News from the cruise: HOT September 2025

September 12, 2025


Cruise updates

Members of the SUBSEA team participated in the monthly Hawai’i Ocean Time-series (HOT) research cruise in September, collecting samples and running experiments that will contribute to our understanding of the biogeochemical functioning of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. The cruise visited Station ALOHA, about 100 km north of Oahu. See photos below!

Two scientists wearing helmets and life vests heave a sediment trap array into the ocean at dusk.
A yellow Seaglider sits at the surface of bright blue water, ready to start collecting data.
Scientists watch as a yellow apparatus hangs from a cable on a research vessel. The background is pitch black while the deck of the ship is well-lit.