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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. Large amounts of biomass feeding on whiteflocculent mats on periphery of white smokers include vent shrimpand mussels showing that microorganisms are channeling energy upthe food chain.
Credit
Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Display Date
2004 April
Location
Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Ring of Fire
Keywords
Ocean Exploration