Highlight Seafloor Photographs from Hydrothermal Vent Fields in the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 (2016)

These photographs were acquired with a Canon EOS Rebel T5i Digital Camera and Nikon D700 Digital Camera on ROV ROPOS during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 conducted in 2016 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher, Investigators: Dr. Charles Fisher, Dr. Cherisse Du Preez). These files are of JPEG Image format and were acquired as part of the project: Collaborative Research: Ecosystem dynamics of Western Pacific hydrothermal vent communities associated with polymetallic sulfide deposits. Ship time was provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute, and additional funding for this expedition provided by NSF awards: OCE15-36331, OCE15-36650, OCE15-36653, OCE15-37807.