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Iceland
Iceland is a land of fire and ice! In 2008, ASL Director Patterson was on sabbatical at the University of Iceland, studying a new kind of hydrothermal vent.

 

SeaCAMEL
VIMS aquanauts present live underwater broadcasts from Aquarius, America’s “Inner Space Station” and the world’s only undersea habitat.

 

Bonaire
We use Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to survey the pristine coral reefs of the Caribbean island nation of Bonaire.

 

Antarctica
Expedition is the first to explore the nearshore waters of the Southern Ocean with a small autonomous underwater vehicle.