Ocean Infinity and NTNU begin deep-sea biology study
Ocean Infinity and NTNU prepared deep-sea biological sampling aboard Seabed Constructor using dedicated equipment and ROV operators trained by university scientists.
Why it matters
The programme puts trained ROV operators and dedicated sampling equipment aboard Seabed Constructor to create an academic deep-sea ecosystem baseline; it is a research partnership, not a commercial survey deployment.
Evidence notes
- The project was designed to collect biological samples and data for a baseline study of deep-sea ecosystems.
- Dedicated deep-sea sampling equipment was installed aboard Seabed Constructor and its ROV operators were trained by NTNU scientists.
- Collected samples were to be returned to NTNU and the resulting scientific data made available to researchers.