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Deep Sea Vent and Fauna
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Ocean Exploration
Life In The Deep Sea
Deep Sea Ven and Cold Seep Fauna
Ocean Exploration
Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Hydrothermal venting from sulfur mounds, white crabs to the left on the seafloor, and some small marine animals swimming in front of the hydrothermal cloud.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Chunks of solidified sulfur almost displaying a dendritic appearance.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. A tonguefish (Symphurus thermophilus). Thisspecies is notable for being the only flatfish known to be an obligateinhabitant of hydrothermal vent fields.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.A tongue fish seemingly hovering over a sulfur-encrusted area. White crabs areseen below.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Hydrothermal vents spewing white clouds of hydrothermal fluids in a sulfur-encrusted area. Bubbles of CO2 can be seen in the image.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.A cloud of white hydrothermal fluids
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.A thicket of tubeworms with white and orange crabs.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Tube worms and a white crab.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Tube worms, tongue fish, and white crabs.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.White and orange crabs with a rare (for this vent field) starfish amongstvolcanic boulders.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Crabs congregating in a possible small vent area.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.A huge field of tube worms. Look closely and many crabs and tongue fishcan be seen. Note also the wire extending over the lower half of the image.Even in this seemingly pristine environment, human marine debris can be f
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.A huge field of tube worms. Look closely and many crabs and tongue fishcan be seen.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Tube worms, gray crabs, and a sulfur-encrusted rock outcrop.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Vents emitting hydrothermal fluids and CO2 bubbles, crabs, sulfur-encrusted bottom, and tube worms with black tips.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition.Perpetual night of the deep ocean with light from the ROV scattering off a fewsmall creatures and detritus falling from above.
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Vailulu'u Expedition 2005. The summit of Nafanua was covered with thickmicrobial mats, indicative of low-temperature venting.
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Vailulu'u Expedition 2005. Basket of Pisces V completely buried in a 1-m thickmicrobial mat on the side of Nafanua.
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Operation Deep Scope Expedition 2004. Top portion of a tubeworm fromthe Brine Pool, photographed with white light.
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Ring of Fire 2006 Expedition. Red-green algae and fine white 'beards' ofbacterial mat cover the lava blocks at 200 meters water depth (~650 feet). Herewe are observing a rare sight: an overlap of the chemosynthetic andphotosynthetic communities.
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