PI Country:
USA
PIs:
Delaney, J.; Kelley, D.
Institution:
Univ. Washington
Funding:
State of Washington, Keck, NSERC, NOAA NURP
Ocean:
N. Pacific
Region:
JdF Ridge
Year:
2003
Start Date:
28 Jul 2003
End Date:
20 Aug 2003 Install seismic array, macrofauna, rocks, fluids; From Chuck Fisher's website: This was the third and final cruise supported through a grant from NOAA's West Coast National Undersea Research Program. We combined efforts this year with scientists from the University of Washington, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the University of Victoria (CA) and Dalhousie University (CA). John Delaney and Deb Kelly served as Co- Chief Scientsits for this cruise. Again we were assisted by the excellent pilots and crew of the Canadian ROV ROPOS as we sampled tubeworms at the Main Endeavour Field of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Two PSU graduate students, Jason Flores and Sue Carney participated in all three cruises (2001-2003) as they continue to work on the blood physiology and population genetics of the different morphotypes of the tubeworm Ridgeia piscesae.
Ship:
R/V Thompson
Equipment:
ROV ROPOS 
