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A video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in August 2013 in the Disko Fan area, SE Baffin Bay. A multibeam survey was conducted in the area before the ROV dive. The benthic environment was video-recorded using a standard-definition color camera, at depths of ~900-950 m.
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A video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in October 2015 at Inner Frobisher Bay, Nunavut. The benthic environment was video-recorded and opportunistically photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging, 24.1 megapixels), at a depth of ~59-139 m along a transect line 1.2 km long.
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Video surveys were conducted in July 2016 aboard CCGS Amundsen, using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at Hatton Basin, Labrador (Canada). ROV dives occurred at two nearby sites (~28 km apart) in the Hatton Basin area (Dives 50 and 51). The benthic environment was video-recorded and photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging, 24.1 megapixels) mounted on the ROV, at depths ranging between 556-633 m. ROV transects were conducted to collect video data, and samples of corals and sponges were also collected during dive 51. Box-cores were deployed at the two sites. Sea water was collected at several depth intervals from surface to near-bottom to characterize particulate organic matter and to determine calcium carbonate saturation.
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A video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in October 2015 near Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut. The benthic environment was video-recorded and opportunistically photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging, 24.1 megapixels), at a depth of ~620-680 m along a transect line 954m long.
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In 2017 and 2018, we sampled about 20 locations across Frobisher Bay, mostly in the deeper portions of outer Frobisher Bay that are only accessible for sampling from large ships. Sample stations were chosen to span the range of depth and slope values in the multibeam sonar dataset, and in 2018 sampling, also included gross bottom morphology, such as ridges and troughs. We also targeted some particular geomorphic features, such as suspected submarine extensions of moraines. In 2017, bottom samples were acquired using box-cores, and small scientific trawl (Agassiz trawl). In 2018, bottom samples were acquired using box-cores, combined with a drop-video camera. Agassiz trawls were collected at two stations in 2018. Sediment samples were described visually and subsamples frozen for grain size and organic content analysis. Where informative, subsamples of lithic fragments within the sediments were kept for mapping. Bottom faunal samples were enumerated and preserved in 2% formalin in seawater, except for larger faunal samples such as soft corals, which were frozen.
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2014-2015 ROV video surveys in deep-water environments at Scott Inlet, Nunavut, aboard CCGS Amundsen
In July 2014 and October 2015 a Super Mohawk (SuMo) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard the CCGS Amundsen was used to video-survey a deep-water environment at Scott Inlet. In 2014, a video-transect ~2.7 km long was followed across depths of 475-650 m. Videos and photographs were obtained using a high-definition camera, and specimens of invertebrates (sponges) were collected using the ROV. In 2015, no transect was followed and the main objective was to sample carnivorous sponges using a sampling platform.
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A video-survey (Dive 52) using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in July 2016 at Saglek Bank (Labrador, Canada). The benthic environment was video-recorded and photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging, 24.1 megapixels) mounted on the ROV, surveying depths ranging between 363-473 m. At this site, a video transect was prioritized over sampling, but 1 coral sample and 2 sponges were collected. At this location, three box-cores were deployed at two nearby sites, from which only a small sample was retained. Sea water was collected at several depth intervals from surface to near-bottom to determine calcium carbonate saturation.
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In July 2014 a Super Mohawk (SuMo) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard the CCGS Amundsen was used to video-survey a deep-water environment at Home Bay. A video-transect ~2.2 km long was followed across depths of 700-750 m. Videos and photographs were obtained using a high-definition camera, and specimens of invertebrates (sponges) were collected using the ROV.
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Two video surveys were conducted in July 2016 at Disko Fan (South East Baffin Bay, Nunavut, Canada) using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard CCGS Amundsen. The benthic environment was video-recorded and photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging, 24.1 megapixels), at a depth range of 888-941 m. Sites suitable for the deployment of box-cores and piston-cores were identified from the videos during the first survey, samples of corals, sponges and a zoanthid were collected (N= 13), and a video transect was conducted. Sea water was collected at several depth intervals from surface to near-bottom to determine calcium carbonate saturation.
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A video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in July 2016 at South East Baffin Shelf (Labrador, Canada). The benthic environment was video-recorded and photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging, 24.1 megapixels) mounted on the ROV, at depths ranging between 492-500 m. The ROV dive was shortened early in the dive due to technical problems. Box-cores and an Agassiz trawl were deployed after the ROV dives. Sea water was collected at several depth intervals from surface to near-bottom to determine calcium carbonate saturation.
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