Shrimp near eruptive vent filmed on the 2009 NW Rota Expedition

A rocky outcrop on a ridge of the volcano provides habitat for two species of shrimp specially adapted to live in the extreme chemical environment found near the eruptive vent (no audio).

Credits:
Bill Chadwick, OSU, 541-867-0179, bill.chadwick@oregonstate.edu

All video copyright by Advanced Imaging and Visualization Lab, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (AIVL/WHOI).

Video from the expedition is also available in HD format from AIVL/WHOI, but prior arrangement and licensing of the imagery from AIVL/WHOI is required for its use.

Information about the videos: There are 8 edited video clips in DV format showing highlights from dives with the JASON II remotely operated vehicle at NW Rota-1 submarine volcano in the Mariana Arc. Each clip is about 1 minute long or less, and some have an audio track recorded in the control room during the dive. One of the movies has two versions: one at normal speed and the other sped up about 4 times.

Information about the expedition: The expedition was conducted from the research vessel Thompson, operated by the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), using the remotely operated vehicle JASON II, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA). Major funding for this expedition was provided by the National Science Foundation. Bill Chadwick (Oregon State University) was the Chief Scientist. For more information, see the cruise blog at:
http://nwrota2009.blogspot.com/

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NW Rota
• shrimp
• oceanography
• marine biology
• OSU
• oregon state
• research
• university
• volcano

[happinesson]

wow! a lot of them!

[ulizinho]

that is like in Frank Schätzing "the swarm"

[isabel40103]

I loved the cute shrimps. I can`t believe can survive the heat!

[madasameatax]

Saw plenty of shrimp, but didn't see any eruptive vent though

[Chick6517]

LOL subscribed! A much eaiser way to beat it is to get into the closet on next to the first aid kits. It has 1 point of entry and with four people

[chick5581]

well i have to say that it is really cool to see there are people with alot of time on their hands to do videos of some crazy funny stuff.

[SoftandBeautiful77]

now that's what i called "boiled shrimp"

[marianamonument]

Do you have any video of the erupting volcano?