CRUISE BLOG
Research area: Mariana Forearc and northern Mariana Volcanic Arc (NW Eifuku SMt., Daikoku SMt., AsuTesoru SMt., and SouthChamorro SMt.)
Focus: Geochemical, microbiological and biological processes in abnormal fluid pools of the Mariana Forearc Serpentinite Seamounts and Volcanic Arc hydrothermal systems
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Research area: Off Hatsushima Seep, Sagami Bay
Focus: The investigation of adaptation and genetic connectivity of microbial and macrofaunal communities in various cold seepage environments in Japan
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Research area: Suiyo Seamount, Izu-Bonin Arc
Focus: The preliminary investigation for the future artificial translocation and immigration of hydrothermal vent-endemic chemosynthetic animal populations
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