Hawai‘i Undersea Research Lab

Images from the
HURL archive

 

squid at 417 m depth
This squid, Histioteuthis hoylei, was photographed from the ROV RCV-150
at a depth of 417 m at Cross Seamount in November 2001.
Visit the NOAA photo collection

or the HIMB Photo Gallery

The HURL Data Department maintains an archive of all the images and video that are collected with the research submersibles Pisces V and Pisces IV , and with the ROV RCV-150 . One of HURL's major assets is the largest underwater video collection, fully annotated and computer accessible, in the Pacific. In the twenty-plus years that HURL has been operating, this archive has grown to an enormous size -- and it continues to grow with every dive season.

HURL's photo record and video record databases are available to researchers. These databases are compilations of all identifiable organisms photographed or sampled under the HURL program. The databases can be manipulated to answer specific inquiries. HURL is currently planning to work with NURP to make its principal data available on the Worldwide Web. Hopefully you will see it here sometime soon!

HURL's atlas of Hawaiian deep-sea benthos, In Deeper Waters , by Chave and Malahoff was published in 1998 and can be purchased at any major bookstore for about $20. It includes summaries of species distributions, their habitat, and location coordinates. An extensive bibliography, statistics of distribution, and geology of the habitat are included.

HURL video, slides, and digital images are requested and used in various programs including educational shows, nature documentaries, interviews, and technology reports. If you would like to request something from the HURL archive, please contact the Data Department Manager .


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