What is benthic habitat map**, how is it accomplished, and how has that changed over
time? We query the published literature to answer these questions and synthesize the …

The study area is focused on the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, North Paci c Ocean. This region
is geologically complex, notable for the lithosphere activity, tectonic plates subduction and …

Abstract 'Cold'seeps (or cold vents) are seafloor manifestations of fluid migration through
sediments from the subsurface to the seabed and into the water column, and may reach the …

Towed camera systems are commonly used to collect photo and video images of the deep
seafloor for a wide variety of purposes, from pure exploratory research to the development of …

EM122 multibeam backscatter data acquired from the Caiwei seamounts and the deep-sea
basin to its west in the western Pacific Ocean, is used to identify the distributions of …

Improvements to acoustic seafloor map** systems have motivated novel marine
geological and benthic biological research. Multibeam echosounders (MBES) have become …

Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts (Fe–Mn crusts), potential economic resources for cobalt,
nickel, platinum, and other rare metals, are distributed on the surface of seamounts, ridges …

Metal pollution caused by deep-sea mining activities has potential detrimental effects on
deep-sea ecosystems. However, our knowledge of how deep-sea organisms respond to this …

An algorithm is described and tested to provide accurate and robust deep-sea seafloor
classification based on the backscatter data derived from a multibeam bathymetry system …

The northeastern region of Nansha Waters, located in the southern margin of the South
China Sea, is abundant in gas resources. However, it remains unclear if the central and …