{"id":645,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/chinas-rov-collects-samples-in-western-pacific-ocean\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:50","slug":"chinas-rov-collects-samples-in-western-pacific-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-rov-collects-samples-in-western-pacific-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s ROV Collects Samples In Western Pacific Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A sponge collected by Chinese scientists is seen on KEXUE (Science) scientific ship at the west of the Pacific Ocean. Chinese scientists started to explore a seamount named Caroline in the west of the Pacific Ocean for the first time, as a remote operated<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A sponge collected by Chinese scientists is seen on KEXUE (Science) scientific ship at the west of the Pacific Ocean. Chinese scientists started to explore a seamount named Caroline in the west of the Pacific Ocean for the first time, as a remote operated vehicle (ROV) dived to collect videos, information and samples. <\/p>\n<p style=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FgCevFyXnW1Zjjmt5N1_oopOGf3B?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"800\" height=\"486.3157894736842\" title=\"\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecns.cn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ecns.cn<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>A rare yellow sponge 80 centimeters high.&#8221;A sponge as large as this one is rarely seen. Normal sponge is white, but this one is yellow and it is interesting to find out the reasons,&#8221; said Xu Kuidong, chief scientist aboard the Kexue research vessel. &#8220;Kexue&#8221; means science in Chinese.A large delicate Venus&#8217; flower basket, a kind of sponge, was also seen among the samples that Discovery collected. It has a white reticulate body and crystal thorns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-rov-collects-samples-in-western-pacific-ocean\/#A_coral_collected_by_Chinese_scientists_is_seen_on_KEXUE_Science_scientific_ship_at_the_west_of_the_Pacific_Ocean_Photo_https_wwwecnscn\" title=\"A coral collected by Chinese scientists is seen on KEXUE (Science) scientific ship at the west of the Pacific Ocean&nbsp; 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Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecns.cn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ecns.cn<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_sponge_collected_by_Chinese_scientists_is_seen_on_KEXUE_Science_scientific_ship_at_the_west_of_the_Pacific_Ocean_Photo_https_wwwecnscn\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsbAauGc9wzmJR9WYXpBdOANI5cQ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"800\" height=\"405.2631578947368\" title=\"\">A sponge collected by Chinese scientists is seen on KEXUE (Science) scientific ship at the west of the Pacific Ocean&nbsp; Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecns.cn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ecns.cn<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sponge collected by Chinese scientists is seen on KEXUE (Science) scientific ship at the west of the Pacific Ocean. 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