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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
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USA
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2026-10-12
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
AR89 Lucky Strike ROV Jason Dive Log from the Vent Shrimp Vision project
2026-10-12
publication
2026-10-12
revision
BCO-DMO Linked Data URI
2026-10-12
creation
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/1009640
Heather Bracken-Grissom
Florida International University
principalInvestigator
Jonathan Cohen
University of Delaware
principalInvestigator
Tamara Frank
Nova Southeastern University
principalInvestigator
Sonke Johnsen
Duke University
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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Cite this dataset as: Frank, T., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cohen, J., Johnsen, S. (2026) AR89 Lucky Strike ROV Jason Dive Log. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-10-12 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/1009640 [access date]
Methods and Sampling: <p>ROV Jason dives were conducted daily. During the dives, video transects were conducted from a distance under white light. The lights were then turned out, and collections of vent shrimp were conducted under blue or red light using the slurp sampler. The slurp sampler tube and buckets were blacked out with tape to reduce light exposure.</p>
<p>Water samples were collected for eDNA analysis using an instrument called a Pufferfish. Organisms were tested repeatedly for bioluminescence using gentle mechanical stimulation with the claw, but none showed any evidence of bioluminescence.</p>
<p>Water-column surveys were conducted 10 meters above the vents using an extremely sensitive low-light camera, but bioluminescence was virtually non-existent.</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2154168 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2154168
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2154144 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2154144
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2154124 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2154124
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2154146 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2154146
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Heather Bracken-Grissom
Florida International University
305-919-4190
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami
FL
33199
USA
heather.bracken@gmail.com
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Jonathan Cohen
University of Delaware
302-645-4298
1044 College Drive
Lewes
DE
19958
USA
jhcohen@udel.edu
pointOfContact
Tamara Frank
Nova Southeastern University
tfrank1@nova.edu
3301 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale
FL
33314
USA
tfrank1@nova.edu
pointOfContact
Sonke Johnsen
Duke University
919-660-7321
2200 W. Main St. Suite 701
Durham
NC
27005
USA
sjohnsen@duke.edu
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Dataset Version: 1
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ROV Jason
theme
None, User defined
ROV Jason
instrument
BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
AR89
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Deployment Activity
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Collaborative Research: Visual adaptations in hydrothermal vent shrimp and the role in feeding modalities and habitat selection
https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/project/874464
Collaborative Research: Visual adaptations in hydrothermal vent shrimp and the role in feeding modalities and habitat selection
<p><em>NSF Award Abstract:</em></p>
<p>Hydrothermal vents have given rise to remarkable marine ecosystems that contain organisms with specific adaptations for surviving in this extreme environment. Alvinocarid decapod shrimp are among the most abundant animals inhabiting these habitats and can be found in massive swarms at Pacific, Indian and Atlantic vent sites. Different species are found at different vent sites; and when species occupy the same vent site, some species are found close to the vents, with others on the periphery. Previous studies have demonstrated that vent shrimp species with enlarged eyes on their backs rely primarily on carbon provided by bacteria on the sides of black smokers, while others with fused, forward-facing eyes are predators/scavengers, around the vent periphery, suggesting that there may be a correlation between eye structure, feeding mode and habitat selection. However, adult vent shrimp are thought to be blind, but this conclusion may have resulted from the eyes being severely damaged due to collections under extremely bright submersible lights. Using methods the PIs have developed over decades to collect deep-sea species with extremely sensitive visual systems without blinding them, the visual systems of vent shrimp will be examined. These studies will be coupled with a systematic survey of pelagic and benthic light production (luminescence ? both non-living chemiluminescence and triboluminescence as well as biological bioluminescence) at the vents to determine if vent shrimp can see any of these light sources. The results of this research will significantly advance the fields of vent biology and visual ecology, potentially transforming our current understanding of how light is generated at vent sites and how animals use this light to survive, as well as providing possible hypotheses as to how vent shrimp find these locations, and why different vents (diffuse, white smokers, black smokers) are dominated by different shrimp species. This proposal will support three graduate students, one postdoc and six undergraduate students, and outreach will be extended to secondary schools in three states by creating curriculum and activities correlated with this research that will help teachers blend this research into their STEM curricula.</p>
<p>Originally described as eyeless, vent shrimp are now known to undergo dramatic transformations in eye morphology with some species having massive fused eyes on their backs (dorsal eyes), while others have fused anterior eyes, and these different eye structures may be correlated with their feeding preferences. However, all the structural studies that have been undertaken on the benthic adults suggest that they are blind or the eyes are degenerating. In addition, the supposition that the vent environment lacked enough ambient light to make the metabolic costs of vision worthwhile supported this conclusion. Other structural studies, however, demonstrated that the pelagic post-larvae/juveniles have stalked eyes with normal ultrastructure, and it is therefore unlikely that the metamorphosis from normal stalked eyes (post-larvae) to the huge dorsal eyes (adults) results in a degenerated eye. The ?degeneration? likely resulted from photoreceptor destruction occurring during collections of benthic adults under extremely bright submersible lights. There may also be several sources of sufficient ambient light produced by both abiotic triboluminescence/chemiluminescence as well as bioluminescence. Although several studies suggest bioluminescence does not exist at these vent sites, incorrect methodology may have resulted in this conclusion. This project will use genetic techniques to allow for post-larvae-adult matching; physiological experiments to provide information on photosensitivity (absolute sensitivity as well as color sensitivity, as there has been speculation that the benthic adults may be able to see infrared light) in both post-larval and adult shrimp; ultrastructural techniques to characterize eyes collected in the dark as well as under bright submersible lights; and low-light imaging techniques to examine sources of abiotic and biotic light in the vent environments. These data will be utilized together with computation modeling to determine if vent light sources are visible to hydrothermal vent shrimp eyes over relevant distances. These unusual visual systems of vent shrimp, likely serving as extremely sensitive light receptors, may also serve as a model for low-light camera systems, much as the optics of lobster eyes served as a model for designing an ultra-sensitive X-ray telescope.</p>
<p>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.</p>
Vent Shrimp Vision
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2026-10-12
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Lucky Strike and Rainbow vent sites
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from AR89 Lucky Strike ROV Jason Dive Log from the Vent Shrimp Vision project
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
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GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/1009640/data/download
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<p>ROV Jason dives were conducted daily. During the dives, video transects were conducted from a distance under white light. The lights were then turned out, and collections of vent shrimp were conducted under blue or red light using the slurp sampler. The slurp sampler tube and buckets were blacked out with tape to reduce light exposure.</p>
<p>Water samples were collected for eDNA analysis using an instrument called a Pufferfish. Organisms were tested repeatedly for bioluminescence using gentle mechanical stimulation with the claw, but none showed any evidence of bioluminescence.</p>
<p>Water-column surveys were conducted 10 meters above the vents using an extremely sensitive low-light camera, but bioluminescence was virtually non-existent.</p>
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided.
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ROV Jason
ROV Jason
PI Supplied Instrument Name: ROV Jason PI Supplied Instrument Description:ROV Jason was equipped with navigation systems including USBL (TGT Sonardyne), a Nortek 500 kHz DVL, an iXblue PHINS system, and a Nortek 1000 kHz system used for testing. Standard sensors and instruments included a Sulis Z70 video/still camera, DSL SeaBird SBE-19 v2 CTD, DSL cabled temperature probe, Teledyne BlueView forward-looking sonar, magnetometer, and Anderaa oxygen optode. Instrument Name: ROV Jason Instrument Short Name:ROV Jason Instrument Description: The Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason is operated by the Deep Submergence Laboratory (DSL) at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). WHOI engineers and scientists designed and built the ROV Jason to give scientists access to the seafloor that didn't require them leaving the deck of the ship. Jason is a two-body ROV system. A 10-kilometer (6-mile) fiber-optic cable delivers electrical power and commands from the ship through Medea and down to Jason, which then returns data and live video imagery. Medea serves as a shock absorber, buffering Jason from the movements of the ship, while providing lighting and a bird’s eye view of the ROV during seafloor operations. During each dive (deployment of the ROV), Jason pilots and scientists work from a control room on the ship to monitor Jason’s instruments and video while maneuvering the vehicle and optionally performing a variety of sampling activities. Jason is equipped with sonar imagers, water samplers, video and still cameras, and lighting gear. Jason’s manipulator arms collect samples of rock, sediment, or marine life and place them in the vehicle’s basket or on "elevator" platforms that float heavier loads to the surface. More information is available from the operator site at URL. https://ndsf.whoi.edu/jason/
Cruise: AR89
AR89
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Neil Armstrong
vessel
AR89
Tamara Frank
Nova Southeastern University
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Neil Armstrong
vessel