Shrimp congregate in areas of lower-temperature, hydrothermal fluids:
Volcanic ash is erupted from the plume over the active vent Phantom near the summit of NW Rota:
At the summit rim, a navigation beacon marks the location of a hydrophone listening to the eruptions, a shrimp trap and a tephra (volcanic ash) collector above the erupting vent.
New boulders of lava sit within the center of the venting Phantom.
JASON Team prepares the ROV for departure to the volcano.