Implementing Fibre Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing at the First Protected Hydrothermal Vent Site: Development, Challenges, and Opportunities

Omid Aghaei1, Nadia Kreimer1, Mitchell K. Wolf2, Brennan Phillips3, Steven F Mihaly2, Martin Heesemann2, Angela Schlesinger4, Ruchie Custan1, Sarah Price1, Johann Becker3, Katie Burrows5 and Jonathan Cheng1, (1)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States, (4)University Of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (5)University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, UNITED STATES