Expeditions

Since 2001, our team have participated in 82 scientific research expeditions and more than 400 days as in commercial marine surveys. These expeditions span every ocean working at a variety of depths and habitats ranging from coastal regions, open ocean, polar seas, to the deepest places on the planet. We have working on everything to small inshore trawlers to large multi-disciplinary science platforms to deep submergence support vessels. Our staff are generally always team leaders within the larger international expeditions or in the case of the HADEEP I-IV expeditions, Pharma Deep, Five Deeps and Ring of Fire Expeditions have acted as Chief Scientist.

**Research Cruises (* indicate Principal Scientist):**

  
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    Vessel (Country)
    (Year) Location
 
    82
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2022) Pacific Ocean: Japan Trench
  

    81
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2021) Indian Ocean: Wallaby Zenith Fracture Zone
  

    80
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2021) Pacific Ocean: Mariana Trench
  

    79
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2021) Pacific Ocean: Philippine Trench
  

    78
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2020) Pacific Ocean: Mariana Trench and Black Hole
  

    77
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2020) Red Sea: Kebrit and Suakin brine pools
  

    76
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2020) Mediterranean Sea
  

    75
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Arctic Ocean: Molloy Hole
  

    74
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Atlantic Ocean: Puerto Rico Trench
  

    73
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Pacific Ocean: Tonga Trench
  

    72
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Pacific Ocean: South Solomon trenches
  

    71
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Pacific Ocean: Mariana Trench
  

    70
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Indian Ocean: Java Trench
  

    69
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2019) Southern Ocean: South Sandwich Trench
  

    68
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2018) NW Atlantic: Puerto Rico Trench
  

    67
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2018) NW Atlantic: Grand Banks
  

    66
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2018) NW Atlantic: Abaco Canyon
  

    65
    DSSV Pressure Drop (MI)*
    (2018) NW Atlantic: Bahamas
  

    64
    RV Sonne SO261 (Germany)
    (2018) SE Pacific: Atacama Trench
  

    63
    MRV Scotia (UK)
    (2017) Scottish waters
  

    62
    RV TangaoraTAN1077 (NZ)
    (2017) SW Pacific: Kermadec Trench
  

    61
    RV Sonne SO259 (Germany)
    (2017) Indian Ocean: Wallaby-Zenith Fracture Zone
  

    60
    RV Shinyo-Maru (Japan)
    (2017) NE Pacific: Mariana Trench
  

    59
    MRV Scotia (UK)
    (2016) NE Atlantic: Faroe Shetland Channel
  

    58
    MRV Scotia (UK)
    (2015) Scottish waters
  

    57
    BIO Hesperides (ES)*
    (2015) Southern Ocean: South Shetland Trench
  

    56
    MRV Scotia (UK)
    (2015) NE Atlantic: Hatton Rockall Basin
  

    55
    RV Falkor (US)
    (2014) C. Pacific: Mariana Trench
  

    54
    RV Thomas G. Thompson (US)
    (2014) SW Pacific: Kermadec Trench
  

    53
    MRV Scotia (UK)
    (2014) Scottish waters
  

    52
    MRV Scotia (UK)
    (2014) Scottish waters
  

    51
    RV Kaharoa KAH1310 (NZ)*
    (2013) SW Pacific: New Hebrides Trench
  

    50
    RV Kaharoa KAH1301 (NZ)*
    (2013) SW Pacific: Kermadec Trench
  

    49
    Fugro Navigator (Panama)
    (2012) ) E. Mediterranean
  

    48
    RV Kaharoa KAH1202 (NZ)*
    (2012) SW Pacific: Kermadec Trench
  

    47
    N/O Pourquoi Pas? (France)
    (2011) Bay of Biscay
  

    46
    FS Meteor M83/4 (Germany)
    (2011) E. Mediterranean
  

    45
    RV Kaharoa KAH1109 (NZ)*
    (2011) SW Pacific: Kermadec Trench
  

    44
    RRS James Cook JC62 (UK)
    (2011) NE Atlantic: Porcupine Abyssal Plain
  

    43
    RV Gyre (Vanuatu)
    (2010) Gulf of Mexico
  

    42
    RRS James Cook JC42 (UK)
    (2010) N Atlantic: Mid Atlantic Ridge
  

    41
    RN Universitatis (Italy)
    (2010) E. Mediterranean
  

    40
    RV G.O. Sars (Norway)
    (2010) Arctic Circle
  

    39
    FS Sonne 209 (Germany)
    (2010) SE Pacific: Peru-Chile Trench
  

    38
    RV Pelagia 64PE316 (Netherlands)
    (2009) W. Mediterranean
  

    37
    RV Pelagia 64PE313 (Netherlands)
    (2009) NE Atlantic: Irish Sea
  

    36
    RV Kaharoa KAH0910 (NZ)*
    (2009) SW Pacific: Kermadec Trench
  

    35
    RRS James Cook JC37 (UK)
    (2009) N Atlantic: Mid Atlantic Ridge
  

    34
    RRS James Cook JC36 (UK)
    (2009) NE Atlantic: Whittard Canyon
  

    33
    RV Tansei-Maru KT-09-02  (Japan)
    (2009) NW Pacific: Izu-Bonin Trench
  

    32
    RV Philia (Greece)*
    (2008) E. Mediterranean
  

    31
    RV Hakuho-Maru KH-08-01 (Japan)
    (2008) NW Pacific: Japan Trench
  

    30
    RV Lydia (Greece)*
    (2008) E. Mediterranean
  

    29
    RV Sea Trident (UK)
    (2008) SE Atlantic: West African Margin
  

    28
    RV Kairei KR-07-16 (Japan)
    (2007) NW Pacific: East Mariana Basin
  

    27
    RV Hakuho-Maru KH-07-3 (Japan)
    (2007) NW Pacific: Japan Trench
  

    26
    FS Sonne 194 (Germany)
    (2007) SW Pacific: Tonga and Kermadec Trenches
  

    25
    RRS James Cook 10 leg 2 (UK)
    (2007) NE Atlantic: Nazare Canyon
  

    24
    RV Aegaeo (Greece)
    (2007) E. Mediterranean
  

    23
    FS Meteor M70-1 (Germany)
    (2006) East and West Mediterranean
  

    22
    FRV Scotia 1406S (UK)
    (2006) NE Atlantic: Rockall Trough
  

    21
    RV Seol Mara / Calanus (UK)
    (2006) UK: Loch Creran
  

    20
    Crest (UK)
    (2006) UK: Shetland, UK
  

    19
    RV Seol Mara (UK)
    (2006) UK: Loch Creran
  

    18
    RRS Discovery D300 (UK)
    (2005) Southern Ocean: Crozet Plateau/Abyssal Plain
  

    17
    RV Thompson TN187 (USA)
    (2005) NE Pacific
  

    16
    RRS Discovery D297 (UK)
    (2005) NE Atlantic: Nazare Canyon
  

    15
    Helsingør harbour (Denmark)
    (2005) Skagerrak Sea
  

    14
    FRV Scotia (UK)
    (2005) North Sea: Buzzard Platform
  

    13
    RV New Horizon  (USA)
    (2005) NE Pacific
  

    12
    RV G.O. Sars (Norway)
    (2004) Norway: Ofotenfjord/Tysfjord
  

    11
    RRS Discovery D285T (UK)
    (2004) NE Atlantic: Goban Spur
  

    10
    Veracious II (UK)
    (2004) North Sea: Buzzard Platform
  

    9
    GG9 (France)*
    (2004) W. Mediterranean
  

    8
    FS Meteor M61-1 (Germany)
    (2004) NE Atlantic: Belgica Mounds, Rockall Bank
  

    7
    GG9  (France)*
    (2004) W. Mediterranean
  

    6
    RV Johan Hjort (Norway)
    (2002) Norway: Sognefjord, Ofotenfjord
  

    5
    RRS Discovery D266 (UK)
    (2002) NE Atlantic: Porcupine Sea Bight
  

    4
    RV Philia (Greece)
    (2002) E. Mediterranean: Rhodos Basin
  

    3
    RRS Discovery D260 (UK)
    (2002) NE Atlantic: Porcupine Sea Bight
  

    2
    RRS Discovery D255 (UK)
    (2001) NE Atlantic: Porcupine Sea Bight
  

    1
    RRS Discovery D252 (UK)
    (2001) NE Atlantic: Porcupine Sea Bight
  