Published October 1, 2015 | Version v1
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Cruise report BIOMETORE 2015 to the Great Meteor Complex seamounts (Atlantis and Irving) onboard the NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho

Authors/Creators

  • 1. IMAR Instituto do Mar, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Portugal
  • 2. University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Portugal
  • 3. IPMA
  • 4. IPL, ESTM

Description

Objectives: (i) to map benthic communities inhabiting the seamounts of the Great Meteor Complex with the ROV Luso; (ii) identify new vulnerable marine ecosystems; (iii) collect biological and seawater samples; (iv) collect multibeam and backscatter data; (v) collect oceanographic data.

Vessel: NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho

Chief scientist: Marina Carreiro-Silva

Scientific team: Marina Carreiro-Silva, Telmo Morato, Íris Sampaio, (IMAR UAç, MARE), Ana Martins, Clara Loureiro (DOP, UAç), André Gonçalves (IPMA), Catarina Mendes (IPL, ESTM)

ROV Luso team: António Calado, Andreia Afonso, Bruno Ramos, Carlos Neto, João Quintas (EMEPC), Renato Bettencourt (IMAR UAç)

 

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