ANTARCTIC
HYDROTHERMAL
VENTS

EAST SCOTIA RIDGE
SOUTHERN OCEON
DECEMBER 2012
RRS JAMES COOK
JC80

A 25-day research cruise to hydrothermal vent fields and other chemosynthetic habitats between 1400-2700m depth on the East Scotia Ridge. The cruise focused on exploring the world’s most southerly hydrothermal vent fields and a natural whale fall using a CTD and the ROV Isis. The wildlife seen on this cruise, both above and below the water, was fantastic!