The Sea in Maps and Pictures

Cruise diary: Mareano’s first dive in the Norwegian deep-sea was successfully completed Friday.

Cruise diary: An ordinary day at RV G.O.Sars begins, where biologists and geologists collect data for scientific mapping of the marine bottom habitats for the MAREANO program. During our inspection of the seabed with our towed video camera we notice some large bivalves, half-buried in the sediment between the cobbles and boulders.

Cruise diary: This MAREANO cruise marks the first time for most of us – if not all, where we can work in T-shirts and shorts, and even sunbathe on deck during breaks. In this summer survey, MAREANO scientists will continue obtaining video lines and physical samples in the study area of Sørvest F. This cruise is a continuation of the 2024 winter cruise during which the sea was at times rough and unfavourable for the ROV, preventing us in obtaining many of our video lines.