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Tangaroa

Tangaroa voyage: Land-sea connectivity in the Ross Sea coastal environment
Date: 2023
Type: Update
Summary: Researchers returned recently from a 6-week research voyage aboard the RV Tangaroa to the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea region of Antarctica. Dr Sarah Seabrook went searching for seafloor seeps of subglacial fluids into the ocean.
Miles Lamare Tangaroa

Tangaroa voyage: Northern Victoria Land's coastal marine life
Date: 2023
Type: Update
Summary: Researchers recently returned from a 6-week research voyage on the RV Tangaroa to the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea region of Antarctica. They were able to access enough nearshore water to complete planned research into coastal benthic biota. They gathered over 4,000 images of benthic marine life and filmed 41,000 square metres of sea floor previously unseen. Here's Miles Lamare’s highlights.
Deploy tracemetal sampler Matt Druce

Tangaroa voyage: Phytoplankton in the Ross Sea
Date: 2023
Type: Update
Summary: Researchers returned recently from a 6-week research voyage aboard the RV Tangaroa to the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea region of Antarctica. A total of 333 trace metal concentration and 130 trace metal isotope samples were collected, including characterisation of sea ice and glacial ice. Here's Cliff Law's highlights.

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