Highlights from Endeavour Vent Fields 2024 | Nautilus Live

Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) have spent days diving on the Endeavour Vent Fields and surrounding areas connected to ONC’s NEPTUNE Observatory. ONC’s Endeavour monitoring site is within the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area (MPA) and is well-known for its large smoking chimneys and diverse biodiversity. ONC and OET have provided near-continuous monitoring of hydrothermal vents for over a decade, allowing scientists to study the unique inhabitants of this bustling ecosystem.

Enjoy this highlight reel of some of the best moments from the NA161 expedition, including ROV Hercules’ exploration of the famous Godzilla hydrothermal vent. Spot a shimmering flange pool and some impressive geological shapes reminiscent of a fairytale, and check out the life found in this hostile environment, including scale worms, tube worms, and crustaceans covered in bacterial mats.

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[douglasstruthers]

Off to an incredible start to the season! Thanks for your hard work and for sharing these amazing images!

[leipzigergnom]

Well this is neat! I'm glad that people like you guys go down there to explore these fascinating environments.

[CodeLeeCarter]

Love the smokers and the Hobbit Home, lolz

[mrdeer]

thank you really cool video. i liked the rocks

[lisak]

Where was the 2:50 cave? I didn't miss a dive so I must have been asleep during it😧

[edwardpacheco]

How beautiful arch way looked man made

[yzenynot]

Ya'll just started a complete redo of the parrot sketch in my head, and it's wonderful.

[saltysunshine]

want to hear that first line in an EDM song "Wowwww! That looks amaaaazing!!

[icenote]

That looks like a cave for a underwater creature!

[digitalplayland]

I wish you guys do this type of research on Europa in few years! Just imagine!

[shadowBanned]

Hi I would love to find out if anyone knows what this underwater structure is? 17°39'03"S 171°37'36"W
It’s like a dome shaped object and according to measurements on Google maps it’s roughly 8km wide

[S-T-E-V-E]

How is the water so clear around these black smokers?

[Marc_Gagne]

Is the gas spewed from the vent fields absorbed by the ocean?