[ Andrea/Ames - 2 - 09:51:56 ]
Welcome to the chat - we are testing the sound from the submarine now.

[ MrGrangersClassroom - 3 - 09:53:33 ]
Hello. Is anyone in the chat room with us?

[ Andrea/Ames - 4 - 09:55:14 ]
We are still testing the voice connection.

[ KathyLink/CrystalMiddleSchool - 5 - 09:57:53 ]
We can hear you just fine, but how do we get video?

[ Andrea/Ames - 6 - 09:58:53 ]
RE: [KathyLink/CrystalMiddleSchool] We can hear you just fine, but how do we get video?
There is only pre-recorded video.

[ KathyLink/CrystalMiddleSchool - 7 - 09:59:49 ]
TO Mr. Granger's classroom: My students are in an assembly right now! I hope they can join us later. :>)

[ DanRichards - 8 - 10:00:06 ]
I am a marine biologist with Channel Islands National Park. I just got back from two days of diving on the Delta Sub.

[ Andrea/Ames - 9 - 10:01:02 ]
Welcome all -

[ Steven/BrianMcCaul - 10 - 10:02:29 ]
We just got here! =o)

[ TiborfromHungary - 11 - 10:02:57 ]
Hello Everybody, is Sandy Dueck here?

[ CaddyCalifornia - 13 - 10:04:57 ]
Hello. How deep is the submarine right now? I just heard youa re coming up 100 feet

[ Sharon - 14 - 10:05:08 ]
We are joining you from Las Vegas, but we don't have sound yet.

[ CaddyCalifornia - 15 - 10:05:34 ]
I can hear some mondo echoes. What is the weather like there?

[ TiborfromHungary - 16 - 10:05:40 ]
Dan: Which deep is the submarine now?

[ DanRichards - 17 - 10:08:00 ]
If you don't have the audio feed, the sub is at 730 ft right now.

[ Justin - 18 - 10:08:50 ]
Hello Laura. This is Justin in Washington. A bunch of us have gathered to hear your presentation. You sound pretty good (with a little bit of echo). We're proud of you.

[ John - 19 - 10:09:00 ]
Able Engineering wishes Carol Spears good luck. Will her hair be red at 1200 ft?

[ Kate - 21 - 10:11:09 ]
Congratulations, Bill on your 600' dive!

[ Melinda - 23 - 10:13:28 ]
What is the pilots name?

[ unknown - 24 - 10:14:43 ]
For those having trouble with the audio - there is a text transcript of the event. Go back to: quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/nps

[ DaveUrbanMiddleSchool - 25 - 10:14:44 ]
It is almost impossible to hear the person from the submarine

[ Tibor/Hungary - 26 - 10:17:37 ]
Dan: Do you see the view through the submarine camera?

[ DaveUrbanMiddleSchool - 27 - 10:18:58 ]
NO-on the internet we are not hearing you at all. Sounds like she is talking in a bubble-very hard to understand. ~~~Culture Kids

[ David/huenemehighschool - 29 - 10:20:53 ]
why did you choose channel islands??

[ DaveUrbanMiddleSchool - 30 - 10:21:37 ]
How deep is the submarine right now.

[ DanRichards - 31 - 10:22:25 ]
The submarine has small port holes for the observer and the sub driver to look through, the video records the dive for us to review after the dive.

[ CaddyCalifornia - 33 - 10:23:14 ]
I can hear all of the sound great! This is fun.

[ Dean/Hueneme - 34 - 10:23:51 ]
How are you getting your breathing air right now?

[ CaddyCalifornia - 35 - 10:24:37 ]
You talked about this dive maybe contributing to the white abolone being classified in such a way so that it is more protected. Can you share some details about what is involved in getting a sea creature protected?

[ David/huenemehighschool - 36 - 10:24:39 ]
what is the purpose of this dive?

[ Brian/homeschool - 37 - 10:26:59 ]
Are you deep enough to see glow in the dark creatures?

[ Colleen - 38 - 10:27:06 ]
Laura, if you saw any squid, how big are they??

[ CaddyCalifornia - 39 - 10:27:40 ]
How much does a submarine like you are in cost? If I were rich, could I buy one myself? Do regular folks ever buy them?

[ Jonathan/HuenemeHigh - 40 - 10:28:04 ]
How deep is the Sub right now??

[ Louise/Canada - 41 - 10:28:07 ]
What kind of air pressure do you keep in the submarine and do you need to go through decompression stages when coming back to the surface?

[ Colleen - 42 - 10:28:24 ]
Laura, Have you seen any pinnipeds?

[ David/huenemehighschool - 43 - 10:29:15 ]
what kind of submarine is used for this type of dive?

[ Dean/hueneme - 44 - 10:30:11 ]
what is powering your sub rigth now?

[ Andrea/Ames - 45 - 10:30:11 ]
Hi all we will try and send some of your questions to the submarine -- We also have a few scientists from the Channel Islands National Park in the chat room - and may have an answer to your questions.

[ Julie/homeschool - 46 - 10:30:53 ]
Will you, or have you taken any ocean water samples from this canyon, and is there any difference from shallow waters?

[ Justin - 47 - 10:31:57 ]
Steve Gittings, Sanctuary Manager for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, asks if this an area frequented by whales who may be feeding?

[ CaddyCalifornia - 48 - 10:31:57 ]
What is the weather like at the Channel Islands now? How do people get there? Is there a ferry from LA? How much does it cost?

[ Justin - 50 - 10:34:42 ]
how much light is there at 550 feet?

[ DanaAsheCountyCareerCenter - 51 - 10:35:03 ]
I am a foreign exchange student in the US, and I would like to know more about the purpose/importance of finding abalone in the Channel.

[ Dean/hueneme - 52 - 10:35:45 ]
that answered my question good

[ Robert/KSC - 54 - 10:37:56 ]
Gregg and I are connected here in Florida and everything sounds great over here. Glad to see that so many are connected.

[ Andrea/Ames - 55 - 10:38:14 ]
RE: [Sandy/Questteam] andrea: I'm getting email from teachers. They all say Laura is impossible to understand and asked that if Tom could repeat his questions and what she says, it would be a lot better for them.
Sandy -- I will ask Tom that - The text transcription is proving to be a great record of what is being said. It is a link from quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/nps

[ Dean/hueneme - 56 - 10:40:54 ]
Is there a rescue team if any incident should ocurr and the sub goes?

[ David/huenemehighschool - 57 - 10:41:34 ]
how many people are on the sub?

[ Dean/hueneme - 58 - 10:43:06 ]
On my last question I meant" goes down?"

[ Andrea/Ames - 60 - 10:43:26 ]
RE: [David/huenemehighschool] how many people are on the sub?
It is a two-person sub.

[ David/huenemehighschool - 61 - 10:44:20 ]
thanks

[ Julie/homeschool - 62 - 10:44:57 ]
What kind of current can be seen, if any?

[ CrystalMiddleSchool/California - 63 - 10:45:37 ]
Laura: Are you scared at all? What dangers are there. P.S. My students are here now!

[ Andrea/Ames - 64 - 10:46:12 ]
For all of you that are not getting your questions answered we will ask Tom to visit the chat room when he returns from the ship and answer your great questions. So if your question is not answered today - please check back in a few days.

[ Andrea/Ames - 65 - 10:48:44 ]
Welcome - Crystal Middle School - Laura was saying earlier that she feels pretty secure in the sub -

[ Steven/homeschool - 66 - 10:49:17 ]
Has there been any experimentation with infra rays as not to to disturb wildlife?

[ ConnieACCC - 67 - 10:51:31 ]
What type of degree must you have to be able to drive a sub ?

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 68 - 10:55:34 ]
For tomorrow's dive, will you be sending out video and audio?

[ DanRichards - 69 - 10:57:21 ]
Sorry I got pulled away for a bit. Caddy, for information about the Channel Islands, check the web site for Channel Islands National Park and the National Marine Sanctuary, this web site has links. As far as protecting marine life, that gets complicated as many different agencies are involved including Fish and Game, and the National Marine fisheries Service.

[ Steven/Brian/Julie/Homeschool - 70 - 10:59:23 ]
Thank you for the oppurtunity to particiapte! We have enjoyed this very much!

[ David/huenemehighschool - 71 - 11:00:52 ]
i have to go soon

[ Andrea/Ames - 72 - 11:00:59 ]
Dan, as you can see there are several questions. Please answer those that you have time for today. If you would like to see questions asked earler you can use the scroll back function at the bottom of the screen.

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 73 - 11:01:05 ]
Hello again. Does anyone know if they will be sending video and audio tomorrow? I am sorry if this has been asked before.

[ DanRichards - 74 - 11:01:18 ]
DanaAshe, we study abalone and many different organisms that live on and around the islands in order to understand the health of the ecosystem. When a problem is detected such as declining abalone populations we direct research to try to determine what the problem is and see if we can help them recover.

[ Jonathan/Huenemehigh - 75 - 11:01:33 ]
Thank you for all of the information and i look forward to hearing more about this dives and others in the future.

[ David/huenemehighschool - 76 - 11:01:55 ]
thanks for giving us the info we wanted good bye

[ Andrea/Ames - 77 - 11:02:10 ]
THANKS FOR JOINING US!

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 78 - 11:02:32 ]
How did you get involved in studing ablone?

[ Saul - 79 - 11:02:46 ]
Hi everyone. I am a homeschooler from NY.

[ Andrea/Ames - 80 - 11:03:08 ]
RE: [Tim/QuilCedaElementary] Hello again. Does anyone know if they will be sending video and audio tomorrow? I am sorry if this has been asked before.
We will not be joining the dive tomorrow -sorry.

[ Robert/NASA/KSC - 81 - 11:03:37 ]
This has been a great experience for us here at Kennedy Space Center. We really enjoyed listening to the event.

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 82 - 11:04:51 ]
Will you be doing the dive tomorrow at all?

[ George - 84 - 11:07:48 ]
Great work. Congratulations to your whole team. Talk soon

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 85 - 11:08:34 ]
What will you do with the ablone if you find them?

[ DanRichards - 87 - 11:09:43 ]
Tim, I'm interested in most marine life but abalone have been been fascinating subjects. They have been harvested for many years (infact Indians harvested them thousands of years ago). California has the greatest diversity in the world with eight species. White abalone live the deepest, generally from 80-200 ft. They may live 20-30 years.

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 88 - 11:10:13 ]
How long will the dive last? How many people are there in the sub?

[ Andrea/Ames - 89 - 11:12:05 ]
Hi all -- Again, thank you for joining us -- We will ask Tom from the Channel Islands National Park to visit this room when he returns from the ship and answer some of the remaining questions.

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 90 - 11:12:27 ]
Could you point us to some pictures of ablone? Brandy in my class wants to know how many young an ablone has at any one time.

[ DanRichards - 91 - 11:12:48 ]
tim, we will document the abalone we see to get a population estimate. We will also note the location. One possible future project would be a captive breeding effort, bring in some of these abalone where they can be brought together for spawning and the young raised in a protected environment.

[ Lori - 92 - 11:13:21 ]
I'm sorry that I'm just able to join. Is there any way you will rebroadcast? Where can I find what you done?

[ Andrea/Ames - 93 - 11:13:52 ]
Tim - could you repeat Brandy's question. You may want to do an Internet search with your teacher and classmates and see if there are images of Abalone on the Internet.

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 94 - 11:14:45 ]
Mike in my class would like to know if you need to wear special suits to go in the sub?

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 95 - 11:15:45 ]
Brandy wanted to know how many young the ablone have at one time.

[ DanRichards - 96 - 11:16:09 ]
Tim, there are various web sites for marine biology with photos of abalone but unfortunately I don't have the addresses right now. Each abalone can produce millions of eggs or sperm but in nature very few will survive the first year.

[ Bill - 97 - 11:16:37 ]
I am curious why dolphins and other sea life would make a differenct in your communications with the submarine?

[ Saul - 98 - 11:18:35 ]
What do you expect to find?

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 99 - 11:18:41 ]
How many people can fit into your sub?

[ DanRichards - 100 - 11:18:48 ]
No special suits are required to go in the sub. On long and deep dives, it might be cold inside, especially against the walls and condensation from breathing is a problem sometimes. we generally wear comfortable clothes like sweat pants and shirt.

[ PeterSaltonstallElementarySalemMA - 101 - 11:19:30 ]
Peter-Hi, we've just joined you. What is going on?

[ DanRichards - 102 - 11:23:48 ]
The Delta sub hold two people, an observer who lays down on the bottom and a driver who sits upright int he tower. We are mostly exploring what is there, we know so little about what lives in the deep. We hope to document the number and location of white abalone which are in peril. Dolphin and other marine animals often communicate wiht sound and those sounds interact with our communications-just like talking in a room full of other people talking

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 103 - 11:24:15 ]
How large can abalone get?

[ Andrea/Ames - 104 - 11:24:26 ]
Peter we have been talking with some folks in a sub - You can see a copy of the transcript from- quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/nps

[ Tim/QuilCedaElementary - 105 - 11:27:37 ]
My class is going out to recess now. THey will be back on after. Thank you so much for the information and we look forward to talking with you soon.

[ DanRichards - 106 - 11:29:14 ]
Red abalone are the largest species of abalone in the world and may grow to be over 12 inches long. Most of the others in California only grow to 6-8 inches. They grow at about 1 inch per year for the first few years then slow down. There are tropical species that may only be 1 inch long.

[ Andrea/Ames - 108 - 11:38:22 ]
Thanks Dan - This is Ames signing off.

[ TrishBurns - 123 - 17:06:11 ]
I'm a Park Ranger at Channel Islands National Park. I have logged on to answer some of the questions from Tuseday that went unanswered. The sub did go deep enough to see glow in the dark animals. Although none were seen. The most common place to see boilumienesce is on the surface at night. The squid the sub saw were the coommon about six inches is size. They are very common in the Santa Barbara Channel. Pinnipeds were seen that day, but most were seen near or at the surface. Light penterates the first 130 feet of water. So there is no light at 550 feet. The current in the Santa Barbara Channel is unique. There are two major currents, the California current from the north is a cold water current and the Davidson current from the south is a warm water current. The two currents mix in the channel, which helps contribute to the amount of ocean life seen. The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the most diverse areas of the ocean because of those two mixing ocean currents. I will visit this site one more time if there are any other questions. I will visit on the evening of Oct 27. Thanks for joining us on Tuesday.

[ TomDore - 124 - 10:20:47 ]
This has been a very exciting and educational event for everyone involved. We'd like to keep this site open and plan for future chats and our next sub dive. Was this fun? Should we broadcast another sub dive and include "real" video next time? Should we explore some more ocean ecosystems around Channel Islands National Park? Give us your comments! Ranger Tom

[ Andrea/Ames - 125 - 12:31:49 ]
Thank you Tom!