iMirabilis2: Equipment and instruments

Expeditions

iMirabilis2: Equipment and instruments

During the iMirabilis2 expedition, a wide range of sampling equipment and survey instruments will be used. These range from high-tech, state-of-the-art technology like the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Luso, to more basic samplers that grab samples of the sediment from the seafloor.

Explore our explainers below to find out how we survey and sample the deep-sea environment…

Remotely operated vehicles

Autonomous underwater vehicles

Multibeam bathymetry systems

Benthic (seafloor) samplers

Box corer, multicorer, grabs...

Benthic landers

Respirometer, camera landers and baited traps

Water column sampling

eDNA sampling

Onboard aquarium

To be added

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