NOAA OCEAN EXPLORATION
RESEARCH EXPEDITION

FLORIDA COAST DEEP CORALS 2005


Unless otherwise indicated, all video clips are courtesy of Brooke et
al., NOAA-OE, HBOI

"Logs" referenced below are available at www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
Select "Florida Coast Deep Corals" exploration. Logs are posted on the
right side of this page.


SCRIPT FOR CANAVERAL CORAL COMMUNITY VIDEO CLIP, NOV. 8 LOG: These
images are from video footage taken by a camera mounted on the
Johnson-Sea-Link submersible. Shown are: Bamboo coral (Keratoisis sp.),
pencil urchin (Stylocidaris sp.), Anthomastus sp. octocoral (the red
coral), bamboo corals, encrusting colonial organisms growing on dead
coral, and a variety of glass sponges (Hexactinellid), including one
sponge with several small brittle stars (Ophiuroids). Note the codling
fish (family Moridae) and the octocoral tentacles being "blown" in the
current, which was running at about ¾ of a knot. 

SCRIPT FOR "BURIED BOMB" VIDEO CLIP, NOV. 9 LOG: Scientist John Reed:
"We have something that's about a foot tall stuck in the bottom. It's
blue, it has 4 fins on the tail of it, and sort of……I don't know what it
is."

Submersible Pilot Tim Askew, Jr.:  "The chart wasn't lying about the ordnance!"

John Reed:  "Let's get away from that."

Some of the ship's and science crew believe this to be a "dummy bomb."
Others from our mission are not sure what it is. 

CAPTION FOR "MYSTERY CREATURE & FEATHER STAR" VIDEO CLIP, NOV. 10 LOG:
The "fuzzy trees" mystery creatures living on recently-dead Lophelia
coral at about 2,500 feet in depth off Canaveral Pinnacle #151. They are
being "blown" by a current that was running at about ¾ of a knot. The
second part of this video second part of this video clip shows a feather
star, also known as an unstalked crinoid, on Lophelia coral.





CAPTIONS FOR 3 VIDEOS, NOV. 11 LOG:

Mola mola clip: Johnson-Sea-Link Submersible Pilot Don Liberatore: "Wow,
look at this, an ocean sunfish. Oh my God, cool! We got a Mola mola here
in front of us."

This ocean sunfish was about 5' long and probably weighed 300-500
pounds. The white patches are where its skin has been taken off by
unknown means, revealing the white cartilage beneath.

Crab and Shark clip: Scientist Grant Gilmore filmed this interaction
between a 10-12" golden crab and an 8" roughtail catshark. He commented
that this scene reminded him of the "War of the Worlds."

Deep Sea Fish clip: A rattail, codling, and roughtail catsharks. The two
green laser measuring points are 25 cm. apart.

SCRIPT FOR BIOLUMINESCENT BAMBOO CORAL VIDEO, NOV. 12 LOG: Scientist
Valerie Paul: "This you have to give it some damage. I'm rubbing it with
my thumbnail to get it do that, but it can do it over and over again."

CAPTION FOR AMPHIPOD IN SPONGE DISCOVERY VIDEO, NOV. 13 LOG:

Dr. Jim Thomas shows pieces of the just-collected Hexactinellid sponge
to Dr. Jerry Harasewych, who photographs it. Dr. Thomas discovered a
tiny amphipod inside the sponge.

Audio portion:
Dr. Valerie Paul:  "Oh, I see, they live in there, like a ship in a bottle."

Dr. Jim Thomas:  "Yeah, right here."

Dr. Paul:  "Oh, and these lock in.  Cool!"

Dr. Thomas: "So what I'm trying to do is separate this chamber out and
then go over and take a picture."

CAPTION FOR TEACHERS AT SEA NOV. 14 LOG VIDEO: Amidst the "hub bub" of a
dozen members of the science crew (background audio):

Teachers Tracy Griffin and Elisabeth Jacobi discuss with Chief Scientist
Dr. Sandra Brooke what was seen during Elisabeth's submersible dive.

Elisabeth studies a small specimen of a recently collected coral.

Elisabeth and Dr. Charles Messing looking for brittle seastars in a
coral specimen.

Tracy and Elisabeth labeling specimens with Dr. Brooke.