Total Akpo Nigeria SERPENT report
Total Akpo Nigeria SERPENT report
The ecology of the deep waters off Nigeria is poorly understood but the area attracts increasing
hydrocarbon exploration. Through collaboration with a variety of offshore oil and service companies
SERPENT carried out novel deep-water science at the Akpo site offshore Nigeria. This visit to the Jack
Ryan drilling rig was the first visit of its type in Nigerian waters and the most comprehensive visit
undertaken by SERPENT in Africa. The aim of the visit was to make initial assessment of Nigerian
deep-water biodiversity through collection of both images and physical samples of the benthic fauna.
Seabed water temperature at 1366 m was 5.3?C. Video analysis revealed 36 taxa representing 5 phyla
and 22 specimens were collected. As there is limited knowledge of the Nigerian deep-water fauna, a
taxonomic phase will be important to reinforce detailed future ecological research and to provide a
strong baseline against which to assess changes in the deep-water environment.
National Oceanography Centre
Jones, D.O.B.
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Gates, A.R.
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July 2010
Jones, D.O.B.
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Gates, A.R.
327a3cc6-2e53-4090-9f96-219461087be9
Jones, D.O.B. and Gates, A.R.
(2010)
Total Akpo Nigeria SERPENT report
(National Oceanography Centre Southampton Research and Consultancy Report, 76)
Southampton, UK.
National Oceanography Centre
21pp.
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Abstract
The ecology of the deep waters off Nigeria is poorly understood but the area attracts increasing
hydrocarbon exploration. Through collaboration with a variety of offshore oil and service companies
SERPENT carried out novel deep-water science at the Akpo site offshore Nigeria. This visit to the Jack
Ryan drilling rig was the first visit of its type in Nigerian waters and the most comprehensive visit
undertaken by SERPENT in Africa. The aim of the visit was to make initial assessment of Nigerian
deep-water biodiversity through collection of both images and physical samples of the benthic fauna.
Seabed water temperature at 1366 m was 5.3?C. Video analysis revealed 36 taxa representing 5 phyla
and 22 specimens were collected. As there is limited knowledge of the Nigerian deep-water fauna, a
taxonomic phase will be important to reinforce detailed future ecological research and to provide a
strong baseline against which to assess changes in the deep-water environment.
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Published date: July 2010
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Marine Biogeochemistry
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/160929
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D.O.B. Jones
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A.R. Gates
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