*Tomoyo Okumura¹, Miho Hirai¹, Takuro Nunoura¹, Ken Takai¹, Yasuhiko Ohara^1,2 (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of Japan)

*Tomoyo Okumura¹, Miho Hirai¹, Takuro Nunoura¹, Ken Takai¹, Yasuhiko Ohara^1,2 (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of Japan)

*CHEN CHONG¹, Hiromi Kayama Watanabe¹, Yukiko Nagai¹, Takashi Toyofuku¹, Ting Xu², Jin Sun^2,3, Jian-Wen Qiu², Shigeaki Kojima⁴, Hiroyuki Yamamoto¹, Akinori Yabuki¹, Shinsuke Kawagucci¹, Ken Takai¹, Takenori Sasaki⁵ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Hong Kong Baptist University, 3.Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 4.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 5.The University Museum, The University of Tokyo)

*Nozomi Nakahara^1,2, Naoko Yoshida³, Eiji Tasumi², Masaru Nobu⁴, Yoshihiro Takaki², Sanae Sakai², Masayuki Miyazaki², Hideyuki Tamaki⁴, Takashi Yamaguchi¹, Ken Takai², Hiroyuki Imachi² (1.Nagaoka University of Technology, 2.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 3.Nagoya Institute of Technology, 4.National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

*Donald Pan¹, Karrie A Weber², Kenneth H Williams³, Jason Nolan², Ken Takai¹ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.University of Nebraska Lincoln, 3.Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

*Manabu Nishizawa¹, Yohei Matsui¹, Takazo Shibuya¹, Konomi Suda¹, Ken Takai¹, Hajime Yano² (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Space and Technology )

*Yasuhiko OHARA^1,2, Tomoyo Okumura², Robert Stern³, Yuji Onishi⁴, Shoma Oya⁵, Chong Chen², Hiromi Kayama WATANABE², Toshiro Yamanaka⁶, Masakazu Fujii⁷, Fernando Martinez⁸, Teruaki Ishii⁵, Katsuyoshi Michibayashi⁵, Ken Takai², Science party for the Shinkai Seep Expeditions (1.Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of Japan, 2.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 3.University of Texas at Dallas, 4.Okayama University, 5.Shizuoka University, 6.Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 7.National Institute of Polar Research, 8.University of Hawaii)

*Manabu Nishizawa¹, Yohei Matsui¹, Takazo Shibuya¹, Konomi Suda¹, Ken Takai¹, Hajime Yano² (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Space and Technology )

*Hajime Yano¹, Ken Takai², Yoshinori Takano², Takazo Shibuya², Ryu Funase³, Yasuhito Sekine³, Fujishima Kosuke⁴, Wataru Takahagi⁵, Sota Numaho⁵, Masaru Tomita⁵ (1.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 3.University of Tokyo, 4.Tokyo Institute of Technology, 5.Keio University)

*Hiroko Makita^1,2, Sakiko Kikuchi¹, Satoshi Mitsunobu³, Emiko Tanaka^2,1, Yoshihiro Takaki¹, Toshiro Yamanaka⁴, Tomohiro Toki⁵, Takuroh Noguchi⁶, Kentaro Nakamura⁷, Mariko Abe¹, Miho Hirai¹, Masahiro Yamamoto¹, Katsuyuki Uematsu⁸, Junichi Miyazaki¹, Takuro Nunoura¹, Yoshio Takahashi⁷, Ken Takai¹ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 3.Ehime University, 4.Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 5.University of the Ryukyus, 6.Kochi University, 7.The University of Tokyo, 8.Marine Works Japan Ltd)

*Fujishima Kosuke^1,2, Sota Numaho^3,5,4, Wataru Takahagi^4,2,3, Takazo Shibuya⁴, Masaru Tomita^5,3, Ken Takai⁴, Yoshinori Takano⁴, Hajime Yano⁶ (1.Tokyo Institute of Technology, Earth-Life Science Institute, 2.Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 3.Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 4.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 5.Department of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, 6.Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

*Sota Numaho^1,2,3, Yoshinori Takano², Wataru Takahagi^2,3,4, Kosuke Fujisima^6,3, Masaru Tomita³, Ken Takai^2,6, Hajime Yano^2,5 (1.Department of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, 2. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan , 3. Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Japan , 4.Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, 5. Institute for Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan, 6. Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Japan)

*Hiroko Makita^1,2, Sakiko Kikuchi¹, Satoshi Mitsunobu³, Emiko Tanaka^2,1, Yoshihiro Takaki¹, Toshiro Yamanaka⁴, Tomohiro Toki⁵, Takuroh Noguchi⁶, Kentaro Nakamura⁷, Mariko Abe¹, Miho Hirai¹, Masahiro Yamamoto¹, Katsuyuki Uematsu⁸, Junichi Miyazaki¹, Takuro Nunoura¹, Yoshio Takahashi⁷, Ken Takai¹ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 3.Ehime University, 4.Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 5.University of the Ryukyus, 6.Kochi University, 7.The University of Tokyo, 8.Marine Works Japan Ltd)

*Fujishima Kosuke^1,2, Sota Numaho^3,5,4, Wataru Takahagi^4,2,3, Takazo Shibuya⁴, Masaru Tomita^5,3, Ken Takai⁴, Yoshinori Takano⁴, Hajime Yano⁶ (1.Tokyo Institute of Technology, Earth-Life Science Institute, 2.Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 3.Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 4.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 5.Department of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, 6.Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

*Sota Numaho^1,2,3, Yoshinori Takano², Wataru Takahagi^2,3,4, Kosuke Fujisima^6,3, Masaru Tomita³, Ken Takai^2,6, Hajime Yano^2,5 (1.Department of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, 2. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan , 3. Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Japan , 4.Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, 5. Institute for Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan, 6. Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Japan)

*Hisahiro Ueda¹, Takazo Shibuya², Yusuke Sawaki³, Masafumi Saitoh², Ken Takai², Shigenori Maruyama⁴ (1.Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2.Japan Agency for Marine–Earth Science and Technology, 3.The University of Tokyo, 4.Earth-Life Science Institute)

*Wataru Takahagi^1,2,3, Kaito Seo^1,3,4, Takazo Shibuya¹, Kosuke Fujishima^3,5, Yoshinori Takano¹, Masafumi Saitoh¹, Masaru Tomita^3,4, Ken Takai¹ (1.Japan Agency for Earth-Marine Science and Technology, 2.Systems Biology Program, Graduate School of Media and Govenance, Keio University, 3.Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, 4.Department of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, 5.Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

*Takazo Shibuya¹, Yasuhito Sekine², Ken Takai¹ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.The University of Tokyo)

*Takazo Shibuya¹, Yasuhito Sekine², Ken Takai¹ (1.Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2.The University of Tokyo)