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“Cold water corals Reefs”

An expedition story

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The Marine Environment

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What it is all About

About ecology

About economics

About Marine Environment

About hydrography

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What is Hydrography

Hydrograhy Ocanography Limnology

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The Marine Environment ?

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All came together

Ro/Ro Vinca Gorthon Built 1987 Sunk 1988 Pipeline Unocal

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COAST GUARD MV WAKER

Watchdog on the North Sea

Environmental survey

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Dutch Delta

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Oil on the Beach

• Economic problem • Dutch Delta • Green hearth • triangle • Antwerpen • Rotterdam • Ruhr Area

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Economic Disaster

>20 % income from Tourism

Mainly Mom and Dad business

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Offshore Survey

• ROTV • ROV • Project Management • Consultancy

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SEA foundation

The sustainable exploration

Education and Research of the

Sea

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Sustainable Exploration of the SEA

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SEA Education

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SEA Research

ZEELANDIS ROV System

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The Expedition

Invited by : Oceanium NIOZ

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Deep-water coral reefs

occur in the upper bathyal zone

throughout the world

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Looks likes this

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Lophelia Pertusa

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ROV project scope

1) Getting close-up video footage for public awareness and outreach.

2) Testing of capabilities of a low cost, micro-ROV system in conjunction with the operational possibilities of RV Pelagia and her hoisting systems.

3) If possible: sampling of species underwater with the ROV manipulator.

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The expedition People

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The Expedition RV Pelagia

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The Expedition Gear

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More Gear

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More Gear

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More Gear

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Project Area

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EM 300 Multi Beam

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CTD Profile

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SVP Probe

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Mission Control

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Search

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Search

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Box corer sampling

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Box Corer sampling

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ROV garage

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ROV garage

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ROV garage

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Station Keeping

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Station keeping

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Direct Inspection

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First Results 1

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First Results 2

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First Results 3

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We are aware of just 10% of what is down there on our own

sea floor.

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