Description: Black bellied rosefish and sponges on a gravelly sea bed West of Shetland Item Type: Video Title: Black bellied rosefish and sponges, NWAD development West of Shetland Species: Helicolenus dactylopterus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- North West Area Development (NWAD)North Sea -- West of Shetland -- North West Area Development (NWAD) Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 350 Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 9 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 18 May 2007
Description: Redfish swimming whilst eating another fish. Item Type: Video Title: Redfish eating Copyright: SERPENT Species: Sebastes Behaviour: feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 350 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Muddy Sand Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 9 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
In the wild these fish dwell at great depth in the oxygen minimum zone feeding largely on brittle stars. Spawned gelatinous egg masses float to the surface where larvae can be recovered and bred.
Item Type: Image Title: Black bellied rosefish Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Helicolenus dactylopterus Behaviour: Resting, swimming on seafloor near sponge Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
Item Type: Image Title: Rosefish Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Sebastes sp Behaviour: Swimming near net Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Midwater Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Water Column Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
