Bering Sea-Ice Edge Expedition
Images and Video - Archive of Latest Images
May 12, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of a scientist attaching a splash tag to an adult seal.](images/goodwin_johnSoamesThumb.jpg) |
![Image of two scientists and Shumagin Islands in the background.](images/psul_jeffLisaMountainsThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a bird observer perusing weather maps.](images/psul_davidWeatherThumb.jpg) |
Attaching a splash tag to an adult seal.
John and Soames. Soames Summerhayes is our resident filmmaker.
Photo by J. Goodwin. |
Jeff and Lisa on the back deck with Shumagin
Islands as background. We're on our way home. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
David, one of our bird observers, perusing
weather maps by the computer lab. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
May 11, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of Seattle Times reporters Sandi Doughton and Steve Ringman](images/psul_steveSandyThumb.jpg) |
![Image of Shishaldin Volcano.](images/psul_volcanosUnimakIslandThumb.jpg) |
![Image of Native Alaskan Yupik Charles Saccheus.](images/cameron_zodiacCharlieThumb.jpg) |
Seattle Times reporter Sandi Doughton, and photographer,
Steve Ringman joined us for the second half of this cruise. Photo by
P. Sullivan.
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Shishaldin Volcano (left) and Isanotski Peak
(right) on Unimak Island, seen as we steam toward the Alaskan Peninsula
and Shelikof Strait heading for Seward. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Charles Saccheus, a member of the Seal Observing
group, is Native Alaskan Yupik and lives by the northeastern Bering
Sea at Norton Bay. Photo by M. Cameron. |
May 10, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of three Thompson crew members.](images/psul_andyDaveDimitriThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a gliding northern Fulmar.](images/cokelet_fulmar1Thumb.jpg) |
![Image of scientists and crew climbing down a jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac.](images/psul_jladderCarolThumb.jpg) |
Andy (Oiler), Dave (2nd Assistant Engineer),
and Dimitri (Oiler)[left to right], on the back deck of the Thompson. Photo
by P. Sullivan.
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Northern Fulmar gliding, looking for food with
keen sense of smell. Note wing pattern and tube on bill, typical of
this order of birds (Procellariiformes). Photo by E. Cokelet. |
Carol climbing down jacobs ladder to a waiting
zodiac. Boats heading out for one of the ice coring operations earlier
in the cruise. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
May 9, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of two orcas.](images/robert_orcasThumb.jpg) |
![Image of bongo crew.](images/psul_bongoRachaelThumb.jpg) |
![](images/wilson_iceCoring050206_thumb.jpg) |
Two fast-traveling Orca Whales seen racing toward
the ice edge last week. Photo by R. Symonds. |
Rachael taking flow-meter numbers after a bongo
tow. Matt, Carol and Nancy washing the nets for the zooplankton catch. Photo
by P. Sullivan. |
Ice coring operation on an ice floe. R/V Thompson
in background. Shaun, Mike and John at the ready in zodiacs. Ned and
Dave take a brine sample while Carol and Rachael stand by. Photo by.
M.Wilson. |
May 8, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Photo of a scientist washing a bongo sample into a sample jar.](images/psul_bongoSampleMattThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a ring net.](images/psul_ringNetJeffThumb.jpg) |
![Image of sea ice.](images/psul_brokenIceFieldThumb.jpg) |
Matt washing a bongo sample into sample jar before
preserving. Photo by P. Sullivan.
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Ring net used to collect copepods for egg production
experiments. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Sea ice. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
May 7, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Photo of R/V Thompson from the ice in Bering Sea.](images/cameron_shipFromIceThumb.jpg) |
![Image of Ice Core group 3: Carol, Ned, Dave, Matt (L to R). Photo by M. Cameron.](images/cameron_iceOps3Thumb.jpg) |
![Image seal pup.](images/cameron_sealPupThumb.jpg) |
Photo of R/V Thompson from the
ice. Photo by M. Cameron.
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Image of Ice Core group 3: Rachael, Dave,
Ned, Matt (L to R). Photo by C. Ladd. |
Seal pup. Photo by M. Cameron. |
May 6, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Microscope image of copepod.](images/cartwright_copepodThumb.jpg) |
![Image of Jeff (PI) and Nancy (chief sci.) poring over map and planning .](images/psul_jeffNancyThumb.jpg) |
![Image of ice strip with seals.](images/psul_iceTypeSealThumb.jpg) |
Microscope image of a copepod in a drop of
water. Photo by R. Cartwright.
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Jeff (Principal Investigator) and Nancy (Chief
Scientist) with navigation maps, planning operations. Photo
by P. Sullivan. |
Packed ice, loose ice and 3 spotted seals.
Photo by P. Sullivan. |
May 5, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of crane operations](images/psul_zodiacCraneThumb.jpg) |
![Image of John, a native Alaskan Inupiaq, on a bridge watch.](images/psul_johnBridgeThumb.jpg) |
![Image of two scientists looking at nutrient concentrations in the water column.](images/psul_plotsNedCalvinThumb.jpg) |
Crane operations with the deck crew moving a zodiac from aft deck into the water. Photo by P. Sullivan.
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John taking part in a seal capture as bridge watch for the zodiac at the ice edge. John is Native Alaskan Inupiaq and lives 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Ned (Physical Oceanographer) and Calvin (Chemical Oceanographer) look at nutrient concentrations in the water column. Photos by P. Sullivan. |
May 4, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of Pacific blacksmelt larva.](images/busby_blacksmeltThumb.jpg) |
![Image of scientist observing birds from the bridge.](images/psul_ghuntThumb.jpg) |
![Image of two crew members attaching a motor to the zodiac.](images/psul_zodiacPrepThumb.jpg) |
Microscope photo of Pacific blacksmelt larva
(Bathylagus pacificus). Photo by R. Cartwright. |
George conducting Birding operations from
the bridge. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Beth and John on the fantail attaching motor
to zodiac with Charlie standing by. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
May 3 , 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of three ABs.](images/psul_3ABsThumb.jpg) |
![Image of scientist descending a jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac](images/psul_ladderBobThumb.jpg) |
![Image of scientists on ice floe during an ice coring operation](images/psul_morganLisaOnIceThumb.jpg) |
Three of the six ABs on the Thompson: Pam, Stephanie,
and Linda (left to right). Photo by P. Sullivan. |
In preparation for a seal catch, Bob descends
the jacobs ladder to a waiting zodiac.Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Morgan and Lisa on an ice floe during an ice
coring operation.Photo by P. Sullivan. |
May 2 , 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of seal operations boat stuck on the ice.](images/psul_stuckInIceThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a seal catch and tagging.](images/cladd_sealTag1Thumb.jpg) |
![Image of the retrieval of a bongo.](images/cokelet_retrBongo1of7Thumb.jpg) |
Seal ops boats got closed into the ice after
a seal tagging and had to work their way out. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
A seal catch and tagging. Look closely for the
seal. Photo by C. Ladd. |
Photo series showing retrieval of a bongo. Photo
by E. Cokelet. |
April 30, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of 3-person ice coring team on an ice floe.](images/eisner_iceCore1Thumb.jpg) |
![Image of an ice core sample with label and meter stick.](images/psul_iceCoreSampleFloe1Thumb.jpg) |
![Image of Colleen and Peggy on an ice floe as ice coring team.](images/cokelet_firstCoringIceFloeThumb.jpg) |
Three-person ice coring team on the first ice
flow trip, as taken from the bridge. Photo by L. Eisner. |
An ice core from a floe, numbered and measured.
Note the banding in the core. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Colleen and Peggy on an ice floe taking core
samples. Photo by E. Cokelet. |
April 29/30, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
![Image of scientist preparing a nitrate sensor.](images_jenkins/DSCF3134_thumb.jpg) |
![Image of temperature sensors and their tri-float clusters.](images_jenkins/DSCF3136_thumb.jpg) |
![Image of Freeman crew deploying a nitrate sensor.](images_jenkins/DSCF3140_thumb.jpg) |
Dylan preparing a nitrate sensor
for deployment. Click thumb for larger image. Photo by A.
Jenkins. |
Temperature sensors (located at the base
of each tri-float cluster) record temperatures at 3 and 5m below
the surface of the water. Click thumb for larger image. Photo
by A. Jenkins. |
Freeman crew is deploying a nitrate
sensor. Click thumb for larger image. Photo
by A. Jenkins. |
April 28, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
![Image of a NOAA diver putting a bottle in a collection bag](images/NOAA_diver_putting_collection_bottle_in_mesh_bag_thumb.jpg) |
![Image of Peter with slurp gun sample.](images/under_ice_thumb.jpg) |
NOAA diver putting a collection bottle
in a mesh bag. Click thumb for larger image. |
Under the sea ice. Click thumb for larger
image. |
April 28, 2006--R/V Thompson
![St.Paul, Alaska harbor](images/psul_stPaulThumb.jpg) |
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands,
Alaska. |
April 27, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of Kathy preserving a water sample.](images/psul_picklingThumb.jpg) |
![Image of zodiacs up on ice floe tagging seal.](images/psul_sealPup2_1boatThumb.jpg) |
![Image of scientists on ice floe attempting to capture a spotted seal.](images/cokelet_seals1CatchAttemptThumb.jpg) |
Kathy pickling a bongo sample, the residual
when the zooplankton is removed. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Zodiacs pulled up on an ice floe where
the seal group tagged a year-old spotted seal pup. Photo by P.
Sullivan. |
On an ice floe Mike and Shawn attempt
to catch an adult spotted seal. Photo by E. Cokelet. |
April 26, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of scientists going over morning plans.](images/psul_nancyPhyllisThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a pteropod.](images/harpold_pteropodThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a McKay's bunting](images/psul_mckaysbuntingThumb.jpg) |
Nancy (Chief Scientist) and Phyllis (Principal
Investigator), going over morning plans. This is how we look at 6
a.m. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Microscope image of a pteropod, a small planktonic
snail. Photo by C. Harpold. |
McKay's bunting, a finch-sized bird that breeds
mostly in the area of St.Matthews Island in the Bering Sea. Photos
by P. Sullivan. |
April 25, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of a small boat transport between the Thompson and the Freeman](images/psul_goToFreemanThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a night CTD in a snowstorm.](images/prada_nightSnowThumb.jpg) |
![Image of slides of phytoplankton being made from CTD water samples](images/mier_slidesLisaThumb.jpg) |
Small boat transport between the Thompson and
the Miller Freeman. Photo by P. Sullivan (using Ned's cool
camera). |
Night CTD in a snowstorm. Rob and Dave persevering. Photo
by C. Parada. |
Lisa making slides of phytoplankton from CTD
water samples. Photo by K. Mier. |
April 24, 2006--R/V Thompson
![Image of seal zodiac on the ice.](images/cokelet_firstSealIceOpsThumb.jpg) |
![Image of a seal group in a seal capture.](images/cokelet_sealsOnIce042406Thumb.jpg) |
![Image of Pam running a crane.](images/psul_pamCraneThumb.jpg) |
Seal zodiac in the ice. One of our first ice
operations. Photo by E.Cokelet. |
Seal group in a seal capture. Pup is under
net, mother is on ice floe along with Mike and Shawn. Photo by
E.Cokelet. |
AB Pam running crane as zodiacs are put into
the water for ice operations. Photo by P.Sullivan. |
April 23, 2006--R/V Thompson
![the Tucker Trawl with most of the CTD/Bongo crew.](images/DSC373psul_tuckerThumb.jpg) |
![an euphausiid.](images/harpold_euphausiid1Thumb.jpg) |
![selected crew walking on ice.](images/psul_onIce1Thumb.jpg) |
The Tucker Trawl, first assembly. Most of the
CTD/Bongo crew on deck with Marine Tech Mike and Captain Phil Smith. Photo
by P.Sullivan. |
Microscope picture of an euphausiid. Photo
by C.Harpold |
Our first walk on ice. Ned and Bob are standing.
Charlie, Mike and Evgeniy are in boats. Note the bands of ice and
water in the background. Photo by P.Sullivan. |
April 23, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
![Image of NOAA divers](images/NOAA_divers_thumb.jpg) |
![Image of Mark climbing out of a dive boat.](images/Mark_climbing_out_of_dive_boat_2_thumb.jpg) |
![Image of Peter with slurp gun sample.](images/Peter_with_slurp_gun_sample_thumb.jpg) |
NOAA divers. Click thumb for larger image. |
Mark climbing out of dive boat. Click thumb
for larger image. |
Peter with slurp gun sample. Click thumb for
larger image. |
April 20, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
![](images/Dropping_Peggy_small_thumb.jpg) |
![](images/Surface_buoy_small_thumb.jpg) |
![](images/TAPS_small_thumb.jpg) |
Click thumbnail for full image . Photo by
Alex DeRobertis. |
Click thumbnail for full image. Photo by
Alex DeRobertis. |
Click thumbnail for full image. Photo by
Alex DeRobertis. |
April 20, 2006--R/V Thompson
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![](images/kmier_zodiacAlongsideThumb.jpg) |
CTD with accumulated snow. Photo by C.
Parada. |
Working on the zodiacs on the fantail before
launch. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
One of two launched zodiacs pulled up alongside
the R/V Thompson for our first run. Photo by K. Mier. |
April 19, 2006--R/V Thompson
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![](images/D308psul_bridgemammalsThumb.jpg) |
Dave setting up the CTD rosette and niskin
bottles for the next cast. Photo by P.Sullivan. |
The Thompson cuts a path through a band
of ice. Photo by P.Sullivan. |
Mike and Beth of the Marine Mammals group
doing observations on the bridge. Photo by P.Sullivan. |
April 18, 2006--R/V Thompson
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![Deploying a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth package](images/D270_psul_ctd1thumb.jpg) |
Microscope photo of diatoms from a 40-meter
deep sample taken when we were in the ice two days ago. Photo
and sample from L. Eisner. |
Phyllis and Kathy spraying down the bongo
nets after a deployment. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
Deploying a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature
and Depth package). Photo by P. Sullivan. |
April 18, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
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Tony preparing equipment for a TAPS mooring. |
Bruce and Steve assembling a surface mooring. |
April 17, 2006--R/V Thompson
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Gull on floating ice. Photo by K. Mier. |
Ice pancakes viewed from the bridge. Photo
by E. Logerwell. |
April 17, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
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The
Electronics Technician reterminating the winch wire for the CTD. |
Unimak Pass. |
April 16, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
![mooring recovery on Freeman](images/06SSP_3A_recovery_thumb.jpg) |
![Bill at desk.](images/Bill_at_deck_set_thumb.jpg) |
Recovering a Shelikof mooring, piece by piece. |
A technician listens for an acoustic reply
from a mooring's electronic release at the ocean floor. These transmissions
help locate moorings and allow the mooring to be released from
its anchor. |
April 15, 2006--R/V Thompson
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Deploying
the CALVET at M2. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
A
flotilla of gulls off starboard near CTD operations. Photo
by P. Sullivan. |
Bird
observation on the bridge. Photo by P. Sullivan. |
April 15, 2006--NOAAS Freeman
![photo of stowed moorings on Miller Freeman](images/041406_011_thumb.jpg) |
Looking down on the back deck of the
Miller Freeman. Mooring equipment is visible: to the right are
floats supporting acoustic current profilers; to the left are yellow
floats and railroad wheel anchors. |