The Gyre arrived on process station MT3 around 12 pm on June 3, 2001. The
photo depicts Paul Clark and Mike Fredericks preparing the downward looking
300 kHz Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) for deployment. The ADCP
was deployed first at this 1000 m station so that we can learn more about
the bottom currents at the site while we're sampling. The benthic lander
was deployed next and we headed about a mile west of it to start water
sampling with the CTD and collect sediments with the boxcore for
incubations. The corrosive links on the lander corroded faster than
estimated and we had to pick up the benthic lander after our first process
boxcore. All of the sampling devices on the lander worked as anticipated so
we deployed it again, this time relying on burn wire releases to release the
lander afer 18 hours. Boxcoring continued through the night and a baited
camera was also deployed close to the ADCP. The lander was retrieved but
the baited camera was never relocated. We tried to pick the baited camera
up while trawling but unfortunately we lost our trawl net. After picking up
the ADCP we headed toward the next survey station at 10 pm on June 4, 2001.
