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http://dx.doi.org/10.7850/jkso.2019.24.1.018

Observation on the Seabed around Simheungteak Seamount near Dokdo and using Mini-ROV  

MIN, WON-GI (East Sea research Institute, KIOST)
RHO, HYUN SOO (East Sea research Institute, KIOST)
KIM, CHANG HWAN (East Sea research Institute, KIOST)
PARK, CHAN HONG (East Sea research Institute, KIOST)
KIM, DONGSUNG (Marine Ecosystem Research Center, KIOST)
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.24, no.1, 2019 , pp. 18-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
ROV surveys were conducted using 500 meter mini class ROV with HD video camera, 2 LED lights, a simple manipulator and 8 thrusters near the Dokdo and Simheungtaek seamount. Total six dives have been conducted using the ROV "V8 SII" from Sweden and ROV's support ship, "KOSAL V" at 4 stations between 45 and 370 meters with diving time ranged from 30 to 120 minutes. Dense communities of sea anemone (Actinostolidae sp.) and ophiuroids (Ophiuridae sp.) on the surface of rocky bottom and snow crab on the soft bottom with muddy-sand were observed at northwestern part of Simheungtaek seamount. We obtained the following results 1) habitats information for snow crab, one of the major fisheries resources, and deep-sea fauna, 2) observation on the specific topography and sediment conditions, 3) observation of the seabed surface covered with the discarded fishing gears. This study represents the first report of in situ visual observation of deep-sea organisms and their habitats near the Dokdo slopes and flat top of the Simheungtaek seamount in the East Sea. These results indicated that immediate oceanographic survey using the mini class ROV is available in the East Sea.
Keywords
Dokdo; East Sea; ROV; Seamount; Deep-sea;
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