Update of the PERISCOP system for isobaric sampling of deep-sea fauna
Résumé
We here present an update of the PERISCOP pressurised recovery device (PRD), which has allowed the recovery of live deep-sea fauna, following active sampling by manned or remotely-operated submersibles. It was designed in 2006, has since been deployed almost a hundred times (93), and its operation has now become almost routine. Various hydrothermal vent megafaunal organisms (shrimp, crabs, annelids, mussels, fish,..) were successfully targeted and recovered, allowing access to samples in excellent physiological condition.
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