Produced in 1995 by K. Juniper, J. Sarrazin, C. White and the audio-visual
department of UQAM., this scientific documentary is presenting the
fascinating world of hydrothermal vents, of the fauna colonizing
high-temperature sulfide structures as well as the research done in deep sea
environments. Silver medals (science and technology) at the Montreal 1996
Corpo-Vision Festival, honorable mention (education) at the 1996
International Columbus film and video festival. Selected for competition at
the 1996 Montreal International scientific film festival as well as for the
Palaiseau (France) scientific film festival.
Dive 2 kilometres down to the volcanic ridges of the
Pacific Ocean, and discover a habitat where all is extreme! At the controls
of the futuristic submersible Oasis, you'll discover a unique undersea
observatory, home to an astonishing fauna. Explore the deep-sea hot springs
ecosystem and probe the mysteries of the vestimentifera, giant worms with
very strange eating habits !
This bilingual CD-ROM presents the
fascinating world of the Endevour Hot Vents Area on the 2000 metre deep Juan
de Fuca Ridge. This site off Canada's West Coast became a pilot Marine
Protected Area in 1998 under the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Subsea research technology and seagoing careers are featured along with the
biology, chemistry and geology of this very unique ecosystem. Discover
technical fact sheets, narrated video clips, underwater photographs, a quest
game and 2-D graphic models, as well as a reference bibliography. This
educational tool is suitable for schools as well as for the general public.
Contacts
1.
Diffusion Ifremer
Direction de la communication
-service
des Editions
2. Josée Fortin
Service de
l'audio-visuel
University of Québec at Montréal, Québec, Canada
Tel : (514)
987-4406
e-mail :
fortin.josee@uqam.ca
3. Jozée
Sarrazin
Département
Environnement Profond, Centre Ifremer de Brest BP 70
29 280
Plouzané
France
e-mail :
jozee.sarrazin@ifremer.fr
