Thursday 6 August 2015

Yo-yo camera work on Masfjorden

Staying the night in the tranquil Sævråsvåg to collect equipment for the Solvik. 
Today a series of transects to photograph the sea floor in Masfjorden took place, using the yo-yo camera in 3 different depth zones. Starting points for the transects were selected randomly for each depth, and photographs were taken in 10 metre intervals (50 photographs for each depth area). 

Lowering the yo-yo camera in Masfjorden.
Jellyfish tentacles caught in the yo-yo camera net upon surfacing. 


Image of sea floor at Masfjorden (480 m depth). Pictured: Stichopus holothurian. 


Image of sea floor at Masfjorden (480 m depth). Pictured: Ctenophore and rat-tail fish (Family: Macrouridae). 


Lowering the yo-yo frame complete with scavenger traps.

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