The area in between the Audierne and St. Nazaire canyons (Gascogne) along the Armorican margin was one of the areas where the "massifs coralliens" were described for the very first time. Within the framework of the HERMES (EC FP6), MiCROSYSTEMS (ESF) and GeNeSis (FWO) projects, this area will be surveyed using multibeam and high resolution seismics during LEG 1. Based on this site survey, the ROV Genesis will be deployed to carry out detailed mapping of these deep-water "hot-spots". Also the hydrography and sediment dynamics of this area will be studied with respect to the steering of the present ecosystems. LEG 2 will focus on the Galicia bank. This location has been assigned as reference area within the ESF project BIOFUN. In addition to a bathymetric and seismic surveying, also biological sampling and experiments are planned here.
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rías Altas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rías Altas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rias Baixas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rías Altas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rias Baixas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rias Baixas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rías Altas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rías Altas (Galicia)
Weekly cruise to monitorize physical and chemical variables in Rias Baixas (Galicia)