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August 24 to 26, 2017. Sedimentary study of a little-known area.
The submarine ridge that connects the main island of Madeira to the Desertas, whose summit is 80 meters below the surface, shelters on its slopes a remarkable but little known biodiversity.
In the absence of a ROV (Remoted Operated Vehicle), this study was carried out by Portuguese scientists from the Madeira Oceanological Observatory and the Funchal Marine Biological Station as part of the Monaco Explorations mission in Madeira. It consisted of deploying a mechanical dredge and taking sediment samples. The aim of this operation: to study their nature in the laboratory, to inventory and identify the biodiversity sheltered by these sediments.