Lōʻihi Seamount
Early work

Lōʻihi Seamount

Section Title: Early work
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Date	Study (most on R/V Kaʻimikai-o-Kanaloa and with Pisces V)

1940	Lōʻihi's first depiction on a map was on Survey Chart 4115, compiled by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1940.

1978	An expedition formed to study intense seismic activity in the region at the time. Data collected was the first solid evidence of the volcano being active.

1979	More extensive sampling (17 dredgehauls) from this expedition seemed to confirm the 1970 results.

1980	Extensive hydrothermal fields found, yielding more evidence. First high-resolution bathymetric mapping.

1987	Marking and study of several hydrothermic fields

August 1996	Emergency response team dives reacting to extensive activity, led by Frederick Duennebier.

Early Sept. 1997	Studies of hydrothermal vents (Batiza and McMurtry, Chief Scientists)

Late August 1997	Geological studies of recent eruptions at Lōʻihi (Garcia and Kadko, Chief Scientists)

October 1997	HUGO deployment (Frederick Duennebier, Chief Scientist)

September–October 1998	Series of dives by multiple science parties to visit New Pit, Summit Area and HUGO.

January 1998	HUGO revisit (Frederick Duennebier, Chief Scientist)

October 2002	HUGO recovered from sea bottom.

October 2006 October 2007 October 2008 October 2009	FeMO (Fe-Oxidizing Microbial Observatory) cruises to investigate iron-oxidizing microbes at Lōʻihi. Much is learned about Lōʻihi's microbial community.

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