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Seamounts expedition: Exploring underwater mountains on board the RRS James Cook from 7 November to 21 December 2011 (Cape Town - Port Elizabeth, South Africa).

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Quote of the day

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." 
André Gide
[1869-1951]


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Links

  • IUCN webpage - Seamounts project
  • Previous expedition (2009 cruise): the blog
  • NERC - Natural Environment Research Council
  • IPSO - International Programme on the State of the Ocean
  • BBC News - Science & environment - Second mission announced
  • BBC Nature - A conservation diary from the deep - 18 Nov 2011
  • BBC Nature - A conservation diary from the deep - 25 Nov 2011
  • BBC Nature - A conservation diary from the deep - 2 Dec 2011
  • BBC Nature - A conservation diary from the deep - 9 Dec 2011
  • BBC Nature - A conservation diary from the deep - 16 Dec 2011

RRS James Cook

RRS James Cook

Participating institutions

  • IUCN
  • Museum Victoria, Australia
  • National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
  • Natural History Museum (NHM)
  • Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Southampton
  • University of St-Andrews

IUCN-led seamounts project partners

  • ACEP
  • ASCLME Project
  • EAF Nansen project
  • ECOMAR
  • GEF
  • IMR
  • IOZ/ZSL
  • IUCN
  • NERC
  • Norad
  • SIODFA
  • UNDP
  • University of Oxford

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2011 (46)
    • ►  December (21)
    • ▼  November (24)
      • Yo-yo-ing with an oceanographic instrument
      • The men (and woman) in charge
      • Quote of the day
      • Have you heard about hydrothermal vents?
      • Far reaching human impact
      • Digging in the seabed for very very small animals
      • Surprisingly colourful
      • The escape of the lobster or how it is not always ...
      • Coral and critters
      • Steaming for Melville
      • Hunting for a package of whale bones
      • James Cook vs mysteries of the deep (1-0)
      • Anni's microbes
      • FORCE 8 up to force 9 today!
      • How to map the seafloor?
      • Overnight work!
      • Clare and the jellyfish
      • Live from the deep!
      • Arrival on Coral seamount and first ROV dive!
      • What is life on board a ship like?
      • Remotely Operated Vehicle
      • Steaming full speed for the first site!
      • Departure from Cape Town!
      • Art and Science!
    • ►  October (1)
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