The oceans of the world are a vast landscape, covering more than half the Earth’s surface. It is the last great frontier on our planet and the SERPENT project is researching this exciting undersea environment through unique and innovative deep sea exploration.
SERPENT undertakes this vital work through collaboration with offshore oil and gas companies and their highly skilled Remotely Operated Vehicle teams. These dedicated professionals are helping us to push the boundaries of deep-sea research, and contributing to our growing knowledge of the open oceans.
Prof Daniel Jones
Dr Andrew Gates
December 2003 – January 2028
Industry
Aim
Collaborating closely with key players in the oil and gas industry, the “Scientific and Environmental ROV Partnership using Existing iNdustrial Technology” (SERPENT) project aims to make cutting-edge industrial ROV technology and data more accessible to the world’s science community, share knowledge and progress deep-sea research. The programme interacts with global scientists and other organisations to communicate the project to the public, increasing the awareness of our marine resources.
Equipment and Technology
The serpent project uses a variety of pieces of equipment ranging from Deep platforms (ROV, HyBIS), Oceanographic sampling, Seafloor sampling (corers, dredgers, trawlers) and Geophysics (seismic surveys)
