#researchvessel — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #researchvessel, aggregated by home.social.
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Expedition searching for #NewSpecies in #Arctic Ocean https://geographical.co.uk/news/expedition-searching-for-new-species-in-arctic-ocean
"On board the expeditions boat, the #RVKronprinsHaakon #ResearchVessel, is a multi-disciplinary team of 36 #scientists from 15 universities and institutes whose goal is to explore and chart a series of #hydrothermal vent fields, #CarbonSeeps, #seamounts and #DeepSea ridges... With only 1,100 species currently described from the #ArcticOcean, the team is hopeful of new discoveries"
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Massive New #Seamount Discovered in International Waters Off #Guatemala
https://schmidtocean.org/massive-new-seamount-off-guatemala/"The 1,600-meter seamount covers 14 square kilometers and sits 2,400 meters below sea level... This marks the ninth #seafloor #discovery since the #ResearchVessel #Falkor (too), was launched in March... #Seamounts are #biodiversity hotspots, providing surfaces for #DeepSea #corals, #sponges, and a host of #invertebrates... There are more than 100,000 #unexplored seamounts taller than 1,000 meters."
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Scientists Discover Healthy #DeepSea #Coral Reef and New #Seamounts in the Galápagos https://schmidtocean.org/healthy-deep-sea-coral-reef-and-new-seamounts-in-the-galapagos/
"#Scientists examining underwater cliff ecosystems onboard #ResearchVessel #Falkor (too) using #ROV #SuBastian, have discovered 2 pristine #CoralReefs in the waters surrounding the #Galápagos. These newly identified #ColdWaterReefs are situated at depths ranging from 370 to 420 meters. The discovery expands our understanding of #DeepReefs within the #GalápagosIslandsMarineReserve"