Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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During Dive 02 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we explored the Moytirra Vent Field. Near the end of the dive, we encountered this active black smoker hydrothermal chimney that was covered with small limpets and shrimp.

Learn more about the expedition here: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/22voyage-to-the-ridge/welcome.html

Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022.