{"id":5151,"date":"2024-02-27T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T20:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difrol.cl\/our-colleague-gaspar-gonzalez-participates-in-scientific-research-on-board-the-research-vessel-r-v-falkor-too-of-the-schmidt-ocean-institute-usa-the-study-will-be-carried-out-between-february-2\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T17:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T20:18:11","slug":"our-colleague-gaspar-gonzalez-participates-in-scientific-research-on-board-the-research-vessel-r-v-falkor-too-of-the-schmidt-ocean-institute-usa-the-study-will-be-carried-out-between-february-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difrol.cl\/en\/our-colleague-gaspar-gonzalez-participates-in-scientific-research-on-board-the-research-vessel-r-v-falkor-too-of-the-schmidt-ocean-institute-usa-the-study-will-be-carried-out-between-february-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our colleague, Gaspar Gonz\u00e1lez, participates in scientific research on board the research vessel R\/V Falkor (too) of the Schmidt Ocean Institute (USA). The study will be carried out between February 24th and April 4th."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Salas y G\u00f3mez submarine ridge and its associated seamounts are well-known worldwide as a region with a high degree of endemism, meaning that many of the inhabiting species are not found anywhere else. However, its remote location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean prevents a comprehensive understanding of the ecosystems that are supported by this environment, and how they interact with their surroundings, as well as how they remain in a\u00a0pristine state, and secluded of the effects of anthropogenic activities.<\/p>\n

Obtaining a better knowledge and understanding of these regions is critical for the generation of a scientific basis to promote the adoption of protection measures for these maritime ecosystems; in these actions, the State had been an important actor at the international level, both related to national jurisdictional waters and the high-seas.<\/p>\n

This study aims to identify the influence area of biological communities associated with seamounts positioned along the Salas y G\u00f3mez Ridge, as well as how these communities interact with their surroundings, creating a pathway of biological diversity that is thought to be able to connect regions separated by large distances in the Pacific Ocean Basin. These ecosystems may be modulated by the seafloor morphology, oceanic circulation, and the characteristics of the water column.<\/p>\n

Therefore, in this investigation, several seamounts unknown to science – as well as their intrinsic biological diversity – will be mapped and characterized. The study will conduct analysis including multibeam bathymetric sounding, sampling of the water column at several depths to determine temperature, salinity, and pH, among other parameters, as well as biological and seafloor sediment sampling via a remote operated vehicle controlled\u00a0from the vessel.<\/p>\n

The role of our colleague will be to safeguard the State\u2019s interests in accordance with the current regulations of marine scientific research in the maritime zone of national jurisdiction, as stated in Supreme Decree (MINDEF) N\u00b0 711 of August 22nd<\/sup> of 1975 and the Oceanographic Guidelines N\u00b0 3 (SHOA PUB. 3203).<\/p>\n

To watch live research activities, and much more, got to: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SchmidtOcean\/featured
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