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While critics might argue that ROVS have little environmental impact, they are wrong. Livescience.com stats, Jason (A ROV) has manipulator arms for collecting samples of rock, sediment or ocean life to return to the surface. Pilots use ROVS to survey underwater volcanoes and study as-yet-unseen marine life. ROV’s can take photographs of mid-ocean ridges, deep-sea vents and cold seeps (regions where methane and sulfide-rich fluids leak from the seafloor.)
Lastly ROV’s are valuable because of their significant endurance. Some people might say ROVS take up a lot of time to find dirt and rocks, that is extremely incorrect. As noted earlier, ROVS are able to operate as deep as 19,700 feet says NationalArcheology.org. A USA Navy Sub can carry three people at a time (two scientists and a pilot.) They can travel to a depth of 14,800 feet, which isn't as far as a ROV can travel, without humans! The Profiling buoys they use to measure chemicals can travel down to 330 feet.
In conclusion, their significant endurance, their environmental impact and their search and salvage capabilities are the reasons why ROVs are valuable for ocean research. It is important that with underwater research we can provide closer for the families that lost their loved ones in