We use cookies to improve your experience, some are essential for the operation of this site.

Dan Fornari (right) deploying TowCam in the East China Sea.

Dan Fornari (right) deploying TowCam in the East China Sea.
Dan Fornari (right) deploying TowCam in the East China Sea.
Dan Fornari (right) deploying TowCam in the East China Sea.
Dan Fornari (right) deploying TowCam in the East China Sea.
Comments (0)
598955
Liu, Char-Shine
Dan Fornari (right) deploying TowCam in the East China Sea.
Still Image
09/30/2005
DSCF0389fornari.jpg
Date is approximate.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 44, No. 3, Pg. 14:
East China Sea—
Three WHOI scientists snapped 10,000 photographs of a 16-by-24-kilometer (10-by-15 mile) swath of seafloor suspected to host gas hydrate deposits, a potential fuel source. Working with Taiwanese researchers, Dan Fornari (above right), Marshall Swartz, and Adam Soule of WHOI spent four days in September and October on Ocean Researcher-1, a National Taiwan University vessel. They used TowCam, WHOI’s deep-sea digital towed camera, to locate and photograph the gas, which seeps from seafloor vents and fissures. Taiwanese researchers will use the photos to plan for further study, including detailed seafloor surveys.
Photo by Char-Shine Liu, National Taiwan University
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Labels
This item includes these files
Image
Image
Collections