[00:01:55] kristenmello leaves the room [00:01:59] emilycrum leaves the room [00:03:11] @Erik: she should be happy to see swimming shrimp :) maybe she also like dambo octopus yesterday. [00:03:45] And you are back. [00:03:49] welcome back! [00:03:50] LAT :-3.40123, LON : -174.73292, DEPTH : 1091.4546m, TEMP : 4.02940C, SAL : 34.56214 PSU, DO : 2.79348 mg/L [00:03:52] LAT :-3.40116, LON : -174.73276, DEPTH : 1062.0509m, TEMP : 4.15288C, SAL : 34.56002 PSU, DO : 2.69846 mg/L [00:04:01] LAT :-3.40113, LON : -174.73258, DEPTH : 1033.9433m, TEMP : 4.34157C, SAL : 34.55385 PSU, DO : 2.68391 mg/L [00:04:03] No doubt you saw the 8th wonder of the world while we were gone. [00:04:10] we are back to [00:04:12] o [00:04:29] :Oreosomatidae, Neocyttus cf. acanthorhynchus [00:04:53] Coralliid? [00:05:50] That is one crazy homolid picture! [00:06:16] a Hemicorallium sp. I think [00:06:17] amandademopoulos leaves the room [00:06:31] is that one cut the octcoral!? [00:06:55] @Sonia - you have an initial reply from Dave Ebert on e-mail, about your shark question [00:07:26] @ Bruce - great, thank you so much. Am getting a couple of clips uploaded to file drop :) [00:09:02] LAT :-3.40117, LON : -174.73257, DEPTH : 1025.1928m, TEMP : 4.38717C, SAL : 34.55147 PSU, DO : 2.72586 mg/L [00:11:10] Bythitidae, Diplacanthopoma species [00:12:42] I wonder if that sea cucumber smells like a fish? [00:13:40] @Scott - now we need to add an odor sensor to D2. [00:14:02] LAT :-3.40122, LON : -174.73236, DEPTH : 1015.5245m, TEMP : 4.40870C, SAL : 34.55273 PSU, DO : 2.70657 mg/L [00:14:18] @Scott: I don't think so. at least edible sea cucumber does not smell. [00:15:21] rock is highly pitted [00:15:53] Ilyophis species, arrowtooth eel, subfamil Ilyophinae in the Synaphobranchidae [00:16:15] Sounds like Brian at the helm. [00:16:19] He is so mean. [00:16:37] *subfamily [00:18:31] Even though we won't make it to the top, I'm really glad we dove on this feature. Very interesting, diverse, and colorful. Should give PIPA create publicity images. [00:19:09] LAT :-3.40133, LON : -174.73226, DEPTH : 999.8183m, TEMP : 4.47297C, SAL : 34.55048 PSU, DO : 2.69936 mg/L [00:20:18] primnoid whip [00:20:31] node there [00:20:52] chrirostylid Uroptychus [00:21:03] Not sure though... [00:21:14] I feel I could see node [00:21:34] Fascinating specimen :) [00:22:05] You know that one yellow colony is reminiscent of an Acanthogorgiid [00:22:34] Definitely different species of yellow colonies here [00:23:39] @Sonia: I think we saw a clear Acanthogorgiid earlier in the dive, so wouldn't surprise me to see more. [00:23:42] @Sonia: agree. I also think some of yellow colonies may be Acanthogorgiid. [00:23:47] Good depth range for them. [00:24:03] LAT :-3.40135, LON : -174.73216, DEPTH : 983.7232m, TEMP : 4.55473C, SAL : 34.54933 PSU, DO : 2.67547 mg/L [00:24:51] are we at the summit? [00:24:54] @ Asako & @ Scott - Great, fabulous colonies [00:24:59] still looks vertical? [00:25:08] roughly...kind of on a ridge that leads to summit' [00:25:23] keep rising? [00:25:25] Yup. I was kind of expecting a more spectacular peak... [00:25:26] Maybe another 30m upwards to summit alon this ridge [00:25:34] find the summit [00:25:37] would love to make it if we can [00:25:40] Ah! That explains it. [00:25:41] almost there.... [00:25:42] floor it! [00:25:56] stay on target... [00:26:02] can almost see it! [00:26:03] Warp one [00:26:07] you can do it! [00:26:17] plenty of leash left [00:26:24] go go gadget! [00:26:33] almost there... [00:26:59] can we leave the bottom running forward? [00:27:08] let's just say that's it in front of us :) [00:27:33] To the hole! I mean trough! [00:27:43] pit? [00:27:56] Hole (we already told Kiribati that it was a hole... ). Sorry. Keep blushing. [00:28:08] technically most call it a "trough"... [00:28:11] Ooh. PIPA-Pit [00:28:24] but it apparently has a circular rim [00:28:34] Bathtub? [00:28:35] EX1703_DIVE15 Vehicles Ascending [00:28:42] like Pita Pit? I like it [00:28:47] Couldn't see it well enough to tell. Possibilities - barricudina (Lestidiidae), cuttlassfish (Trichiuridae), or snake mackerel (Gempylidae) [00:28:53] andreaquattrini leaves the room [00:28:55] less than 10% of hadal areas are outside of trenches. [00:29:04] LAT :-3.40139, LON : -174.73209, DEPTH : 962.2119m, TEMP : 4.61635C, SAL : 34.54860 PSU, DO : 2.67846 mg/L [00:29:16] @Scott @Erik - I like PIPA pit too. [00:29:23] nerd. I thought this was comedy hour? [00:29:30] talking to Tim... [00:29:34] I think PIPA pit has a negative-sounding connotation [00:29:35] bruce: my vote is baracudina :) [00:29:46] Great dive everyone! Thank you!!! [00:29:47] GREAT dive guys - so incredible [00:29:49] iscwatch2 leaves the room [00:29:51] hadal holler [00:29:54] thanks everyone! [00:29:55] lol [00:29:56] Great dive :) [00:30:02] another great dive. Thank you! [00:30:20] asakomatsumoto leaves the room [00:30:24] I agree. Too short for the site, but fun [00:31:32] soniarowley leaves the room [00:32:09] we had Athena, Mercury, Ares... maybe this is just Hades? [00:34:03] brendanroark leaves the room [00:34:04] LAT :-3.40098, LON : -174.73264, DEPTH : 950.2798m, TEMP : 4.60824C, SAL : 34.54800 PSU, DO : 2.64472 mg/L [00:34:11] santiagoherrera leaves the room [00:37:34] erikcordes leaves the room [00:39:05] LAT :-3.40096, LON : -174.73269, DEPTH : 838.2900m, TEMP : 5.09194C, SAL : 34.54137 PSU, DO : 2.49029 mg/L [00:39:13] brucemundy leaves the room [00:44:05] LAT :-3.40098, LON : -174.73258, DEPTH : 688.1478m, TEMP : 6.04568C, SAL : 34.54346 PSU, DO : 2.33042 mg/L [00:44:49] nolanbarrett leaves the room [00:45:09] michaelparke leaves the room [00:47:47] katharineweathers leaves the room [00:49:06] LAT :-3.40116, LON : -174.73213, DEPTH : 530.1311m, TEMP : 7.74900C, SAL : 34.59282 PSU, DO : 2.60967 mg/L [00:54:07] LAT :-3.40119, LON : -174.73147, DEPTH : 374.1200m, TEMP : 9.44441C, SAL : 34.69577 PSU, DO : 2.31134 mg/L [00:59:07] LAT :-3.40124, LON : -174.73067, DEPTH : 219.6373m, TEMP : 13.86874C, SAL : 35.04917 PSU, DO : 3.28195 mg/L [01:04:08] LAT :-3.40094, LON : -174.73003, DEPTH : 62.8675m, TEMP : 27.45805C, SAL : 35.16187 PSU, DO : 6.56524 mg/L [01:09:08] LAT :-3.40093, LON : -174.72983, DEPTH : 42.0154m, TEMP : 27.45935C, SAL : 35.14862 PSU, DO : 6.60510 mg/L [01:09:52] leswatling leaves the room [01:10:45] timothyshank leaves the room [01:11:31] hadal trough, site name = kinono [01:11:51] gilbertese for deep, hole, crater, trench [01:12:59] EX1703_DIVE15 Recovery Complete [01:13:10] stevenauscavitch leaves the room [01:14:10] LAT :-3.40132, LON : -174.72980, DEPTH :m, TEMP : C, SAL : PSU, DO : mg/L [01:16:53] iscwatch2 leaves the room [01:20:29] scottfrance leaves the room [01:58:28] randirotjan leaves the room [02:09:09] nickpawlenko leaves the room [16:39:10] Pre DIVE16 Test [17:45:21] santiagoherrera leaves the room [18:16:44] EX1703_DIVE16 Rov Launch [18:23:45] EX1703_DIVE16 Vehicles in the Water [18:24:22] EX1703_DIVE16 Vehicles Descending [18:25:09] LAT :-4.37570, LON : -172.99547, DEPTH : 9.8525m, TEMP : 28.50330C, SAL : 35.45272 PSU, DO : 6.48290 mg/L [18:30:09] LAT :-4.37547, LON : -172.99598, DEPTH : 49.9569m, TEMP : 99.00000C, SAL : 13.38997 PSU, DO : 83.76287 mg/L [18:35:10] LAT :-4.37533, LON : -172.99641, DEPTH : 178.3110m, TEMP : 22.04692C, SAL : 35.88957 PSU, DO : 4.93843 mg/L [18:40:10] LAT :-4.37570, LON : -172.99643, DEPTH : 356.9403m, TEMP : 9.64681C, SAL : 34.71357 PSU, DO : 2.48423 mg/L [18:45:11] LAT :-4.37598, LON : -172.99655, DEPTH : 503.5610m, TEMP : 8.07710C, SAL : 34.61011 PSU, DO : 3.19641 mg/L [18:50:12] LAT :-4.37584, LON : -172.99619, DEPTH : 660.2734m, TEMP : 6.79598C, SAL : 34.55342 PSU, DO : 2.96044 mg/L [18:55:12] LAT :-4.37584, LON : -172.99644, DEPTH : 820.3748m, TEMP : 5.56548C, SAL : 34.52842 PSU, DO : 3.14329 mg/L [19:00:13] LAT :-4.37570, LON : -172.99667, DEPTH : 987.1451m, TEMP : 4.68020C, SAL : 34.53555 PSU, DO : 3.26296 mg/L [19:05:14] LAT :-4.37568, LON : -172.99681, DEPTH : 1141.1921m, TEMP : 4.06670C, SAL : 34.55889 PSU, DO : 2.90053 mg/L [19:10:14] LAT :-4.37566, LON : -172.99700, DEPTH : 1308.4615m, TEMP : 3.56311C, SAL : 34.57134 PSU, DO : 3.29552 mg/L [19:15:15] LAT :-4.37570, LON : -172.99714, DEPTH : 1479.3034m, TEMP : 3.25519C, SAL : 34.58569 PSU, DO : 3.29744 mg/L [19:20:15] LAT :-4.37575, LON : -172.99724, DEPTH : 1636.0336m, TEMP : 2.83514C, SAL : 34.60341 PSU, DO : 3.41702 mg/L [19:25:16] LAT :-4.37580, LON : -172.99728, DEPTH : 1806.5496m, TEMP : 2.53805C, SAL : 34.61928 PSU, DO : 3.61293 mg/L [19:30:17] LAT :-4.37574, LON : -172.99724, DEPTH : 1975.7892m, TEMP : 2.26945C, SAL : 34.63503 PSU, DO : 3.66364 mg/L [19:35:17] LAT :-4.37571, LON : -172.99735, DEPTH : 2137.2166m, TEMP : 2.14296C, SAL : 34.64240 PSU, DO : 3.75632 mg/L [19:40:18] LAT :-4.37564, LON : -172.99739, DEPTH : 2301.3025m, TEMP : 2.01752C, SAL : 34.65116 PSU, DO : 3.81573 mg/L [19:45:18] LAT :-4.37545, LON : -172.99742, DEPTH : 2473.7786m, TEMP : 1.88807C, SAL : 34.65841 PSU, DO : 3.93150 mg/L [19:50:19] LAT :-4.37541, LON : -172.99749, DEPTH : 2641.6081m, TEMP : 1.83323C, SAL : 34.66297 PSU, DO : 3.94570 mg/L [19:54:24] kelleyelliott leaves the room [19:55:19] LAT :-4.37528, LON : -172.99742, DEPTH : 2804.9058m, TEMP : 1.76593C, SAL : 34.66689 PSU, DO : 4.08047 mg/L [20:00:07] amandademopoulos leaves the room [20:00:20] LAT :-4.37531, LON : -172.99755, DEPTH : 2969.2120m, TEMP : 1.69645C, SAL : 34.67244 PSU, DO : 4.21351 mg/L [20:00:45] santiagoherrera leaves the room [20:00:56] good day everyone [20:01:07] Hi Amanda - is the pre-dive call now? [20:01:29] yup are u on the call? video said noone was on [20:02:07] joining now [20:04:42] Hi All. [20:05:18] Hi Tim! [20:05:21] LAT :-4.37532, LON : -172.99781, DEPTH : 3138.9360m, TEMP : 1.59325C, SAL : 34.67909 PSU, DO : 4.41525 mg/L [20:05:46] Hi Tim! [20:06:48] I'm still peter auster ... [20:07:43] Hi Randi. Hi Jill. Great to be here. [20:07:49] Hi Peter! [20:08:20] Good hadal morning all! [20:10:21] LAT :-4.37510, LON : -172.99765, DEPTH : 3310.2700m, TEMP : 1.55627C, SAL : 34.68116 PSU, DO : 4.54754 mg/L [20:10:29] Let's hope kinono is kiyesyes! ;-) [20:15:22] LAT :-4.37518, LON : -172.99776, DEPTH : 3477.9024m, TEMP : 1.52654C, SAL : 34.68307 PSU, DO : 4.63042 mg/L [20:20:22] LAT :-4.37519, LON : -172.99784, DEPTH : 3644.2548m, TEMP : 1.49920C, SAL : 34.68587 PSU, DO : 4.62209 mg/L [20:21:26] hi peter! thanks for sharing the fish papers! [20:23:53] maibua is the Kiribati word for broken in two - let's call that the dive site [20:24:35] Hi Amanda ... my pleasure! [20:25:23] LAT :-4.37502, LON : -172.99783, DEPTH : 3809.5338m, TEMP : 1.46572C, SAL : 34.68833 PSU, DO : 4.69142 mg/L [20:30:24] LAT :-4.37498, LON : -172.99774, DEPTH : 3976.1317m, TEMP : 1.42312C, SAL : 34.69079 PSU, DO : 4.80681 mg/L [20:35:24] LAT :-4.37518, LON : -172.99783, DEPTH : 4146.0131m, TEMP : 1.38931C, SAL : 34.69415 PSU, DO : 4.91834 mg/L [20:40:25] LAT :-4.37513, LON : -172.99764, DEPTH : 4315.7259m, TEMP : 1.34740C, SAL : 34.69717 PSU, DO : 5.05413 mg/L [20:45:25] LAT :-4.37497, LON : -172.99779, DEPTH : 4485.9026m, TEMP : 1.31269C, SAL : 34.69905 PSU, DO : 5.30127 mg/L [20:47:50] Amanda / Steve - happy to talk about the importance of this dive on audio if you want - just cue me in. Super important for PIPA [20:50:26] LAT :-4.37506, LON : -172.99790, DEPTH : 4655.1916m, TEMP : 1.28784C, SAL : 34.70177 PSU, DO : 5.41978 mg/L [20:51:24] briankennedy leaves the room [20:55:27] LAT :-4.37499, LON : -172.99774, DEPTH : 4820.6924m, TEMP : 1.26981C, SAL : 34.70325 PSU, DO : 5.43643 mg/L [20:58:58] Thanks Randi. We will definitely have some airtime for you today. [20:59:42] we have an interaction coming up in 30mins. This may be right about the time we come up on bottom too. We'll keep you posted [21:00:27] LAT :-4.37484, LON : -172.99775, DEPTH : 4991.0082m, TEMP : 1.26027C, SAL : 34.70411 PSU, DO : 5.52934 mg/L [21:05:27] LAT :-4.37500, LON : -172.99763, DEPTH : 5168.7208m, TEMP : 1.26906C, SAL : 34.70478 PSU, DO : 5.66461 mg/L [21:10:28] LAT :-4.37491, LON : -172.99759, DEPTH : 5334.7892m, TEMP : 1.28818C, SAL : 34.70522 PSU, DO : 5.67244 mg/L [21:11:03] kelleyelliott leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [21:15:28] LAT :-4.37527, LON : -172.99745, DEPTH : 5507.0960m, TEMP : 1.30913C, SAL : 34.70494 PSU, DO : 5.78279 mg/L [21:20:29] LAT :-4.37527, LON : -172.99767, DEPTH : 5678.3039m, TEMP : 1.33151C, SAL : 34.70453 PSU, DO : 5.52993 mg/L [21:23:44] tinamolodtsova leaves the room [21:25:29] LAT :-4.37511, LON : -172.99757, DEPTH : 5831.9969m, TEMP : 1.35199C, SAL : 34.70466 PSU, DO : 5.80019 mg/L [21:27:07] 35 meters off bottom [21:28:00] Is really cool to observe the adiabatic increase in temperature at this depth [21:28:59] santiagoherrera leaves the room [21:30:30] LAT :-4.37521, LON : -172.99763, DEPTH : 5856.0543m, TEMP : 1.35887C, SAL : 34.70461 PSU, DO : 5.80434 mg/L [21:30:34] Rocks!! [21:30:36] rocks! [21:30:38] Nice! [21:30:42] ROCKS! [21:30:44] @Scott - yeah! Great minds think alike! [21:30:49] :-) [21:30:50] On bottom [21:30:50] We had another class visit at IRC by about 30 middle-school students and their parents. They were here for some time, but there were so many questions and conversations that I didn't get a chance to call in. They did here the internet audio feed from the ship, though. [21:31:17] Good morning all [21:31:40] morning Asako! [21:32:03] EX1703_DIVE16 Vehicles on Bottom [21:32:36] Hi Tina! [21:33:12] @asako, will try to be awake for some time [21:33:24] Is that a broken pillow? [21:33:33] the rocks have small things on them.... maybe a twofer today... [21:34:12] maybe there was a larger holothurian previously [21:34:29] My cat may have been there .... deep sea poo? [21:34:44] @Tina: in contrast, I could sleep bit more than usual. [21:34:50] @les.yes, I am also interesting in these dots, and if these are pteropod shells around or something else [21:34:54] agree @Jill.... haha@Peter, mine too! [21:35:31] LAT :-4.37516, LON : -172.99785, DEPTH : 5859.6028m, TEMP : 1.35766C, SAL : 34.70496 PSU, DO : 5.62931 mg/L [21:36:10] as we noted once before, the corals are likely to be quite small, barely extending above the rock [21:36:58] nope, it is more like bird..like grouse [21:37:06] slight y-shape white coral? on rock to left [21:37:07] have to keep our eyes peeled [21:37:14] or might be sediment - we will see... [21:37:30] yes, we have to expect dwarf coral gardens [21:37:45] cam 1 feed frozen [21:37:51] any one else? [21:38:03] us too. frozen feed, or just not moving.... [21:38:04] still good here [21:38:13] We have 3 or so hours of bottom time. We need to pace the poop jokes... [21:38:26] if there is Abyssopathes - please, grab it [21:39:19] Maybe if that holo would produce some more sediment, we couild tell this was live! [21:39:51] peterauster leaves the room [21:39:55] forams.... [21:40:14] lots of fluff! [21:40:31] LAT :-4.37519, LON : -172.99750, DEPTH : 5859.5786m, TEMP : 1.40192C, SAL : 34.71038 PSU, DO : 5.65682 mg/L [21:40:47] pteropod shells [21:41:09] nothing metazoan in all that rock fluff... [21:41:25] totally fluffy stuff [21:41:57] loose rock [21:42:06] 580 atmospheres of pressure [21:42:19] 1 atm for each 10 meters depth [21:42:28] reach out and touch someone.... [21:43:21] a nice pebbly surface... great! [21:43:22] nice surface [21:43:45] Yesterday was whalefish Wednesday. What will today be? (I vote for Typhlonus Thursday). [21:44:49] D2_DIVE16_SPEC01GEO Rock [21:44:52] this could be very thick ferromanganese crust, with a small surprise in the center [21:44:59] *the rock [21:45:17] I'm up for teeny tots Thursday for all the small corals we'll see....hoping, hoping.... [21:45:32] LAT :-4.37562, LON : -172.99786, DEPTH : 5859.5964m, TEMP : 1.36064C, SAL : 34.70618 PSU, DO : 5.70939 mg/L [21:46:00] But is it Wednesday on the ship? [21:46:39] should be Friday [21:46:40] Friday [21:47:18] D'Oh. I knew that. [21:47:37] GUess I can't suggest Wee Wankers Wednesday then. [21:47:46] I forget that the ship is across the dateline. Oops [21:47:48] you can't go back in time Scott [21:49:03] I suppose its that rather simple looking cuke making all those poop logs? [21:50:06] wow [21:50:14] Asteriod right ahead [21:50:18] NICE! [21:50:29] Hoping to get a bite of the D2. [21:50:32] LAT :-4.37573, LON : -172.99779, DEPTH : 5858.7039m, TEMP : 1.36890C, SAL : 34.70486 PSU, DO : 5.66613 mg/L [21:52:50] fish! [21:53:16] there is something very odd going on here.... there is a rather high frequency of pellet piles and only one cucumber spotted so far. Maybe it takes decades for the pellets to break down? [21:53:21] looks so serious [21:53:43] almost crocodilian [21:53:56] @santjago, not serious. just sad [21:54:10] lonely [21:54:12] Ophidiidae (Cusk Eel):Maybe a Porogadus species [21:54:20] @tina maybe lonely [21:54:35] Maybe. I'll have to check that with experts on the family [21:54:40] I did not expect to meet actinaria or fish so earliy in the dive [21:55:33] LAT :-4.37538, LON : -172.99777, DEPTH : 5854.2422m, TEMP : 1.36185C, SAL : 34.70678 PSU, DO : 5.63224 mg/L [21:57:27] Hadal zone can be a great place for discovery...:-) [21:57:35] love it Tim!!! [21:57:58] draped in such light sediment. Wonder why not heavier - currents down here to clear the rocks occasionally?! [21:58:22] stalk does not look spongy [21:58:59] Currents in the trenches at this depth can be elevated. >20cm/sec; don't know about hadal troughs. They are so unexplored [21:59:30] @Tim curious to see if we find one of those crinoid aggregations [21:59:46] I've reconsidered the identification of the ophidiid. The tail was too short for a Porogadus. Other possibilties are Alcockia rostrata known from 2761-4040 m, or Bathyonus caudalis known from 1500-4040m. Both have been collected off New Caledonia or the Solomon Sea. [22:00:33] LAT :-4.37591, LON : -172.99781, DEPTH : 5855.0397m, TEMP : 1.36408C, SAL : 34.70560 PSU, DO : 5.69818 mg/L [22:00:49] @Tim - thanks [22:00:53] santiagoherrera leaves the room [22:01:18] nickpawlenko leaves the room [22:01:37] do you see the scratches on the edge of the overhang? [22:01:51] Bruce: thank you! [22:01:55] they looked like deposition grooves [22:02:52] @santiago- anything is possible. We saw more of them at ~~8,000m. [22:03:16] Yup - polynoid polychaete [22:03:17] bu it's like also covered in the schmoo [22:04:53] @Tina: now do you think that last stalk was "spongy?" [22:05:06] Amphipods on the sponge [22:05:34] LAT :-4.37565, LON : -172.99772, DEPTH : 5852.7480m, TEMP : 1.36202C, SAL : 34.71489 PSU, DO : 5.65426 mg/L [22:06:32] @scott, definitely! the previous one looked wormy or even 'tuby' [22:06:36] brendanroark leaves the room [22:07:57] can we see that last amphipod again? [22:08:00] would also believe that there are tidal flow/changes impacting this depth as well. [22:08:40] tim: i think so [22:08:54] pretty sure there were two amphipod species [22:09:45] Les: agree, saw at least 2 types [22:09:46] these look like the family Stegocephalidae [22:10:35] LAT :-4.37562, LON : -172.99783, DEPTH : 5852.1438m, TEMP : 1.36735C, SAL : 34.71060 PSU, DO : 5.62079 mg/L [22:10:36] coral [22:10:47] Sponge [22:11:01] @Les: take off the rose-colored glasses! :-) [22:11:06] nope carnivorous sponge [22:11:21] wishing, wishing [22:11:27] Me too. [22:12:10] taylorheyl leaves the room [22:12:20] Peeling your eyes must hurt. [22:13:24] we have had to keep peeling, it is really painful [22:14:05] Classic caridoid respone (the tail flip out of danger) [22:14:14] I'd rather peel shrimp [22:14:58] looked caridean to me.... [22:15:15] the stegocephalid amphipod Andaniexis is known from 6400 m and Barnard says "often on benthic corals and sponges." [22:15:35] LAT :-4.37584, LON : -172.99743, DEPTH : 5844.0850m, TEMP : 1.35537C, SAL : 34.70835 PSU, DO : 5.66887 mg/L [22:15:45] briankennedy leaves the room [22:16:00] Or maybe a euphausid...? [22:16:05] swimming like a mysid [22:16:24] and has the blind or flattened eyes [22:16:30] @Les: yes, that was my first guess. [22:16:48] can see statocysts in the tail [22:17:38] @Les: yes, I thought I saw those early, but couldn't see them later. [22:17:54] Younger growth stage of sponge...? [22:19:31] curious to look for recruits as we are looking at rocks [22:20:11] heading over to ECC for a bit. Will be off chat though... [22:20:16] cnidarian looking thing in rock crack to left [22:20:35] LAT :-4.37577, LON : -172.99744, DEPTH : 5842.1076m, TEMP : 1.35330C, SAL : 34.70773 PSU, DO : 5.56340 mg/L [22:20:39] @Amanda - thanks [22:21:22] leswatling leaves the room [22:21:28] or a slit shell snail shell [22:23:00] I agree with scott [22:23:35] size has to be few mm [22:23:41] thanks everyone. Bit of a mystery [22:25:36] LAT :-4.37564, LON : -172.99736, DEPTH : 5838.2602m, TEMP : 1.35244C, SAL : 34.70578 PSU, DO : 5.64421 mg/L [22:26:19] similar HOL [22:27:22] looks like giant dipter larvae [22:29:00] Different sponge on base of rock? [22:29:09] yes, think so [22:29:17] we're getting there [22:29:38] Large fecal mound next to it [22:29:48] zooming on spo [22:29:58] Actually, on both sides... [22:30:17] Interesting looking! [22:30:28] yes probably hexactinellid spo [22:30:28] Is this how the dense stalks begin to form? [22:30:36] LAT :-4.37594, LON : -172.99769, DEPTH : 5836.2431m, TEMP : 1.36030C, SAL : 34.70324 PSU, DO : 5.59351 mg/L [22:31:10] Would love to hear what Chris K thinks of this. [22:31:30] agree [22:31:33] medusa [22:31:38] May have been a salp drifting by [22:31:44] did you see the amphipods swim away again on approach? [22:31:46] Oh, no. Medusa. [22:31:57] I saw no amphipods on that sponge [22:33:46] egg sac? [22:33:48] Mysid with eggs [22:33:51] mysid? [22:33:56] on SHI [22:34:00] Or embryos [22:34:01] yup [22:34:10] since they brood the embryos [22:34:52] opossum shrimp (because of the brooding, like a marsupial) [22:35:35] So we know this one is a female! [22:35:39] LAT :-4.37572, LON : -172.99761, DEPTH : 5831.5340m, TEMP : 1.35611C, SAL : 34.70507 PSU, DO : 5.63101 mg/L [22:36:34] nickpawlenko leaves the room [22:36:52] santiagoherrera leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [22:37:30] amphipods swimming away! [22:39:33] golf ball?? [22:39:51] Komoki? [22:39:54] erikcordes leaves the room [22:40:37] LAT :-4.37591, LON : -172.99756, DEPTH : 5829.2878m, TEMP : 1.37572C, SAL : 34.69671 PSU, DO : 5.51806 mg/L [22:41:32] Seeing the lasers as we pulled away made me realize that "golf ball" was smaller than I thought. Perhaps Komoki is a good guess. [22:41:42] Crinoid? [22:42:05] lobate type lavas here....intact. [22:42:10] Photo of a putative komokiacian that looks similar on http://picturingthedeep.noc.ac.uk/ [22:42:13] Looking like a brisingid now [22:42:43] briankennedy leaves the room [22:42:54] Awesome Bruce - thanks. I think Tina nailed it. [22:43:14] Cue Chris Mah [22:43:23] I think in general brisingids are lost at the ~~6000m to 6500m transition to the hadal zone [22:43:58] Freyella species? Where's Chris [22:44:15] beautiful brisingid [22:44:27] brisinga no? [22:44:48] See http://ccfzatlas.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:BIONOD_Freyella_p1130466jpg.png [22:44:52] so hard to discern brisingids beyone Freyella.. [22:45:38] LAT :-4.37564, LON : -172.99739, DEPTH : 5824.9583m, TEMP : 1.35101C, SAL : 34.70535 PSU, DO : 5.77194 mg/L [22:46:48] Perhaps Benthocodon... [22:47:52] kelleyelliott leaves the room [22:49:33] tunicate? [22:50:22] for me ascidian [22:50:38] LAT :-4.37617, LON : -172.99743, DEPTH : 5824.3566m, TEMP : 1.35101C, SAL : 34.70557 PSU, DO : 5.57222 mg/L [22:50:49] no ophiuroids by the way [22:51:50] I think we agree Tim, but is nothing familiar to me [22:52:13] Couple of examples of the larger benthic ctenophores (e.g. Lyrocteis): http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/HURL/animals/id/otherinverts/pages/HURLOtherInverts1_004.htm and http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/HURL/animals/id/otherinverts/pages/HURLOtherInverts1_002.htm [22:55:24] Holothurian [22:55:39] LAT :-4.37610, LON : -172.99729, DEPTH : 5818.9941m, TEMP : 1.35067C, SAL : 34.70545 PSU, DO : 5.57913 mg/L [22:55:45] I'm waiting... [22:55:50] For the hadal hole comparisons [22:55:55] try to scare it [22:56:07] Very diplomatic Steve... [22:56:13] oooh. [22:56:46] trying to keep it PG [22:56:54] haha [22:57:43] Some good sphincter action there... [22:57:46] that was an interesting angle [22:58:15] you had to force it try to swim) [22:58:52] u guys [22:59:42] Tiny anemone [23:00:24] amazing brisingids, so delicate [23:00:39] LAT :-4.37610, LON : -172.99728, DEPTH : 5813.3389m, TEMP : 1.34992C, SAL : 34.70654 PSU, DO : 5.69142 mg/L [23:03:17] commatulid crinoid [23:05:40] LAT :-4.37611, LON : -172.99741, DEPTH : 5806.0926m, TEMP : 1.35164C, SAL : 34.70593 PSU, DO : 5.58794 mg/L [23:08:37] Ha! Hadal Hole ... just got i! Deep sea temperature and pressure slowed my reaction time. [23:09:38] randirotjan leaves the room [23:10:19] Geez Peter! You'd be no good as a plant in an audience. [23:10:30] this may be the same sp of anemone as earlier? [23:10:41] LAT :-4.37615, LON : -172.99701, DEPTH : 5798.2938m, TEMP : 1.34866C, SAL : 34.70551 PSU, DO : 5.41433 mg/L [23:11:44] giant isopod? [23:11:56] No, amphipod. [23:11:58] small one [23:11:58] maybe not so giant, but big [23:12:08] iscwatch2 leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [23:12:11] "Giant" is all relative! [23:12:24] Actually was watching on my cell phone, just got home and opened the chat room. Figured an 8 minute delay was not too bad ... [23:12:32] Comment from a visitor - looks like a sea cockroach [23:12:45] it's awesome! [23:12:48] Epimeridae [23:13:06] cool, yes I see the amphipod look now [23:13:06] was that an isopod that just swam by? [23:13:13] Example: http://www.marinespecies.org/photogallery.php?album=716&pic=11051 [23:15:41] LAT :-4.37606, LON : -172.99729, DEPTH : 5798.8446m, TEMP : 1.36047C, SAL : 34.70185 PSU, DO : 5.42866 mg/L [23:16:10] this one has at least 6 rows [23:16:15] collect? [23:16:41] 100% new [23:16:52] I think it is too small to try to collect. [23:16:56] 10 cm [23:16:57] I second Tina on collection [23:17:04] can the arm reach under the rock? [23:17:07] We'd spend a lot of time trying to get the manipulatior down in there [23:17:26] and this will be a very short dive [23:17:29] not many choices [23:17:32] my heart is collection side but... [23:17:56] I agree it would be great to collect, but we need to be realistic about the context we are in when suggesting it. [23:18:28] Something that small would be hard for the manipulator to grab ecven in the best position, but tucked under a rock is really asking for trouble. [23:19:20] not saying anything ... [23:19:24] all holothurians already gone [23:20:42] LAT :-4.37637, LON : -172.99735, DEPTH : 5790.2767m, TEMP : 1.35674C, SAL : 34.70674 PSU, DO : 5.61708 mg/L [23:20:51] Quitting time for the holos. They've already done their doody for the day. [23:20:57]