Thanks to the amazing crew on the R/V Atlantis we were able to respond to a fishing vessel’s mayday call. The ship sunk but we were able to get their crew onto another vessel heading to shore. Glad we were nearby to help! abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireSto…

The Larval Lab is back at sea for our #Biofilms4Larvae project studying the role of bacterial biofilms on larval settlement at #vents along the EPR! We just left Puntarenas and we’ll be at sea for all of December. Follow our research blog! wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca…

First dives completed at the #EPR!These #vents at Tica are now a thriving forest of Riftia and sulfide spires. Looking better than in 2021! So excited to get our science out and study these communities! #Biofilms4Larvae #NSFfunded Read more here: wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca…

These vent animals are so kind! This nice Cyanagraea made sure we could see our deployment tag!#Biofilms4Larvae

New blog post! Come learn about the #dsvalvin submersible and the Alvin team that make our research possible! wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca…

New blog post! Read about Dexter Davis’s Alvin dive to the East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vents. wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca… #Biofilms4Larvae #wwu #marinebiology #NSFfunded #EPR #deepsea

A few time-lapses of the East Pacific Rise using Dan Fornari’s MISO camera stills and a python script by Dr. Lauren Dykman! Crab fights and Riftia bloops! So much activity down here, even on the inactive vents. #Biofilms4Larvae #marinebiology #NSFfunded

New blog post! Come learn about inactive vents, how we’re studying them and the life we’re finding! wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca… #Biofilms4Larvae #marinebiology #dsvalvin

‘Tis the season! Spawning season! So cool to see Riftia pachyptila releasing gametes at Tica in the EPR! #biofilms4larvae

Merry Shipmas! Science didn’t stop for the holidays but we made sure to make it festive! Thank you to the scientists and crew aboard Research Vessel Atlantis for great food and events, making this a Christmas to remember! #biofilms4larvae #nsffunded

New blog post! Come read about our unique holiday experience at sea! wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca… #biofilms4larvae #nsffunded

Congratulations to 12 new Alvin divers on our #biofilms4larvae cruise, including three members of the Larval Lab: Vanessa, Tanika, and Wyatt! Thank you for your hard work as aquanauts and a successful cruise! #nsffunded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) WHOI DSL WWU Research WWU

Some more time-lapses of the EPR showing off the work we did and our incredible study sites! Thanks again to Dan Fornari’s MISO camera stills and a python script by Dr. Lauren Dykman! #biofilms4larvae #NSFFunded #wwu #marinebio

New blog post! Come learn about the worms that we encountered at the East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vents! wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca… #nsffunded #Biofilms4Larvae #marinebio

Cruise by Numbers of our #biofilms4larvae cruise aboard the Research Vessel Atlantis. An incredible international effort to study the vents at the EPR was a success! Can’t wait to return next year and do it again! #nsffunded #dsvalvin WWU Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

The last blog post from our #Biofilms4Larvae cruise is finally out! Come learn more about what we found! wp.wwu.edu/arellanolab/ca… Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) WHOI DSL WWU #NSFfunded

Happy Larvalentine’s Day! Boxes of chocolates? Bouquets of roses? No. Nothing compares to the gift of larvae and their beauty. Here are some of our favorite larval photos taken for our #SALTLarvae project. #ValentinesDay #larvae #marinescience

Loving the new Shawn Arellano icon? Wishing you had it as a sticker?? Now you can! Shawn Arellano member Dexter Davis has taken inspiration from his work in our lab to develop these awesome larvae stickers! We ❤️ them!!!

The Larval Lab Shannon Point Marine Center is so proud of Dexter Davis for his hard work and well-earned accomplishments!! We will miss you when you leave, but we are so excited for your next steps as an #NSFGRFP! #NSFFunded WWU Research WWU

Our paper is out this week about the incredible impacts of the Hunga eruption on deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities.