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Seamounts expedition in Indian Ocean: 7 Nov - 21 Dec

Dr Natalia Serpetti only just joined SAMS before taking off to participate in an exciting seamounts expedition onboard the James Clark Ross between 7 November and 21 December 2011. She is accompanied by colleagues Peter Lamont and Adam Chivers and joins an international team of partners. The expedition will explore five seamounts on the Southwest Indian Ridge.

The NERC funded 'Benthic Biodiversity of Seamounts in the Southwest Indian Ocean' research project investigates the seabed fauna on little studied and remote deep-water seamounts along the southwest Indian Ridge between the central Indian Ocean and the mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Southern Ocean.

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