Notes on Vent Field Description:
5 km south of Menez Gwen; used multibeam echosounder to "see" plume of gas bubbles, and several other sites with gas plumes are indicated
Notes Relevant to Biology:
animals typical of nearby MAR vents
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2010 ROV MARUM-QUEST, same cruise as plume discovered by multibeam echosounder
Discovery References (text):
press release, 7 October 2010, Max Planck Society (http://www.mpg.de/617026/pressRelease201010071)