A dolphin and seabird feeding frenzy is observed during the Santa Barbara Channel cruise.A Multi-Filtered Rotating Shadow Band Spectrometer (M-MFRSR) deployed at Santa Cruz, Tenerife Island, to measure UV-to-visible aerosol absorption properties.A photo of ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is captured during a Santa Barbara Channel cruise in August 2024.A spectacular breaching whale is observed during a Santa Barbara Channel cruise (#15).A photo of dolphins is captured during a Santa Barbara Channel cruise (#16).A whale surfaces near a research vessel during a Santa Barbara Channel cruise (#10).Whales are observed during a Santa Barbara Channel (California) cruise (#10).Crew members aboard a CalCOFI cruise wear masks during sampling operations due to smoke from the January 2025 LA County wildfires.Smoke from the LA County wildfires during January 2025 is visible on a CalCOFI cruise.Filtering water to determine particulate absorption using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) during a CalCOFI cruise.NOAA’s Research Vessel Reuben Lasker used during a California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) cruise.Students of Xiaodong Zhang (Univ. Southern Mississippi) work on SeaTrac uncrewed surface vehicle.Maria Tzortziou in the wet lab onboard the OceanXplorer.Maria Tzortziou in front of an OceanXplorer deep sea vehicle.Joaquim Goes and Maria Tzortziou in the OceanXplorer’s wet lab.Photo of OceanXplorer’s stern deck, taken off the coast of west Africa. The OceanXplorer is an advanced exploration, research and media vessel.Cormorants roost on the Upper Deck of the Chesapeake Bay Tower station.Patrick Gray with Temple of Poseidon in background.The deployed HyperPro Buoy is a tiny black speck against the rich blue of the Mediterranean Sea.The HyperPro Buoy prepares for deployment in the Mediterranean Sea during a SO PACE cruise.Dolphins in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.Tara Ocean sampling at last station near Cape Sounion, Greece.Patrick Gray next to CTD near Cape Sounion, Greece.Chesapeake Bay Tower station WATERHYPERNET PI Kevin Turpie.PANTHYR ("PAN-and-Tilt HYperspectral Radiometer") Instrument Components installed on the Chesapeake Bay Tower station.Cownosed Rays swim past the Chesapeake Bay Tower station.Nicole Trenholm perches in an abandoned raptor nest.Solar Panels are installed on the Upper Deck of the Chesapeake Bay Tower station.Alison Chase and Vittorio Brando (CNR-ISMAR) discuss station measurements with during a SO PACE Cruise.PANTHYR ("PAN-and-Tilt HYperspectral Radiometer") system and developer Dieter Vansteenwegen.
