The Kuril–Kamchatka Trench or Kuril Trench is an oceanic trench in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It lies off the southeast coast of Kamchatka and parallels the Kuril Island chain to meet the Japan Trench east of Hokkaido. From Wikipedia
Researchers are planning follow-up surveys to test for similar chemosynthetic ecosystems beyond the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches
