An international team of scientists has discovered three new underwater hydrothermal vents that house a fascinating deep-sea 'city' that is teeming with life.
This high-temperature hydrothermal vent field was discovered during the expedition on Puy des Folles Seamount in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at approximately 2000 meters deep. The tallest black smokers chimney was about 20 meters high.
“At hydrothermal vents, seawater chemically altered through water-rock interactions at high temperature is expelled back through smokers and areas of diffuse fluid,”. “This water is enriched in certain chemical compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide and methane, providing reduced foods for microbial growth in a process known as chemosynthesis.”
The majority of the species found in vent communities are not found anywhere else, making the unique refuge of life in the deep sea particularly fascinating for scientists to study.is the first on this particular section of the world’s longest underwater mountain range, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, in more than 40 years. The images of these vents were captured some 2,000 meters deep, or about 6,500 feet below the surface.
Magnapinna squid – also known as Bigfin squid – was seen at approximately the 2,000 meter depth as the team returned to explore and sample the high-temperature hydrothermal vent communities at Puy Des Folles Seamount at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.“Regional Environmental Management Plans for regulating ocean mining require accurate scientific data on the presence of animal communities and an understanding of how sites are colonized,” Chief Scientist, Dr.
The discovery of these three vents was part of the inaugural 40-day expedition of the Research Vesselwhich began in March. The vessel is currently embarking on an expedition that began on April 17 to explore deep-sea coral.
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