The Secrets of Bellingshausen Gullies, Antarctica | SOI Divestream 793 PART 2

This dive of the Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface cruise will explore a new area on the Bellingshausen Sea, where the shelf break and slope are cut by several underwater gullies. On this dive we will work a transect running from a depth of approximately 975m up slope to a depth of around 541m. As before, the objective will be to collect both biological and geological samples with the ROV SuBastian. The geological samples will include both sediment push cores and rock
samples. The biological samples will include sediment samples for both macro- and meiofauna, and samples of various groups of epibenthic macrofauna, including specifically corals and sea cucumbers. Video transects will also be made to characterise the benthic communities of the area.
Expedition: Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface #AntarcticClimateConnections
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