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Beyond the abyss

7 October 2008

The Natural Environment Research Council's HADEEP project

Photographs and video

snailfish (or liparid fish) swarming over their baitBetween 24 September and 6 October scientists working on the HADEEP project took video cameras deeper than ever before.

Below are photographs and video footage from this expedition.

Users must credit: Natural Environment Research Council and University of Aberdeen.

Photographs

  • harumi-1.jpg (3.1MB)
    View of Tokyo Harbour as the RV Hakuho-Maru leaves Harumi.
  • toyo-fits-the-bait.jpg (0.7MB)
    Toyo attaches the dead mackerel carcass to the lander.
  • fishtrap-1.jpg (3.1MB)
    The team working on the Fish trap.
  • landers-on-deck-1.jpg (3.2MB)
    Hadal-Lander A and Hadal-Lander B on the deck prior to deployment.
  • deployment-10.jpg (0.7MB)
    The scene from the deck just prior to deployment.
  • deployment-3.jpg (3.2MB)
    The lander is lowered over the stern into the water.
  • laura-1.jpg (3.0MB)
    Laura Burns on deck.
  • liparid-1.jpg (1.0MB)
    Top of view of the liparid (Snailfish) Psuedoliparis amblystomopsis recovered from the giant trap at 7700m in the Japan Trench.
  • remains-of-the-bait.jpg (0.7MB)
    The remains of the mackerel bait after 10 hours on the seafloor at 7700m.

Video

* All of Liparid fish feeding at a depth of 7703m, at four different quality/resolutions for embedding into web pages. These files will not generally play using standard desktop media players such as Quicktime or Windows Media Player.

Further information

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