Romanche Fracture Zone West Station 1 | SOI Divestream 962

This will be the deepest dive in the south ridge of the west RFZ study site. This dive will explore a 1 km-long seafloor sector along the 4326-4314 m isobath on the southern RFZ ridge wall within the West RFZ study site. Characterize the seafloor seascape and biodiversity along the 1-km transect, and collect e-DNA (water and sediments), representative fauna, sediments and rocks. Some target animal groups are: holothurians, cold water corals, sponges and associated fauna. The ROV transect must be done with a pre-defined altitude and camera angle. After ROV stops for close up images and sample collection, it must return to these pre-defined parameters to resume the transect. The ROV will stop and land for sample collection (pushcores, rocks, animals, water) upon request by the lead scientist. FKt260917 - The Romanche Fracture Zone #SamplingGap More expedition information: https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/deep-wonders-of-trinidad-and-tobago/ More ROV SuBastian information: https://schmidtocean.org/technology/robotic-platforms/4500-m-remotely-operated-vehicle-rov/ _________ We livestream our ROV dives on YouTube and Twitch! Join us on our oceanographic missions on our other social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SchmidtOcean Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/schmidtocean Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchmidtOcean Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schmidtocean/ Live data feeds from R/V Falkor (too): 🚢 Where's Falkor (too)? https://soi-vessel-tracker.web.app/ 🌦️ How's the weather? https://www.windy.com/station/ship-zgoj7 Sign up for our newsletter here: Newsletter link: https://mailchi.mp/schmidtocean.org/subscribe _________ Schmidt Ocean Institute is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit operating foundation established to advance oceanographic research, discovery, and knowledge, and catalyze sharing of information about the oceans.