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MV Ocean Endeavour cruise 13 Oct-06 Nov 2005. Seabed environmental survey of Angola Blocks 18 and 31

Bett, B.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-9361. 2007 MV Ocean Endeavour cruise 13 Oct-06 Nov 2005. Seabed environmental survey of Angola Blocks 18 and 31. Southampton, UK, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, 56pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report 27)

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This cruise was carried out on behalf of BP Angola and comprised a seabed environmental survey of Angola Blocks 18 and 31 (bathyal SE Atlantic). Seabed sampling was undertaken by Megacorer to provide samples for macrobenthos, hydrocarbon, heavy metal and particle size analysis. Seabed photography (still and video) was undertaken with the NOC WASP vehicle. Baited, time-lapse camera deployments were undertaken using the BP ROBIO system (Oceanlab, Aberdeen). The survey spanned water depths of 1300-2050m over the Angolan Margin and included studies in and around seabed pockmarks and salt diapirs. Some indications of fluid flow and chemosynthetic communities were encountered. Should you wish to consult or cite this report please contact the author directly (Brian Bett, bjb@noc.soton.ac.uk, +44 (0)23 80596355).

Item Type: Publication - Report (Other)
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: Abstract deposited at the request of B.J.Bett. Any request to view the whole document should be directed to him - contact details included in abstract.
Additional Keywords: Amphipods, Angola, Angolan Margin, baited-camera, bathyal, benthos, BP, chemosynthetic communities, continental slope, cruise 2005, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, macrobenthos, Megacorer, Ocean Endeavour, particle size, photography, pockmarks, ROBIO, salt diapirs, SE Atlantic, seabed, sediments, videotape recording, WASP
Date made live: 01 Oct 2007 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/148581

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