Mocha Island Seeps (Deeper Seeps) | SOI Divestream 745 PART 2
Part A. Initial mapping (3 h) with the M3 mapping system.
Part B. We will explore a new potential even deeper seep site off Mocha Island to characterize the environments, water, fauna, sediments and rocks of seep features at this site. Evaluate habitat types and distribution, use by surrounding deep-sea biota including commercial fish, debris. This dive is based on shipboard acoustic bubble detection during our expedition. While very shallow seeps are known at Mocha Island, no direct seafloor exploration has occurred at this deeper area off Mocha Island. Please be on the lookout for evidence of seepage (bubbles, carbonates, microbial mats,
clams, tube aggregations, nearby corals etc), and use of the site by commercially harvested fish and invertebrates. Studies here could inform management of deeper waters.
Expedition: FKt241011 - Canyons, Vents, and Seeps of the Chile Margin #ChileMargin
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