Tag: hydrothermal vent

  • New student: Selma has joined the team!

    New student: Selma has joined the team!

    This year we have a new master student joining us – Selma Berg Eriksen – who will be doing a master project on the fauna of the Jøtul vent field. Selmas project explores the recently discovered Jøtul hydrothermal vent field, located 3000 meters below the surface on the Knipovich Ridge between Greenland and Svalbard. Hydrothermal…

  • Exploring chemosynthesis-based ecosystems in the Arctic: 2024 Research Cruise Highlights

    Exploring chemosynthesis-based ecosystems in the Arctic: 2024 Research Cruise Highlights

    So far this year, the CBE Arctic team had the opportunity to participate in two research cruises. The first cruise was the second leg of the EXTREME24 cruise organized by our collaborators at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) with Giuliana Panieri as cruise leader. This was a relatively short cruise of about a week…

  • Sampling has begun!

    This summer we participated on a research cruise to the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR) with the KGJ Centre for Deep-Sea Research. This was the first cruise with dedicated sampling for the Vent & Seep Fauna project. Due to COVID restrictions, the cruise started a bit slow with a 10-day on-ship quarantine for all the participants.…