NURP black smoker video to appear on Canadian news program
This story entered on 22nd Feb, 2007 12:36:22 PM PST

The Canadian program “Eureka” dedicated a show to educate the public about science and water. It features video (courtesy of Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University, NOAA's Vents Program, and NOAA's Undersea Research Program) of black smoker chimneys taken in 2005 at the South Cleft segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. The scientific news program is provided in French and can be seen at:

http://www.canalvox.com/
http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/

NURP-funded three dives to recover and service sensors deployed at South Cleft and Axial Seamount for Bill Chadwick of Oregon State University and was part of a larger expedition to explore, map, survey, and collect samples at Juan de Fuca Ridge, Axial Seamount, South Cleft and the Blanco Transform Fault.

More information: http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/PlumeStudies/BlackSmokers.html

Contact information:
Name: David Christie
Tel: (907) 474-7836
dchristie@guru.uaf.edu