The geomorphology of the Blanes submarine canyon has been characterized based on the
analysis of high-resolution hull-mounted multibeam bathymetry (up to 5 m grid size) …

Fjords provide unique habitats for large cold-water coral (CWC) reefs, typically growing on
sills and vertical walls. Fjord reefs are among the most thriving CWC reefs in Norway. Yet …

Internal tides are known to be an important source of mixing in the oceans, especially in the
bottom boundary layer. The depth of internal-tide generation therefore seems important for …

Rugulopteryx okamurae is a brown alga native to the northwestern Pacific and invasive
elsewhere. It was first sighted in the southern Strait of Gibraltar in 2015, expanded to the …

This study investigates near‐bottom currents and physical processes from simulations with
the hydrodynamic model ROMS‐AGRIF at two seamounts of the northeast Walvis Ridge to …

Submarine canyons are heterogeneous environments known to support a variety of benthic
organisms and they are considered biodiversity hotspots. The peculiar hydrographic …

Extensive knowledge exists about the ecology of gorgonian species dwelling in coastal
areas of the Mediterranean, but less information is available regarding populations found in …

We report on a pilot study using a CO 2 optode deployed on a Seaglider in the Norwegian
Sea for 8 months (March to October 2014). The optode measurements required drift-and lag …

JC237 was one of the main expeditions of the CLASS National Capability programme
funded by NERC (UK). Delayed by two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the …

The marine environment faces increasing pressure from anthropogenic activities (Glover
and Smith, 2003; Pusceddu et al., 2014; Levin et al., 2020) against the backdrop of climate …