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27, 2012
Search for living deep sea corals in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Potraga za ivim dubokomorskim koraljima u hrvatskom dijelu Jadranskog mora)
Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli Assistant Professor University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Division of Biology
Jabuka Pit
(Pomo Pit, Central Adriatic Pit)
275 m
Collaboration:
Oceanographic expedition ARCO (AdRiatic COrals), December 2008 Research of deep sea communities in the South and Central Adriatic Sea - EU Project Hermes, Italian research vessel Urania - Capo Missione - Dr. sc. Marco Taviani, Instituto di Scienze Marine, Bologna, Italia - international multidisciplinary scientific crew
ARCO 2008
Findings: ARCO 2008 In Jabuka Pit - Shallow buried cold-water coral mounds (~15 cm mud cover): Frame building scleractinians: Lophelia pertusa Madrepora oculata Dendrophyllia cornigera * Solitary corals Caryophyllia smithii * Desmophyllum dianthus
Up to now: no living deep sea corals were found in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea deep sea living communities on hard grounds in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea have not been properly researched
Carnivorous sponge Asbestopluma hypogea (sponge height 1,5 cm!) Also deep sea hexactinellid sponge Oopsacas minuta
Obviously - for research of deeper parts of the Adriatic - a wider international scientific and expert collaboration - intra and interdisciplinary - development and application of new technologies
- Capo Missione - Dr. sc. Marco Taviani, Instituto di Scienze Marine, Bologna, Italia
- international multidisciplinary scientific crew
Italian research vessel Urania collection of marine geophysical data (chirp and side scan sonar profiles), ROV and seabottom samples, geopositioned video recordings Equipment (ARCO 2008): Positioning system (GPS Fugro) Depth-meter (Seabat 8160; 50 kHz) Computer programs for analysis and integration of obtained data (PDS2000,2,3,2,43) Current-meter (SVP 25) Sub Bottom Profiler Datasonic Chirp II System for collecting seismic data SwanPro SW Side Scan Sonar Edge Tech 4200DF Van Veen Grab (60 kg) Gravitational cores Epibenthic and heavy dredges ROV-s Pollux II and Prometeo Rosette with water samplers (+ CTD recording) Equipment (ARCADIA 2010): Generally the same with some small changes and two different ROV-s
Geophysical Laboratory
ARCO 2008
ARCO 2008
ROV Prometeo
ROV Pollux II
Scientific Projects in the Program (financed by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of the RH): Bakran-Petricioli, Vuki, Schultz
Also SME:
European FP 7 program Developing the Croatian Underwater Robotics Research Potential (coordinator Professor Vuki, one of the collaborators Bakran-Petricioli)
European FP 7 program Developing the Croatian Underwater Robotics Research Potential (coordinator Professor Vuki)
New equipment:
- Video Ray micro ROV (new one) - Seamor ROV - AUV - Probe with sensors - UW positioning system - Side scan sonar
Seamor ROV (300 m, 3 knots, high resolution color camera) AUV Iver2
Collaboration among mentioned Croatian scientists with focus on marine biology and ecology:
A number of common missions in shallow parts of Adriatic (Dugi otok, Kornati, drelac, Murter Archipelago) Mostly in seagrass meadows