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Last week the winds in the south made it impossible to safely launch the ROV at our intended dive sites in the Back-arc. We flipped our itinerary, and headed to the northern Mariana arc, where the weather was more favorable. It was a move that really paid off and we avoided any serious loss of dive … Continued
During the 2016 "Searching for Life in the Mariana Back-Arc" research cruise, ROV SuBastian performed its first science dives. Utilizing the vehicle's Core Imaging Suite, online viewers were able to follow along in real-time to see an active submarine volcano, erupting sulfur lakes, strange creatures and hydrothermal vents. Dives ranged from 400 to over 3,000 meters depth. … Continued
Great start for the Searching For Life in the Mariana Back-Arc cruise As our #HydrothermalHunt expedition transitions into its second week, we get to reflect on the amazing things we’ve seen so far. The best way to catch up is to take you down with the ROV right to the seafloor and watch our first week video … Continued
The last few days have been full of dives and discoveries. The team has been piloting ROV SuBastian around Daikoku Seamount, an active submarine volcano with sulfur lakes, strange creatures and hydrothermal vents. Using the ROV’s High Definition cameras and R/V Falkor’s multibeam sonar, the team has been gathering data and visual information. Below are images of … Continued
The first day on the job is nerve-wracking for anyone, but when you’re a multimillion dollar ROV venturing into one of the most inhospitable landscapes on the planet you’d have a pretty good excuse to feel nervous. Everything yesterday with ROV SuBastian went as smoothly as we could have hoped. We all get a quick … Continued
After two cancelled dives in the back-arc, we transit to our northern-most destination: Daikoku seamount. The winds and seas are calmer there, and it is a chance to revisit a fascinating underwater volcano. We get the confirmation we have been hoping for at 6.30am – conditions are good enough and ROV SuBastian is ready for its first dive. … Continued
Today we set sail from Guam, bound for newly discovered hydrothermal vents -volcanic underwater ecosystems thousands of meters below the sea surface. The pressure, acidity, temperature and darkness down there would be a vision of hell for humans, but there are plenty of other organisms who have adapted perfectly, making themselves right at home. These vent sites can … Continued
Dr. Antonio Mannino, research oceanographer of the Ocean Ecology Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center since 2002, is currently Deputy Project Scientist for Oceans on NASA’s PACE mission. He was previously a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow research chemist at the U.S. Geological Survey. Dr. Mannino began his graduate work at the University of Texas (UT; … Continued
Dr Amanda E Bates is Lecturer within Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton. Her research focusses on marine systems from the poles to hydrothermal vents to investigate how environmental variability influences the ability of animals to cope with temperature stress.
