Humboldt — 2006/07

Humboldt

News

Video of seafloor communities in Admiralty Bay

Scientists in the South American consortium LA-CAML made a video of their 2007 Admiralty Bay voyage. This is part of a long-term study of the seafloor communities.

Humboldt voyage video from Peru [PDF, 4 Mb]

Countries involved

Peru

Dates

December 2006 — January 2007

Location

Admiralty Bay

Project description

MABIREH. Benthos cooperative interdisciplinary project to study the separation between Antarctica and South America- its' geological and biological implications - focusing on the sediment microfossils, geophysics, changes in biodiversity and gene flow.

Gear description

Ice strengthened Research Vessels, helicopters, box corer, rock dredges, and other field geology equipment.