2013 Expedition

Octopus

Cayman Rise

August 19 – 30, 2013

NA034

Cindy Van Dover

Scientist Ashore

Lead Scientist

Katy Croff Bell

Science/Data Team

Expedition Leader

Expedition Partners

Meet the Team

Carrie Arnold Gutierrez

Guest

Steve Auscavitch

Lead Scientist

Emily Ballard

Video Engineer

Robert D. Ballard

Katy Croff Bell

Science/Data Team

Kathleen Cantner

Science/Data

Maggie Craig

ROV Pilot

John Culberson

Guest

Mark DeRoche

Deck Chief

Shannon Emrich

HRP Student

Sarah Fuller

Science/Data, Data Manager

Rachel Gaines

Hercules Pilot

Stacey Gale

Educator at Sea

Sam Garson

HRP Chaperone

Stephani Gordon

NGS Cinematographer

Todd Gregory

Hercules Pilot

Hilary Hudson

Video Intern

Alex Kavanaugh

ROV Pilot

Max Kelly

Guest

Robert Knott

Video Engineer

Roderick MacLeod

Navigator

Leigh Marsh

Science/Data Team

Alejandra Martinez

Educator at Sea

Sebastian Martinez

HRP Student

Janice Meagher

Reuben Mills

Hercules Pilot

Russell Parker

HRP Student

Emil Petruncio

Expedition Leader

Brennan Phillips

Science/Data Team

Hannah Prior

Science Communication Fellow

Nicole Raineault

Expedition Leader

Deepti Rohatgi

Jamie Sherwood

ROV Pilot

Jennifer Shoemaker

NGS Television Producer

Clara Smart

Navigator

Michael Smith

Engineering Intern

William Snyder

Science/Data

Cindy Van Dover

Scientist Ashore

Elizabeth Vanderwall

HRP Student

Kerry Whalen

Video Engineer

Sandra Witten

Partner and Sponsor Liaison

Gallery Highlights

Video:

Long Bamboo Coral

Video:

Candelabra Coral

Video:

Shimmering Vent

Green Laser Mapping

Happy To See You

Purple Sea Star

+11

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 30th, 2013

In The Box You Go

Just Out For A Swim

Medusa

+6

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 29th, 2013

Ghosts In The Dark

Anemone On The Mountain

Alpine Holothurian

+10

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 27th, 2013

Video:

Exploring A Vent Site

Out in the Darkness

Orange Siphonophore

Hercules Sampling a Rock

+15

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 26th, 2013

Video:

Behind the Science: The Genetics of Ocean Life

Neon Sponge

Hercules Sampling A Sponge

Sample Collection

+12

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 24th, 2013

Octopus Twists and Turns

I'm not scared of you

Dance with me

+8

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 23rd, 2013

Video:

Von Damm Vent Field Shrimp

Alone in the dark

Vent

Where's Waldo?

+5

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 22nd, 2013

Shimmering

Geologic Sampling

Pardon me

+9

Photo album:

Dive Highlights August 21st, 2013

Video:

Dr. Cindy Van Dover

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