. (photo: Jamie Hall)
Mission Coordinator Dan
Howard tentatively explores the controls at the
surface before submerging for his first open water
dive in the Deep Worker. (photo: Jamie Hall)
Launching the submarine off
the stern of the McARTHUR required a coordinated
effort by the deck crew. (photo: Jamie Hall)
Braving sharky waters, Matt
Hovelman makes the plunge to free the DeepWorker
from the A-frame. (photo: Jamie Hall)
After spending hours on deck
observing, Teacher-at-Sea, Kathy Soave, tries the
DeepWorker on for size. (photo: Maria Brown)
During the Student Summit at
the Bodega Marine Laboratory, the pilot teams
discussed future projects with the students.
(photo: Karina Racz)
Pilot Tom Laidig explained to
students the usefulness of the DeepWorker in
exploring the hidden reaches of Cordell Bank.
(photo: Karina Racz)
Whenever possible, DeepWorker
operations continued on into the night. (photo:
Jamie Hall)
During down time for the sub,
those on board the McARTHUR practiced drills, like
getting ready to abandon ship in exposure suits.
(photo: Jamie Hall)
Fire drills were also
rehearsed. (photo: Jamie Hall)
And on one sunny,
particularly inviting day in Drake's Bay, the
abandon ship drill was taken further than usual!
(photo: Jamie Hall)
Pilots Maria Brown and
Natalie Cosentino prove that it is possible to fit
two people into one DeepWorker. (photo: Jan
Roletto)
During the Marine Sanctuaries
Fair in San Francisco, the public enjoyed tours of
the McARTHUR and the DeepWorker. (photo: Mike
Falzone)
Chief Scientist Dan Howard
explained the importance of Sanctuary research to
an up and coming marine biologist. (photo: Mike
Falzone)
Children of all ages enjoyed
creating DeepWorkers at the arts and crafts table
during the Marine Sanctuaries Fair. (photo Mike
Falzone)
Kids and adults explored some
of the specimens collected from their local
Sanctuaries. (photo: Mike Falzone)
Visitors flocked to
information and activity booths at the Marine
Sanctuaries Fair celebration. (photo: Mike
Falzone)
Proud faces at the conclusion
of the mission for the Gulf of the Farallones and
Cordell Bank. (photo: Jamie Hall)
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