Jaasaljuus Yakgujanaas Wow time really does fly when you’re having fun! Today we spent our time at Hodgkin’s Seamount and what an amazing day it was. I know I’ve been saying this everyday so far, but seeing firsthand the abundance of life at these seamounts is incredible. I started my Read more…
Jaasaljuus Yakgujanaas We have arrived! Well, technically we arrived late last night, but here we are now at SGaan Kinghlas – Bowie Seamount. It’s a very surreal feeling right now, knowing this seamount is sitting directly below us, I can’t help but have this overwhelming feeling of gratitude to be Read more…
Jaasaljuus Yakgujanaas First Dive We arrived at Dellwood Seamount early in the morning after the night crew finished their mapping of the seamount area. The ROV’s were quickly in the water for our first dive of the expedition! The nice thing about the E/V Nautilus (besides feeling like you have an outside Read more…
Jaasaljuus Yakgujanaas Today is the day! We officially set sail on the North East Pacific Seamount expedition onboard the E/V Nautilus. This 64-meter vessel was built in 1967, in Eastern Germany for the sole purpose of being used as a research vessel and is currently operated by the Ocean Exploration Read more…
The Haida Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Oceana Canada and Ocean Networks Canada are mounting a sixteen-day expedition to learn more about the SGaan Kinghlas, Dellwood and Explorer seamounts situated near Haida Gwaii. Haida Nation Intern Marine Biologist, Jaasaljuus (JJ) Yakgujanaas , will be joining the crew aboard the Ocean Read more…