1. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Okinawa Japan
2. X‐STAR, Japan Agency for Marine‐Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Yokosuka Japan
3. School of Earth & Ocean Sciences University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia Canada
4. Project Team for Developing Innovative Technologies for Exploration of Deep‐Sea Resources Japan Agency for Marine‐Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Yokosuka Japan
5. Department of Biology University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia Canada