The Bain des Japonais hydrothermal site is located in a shallow area subject to the tides. It is located in the Bay of Prony in the large lagoon of New Caledonia.

This project is funded by the French National research Agency « ANR ». It is an interdisciplinary and international long-terme collaboration between researchers at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Geoscience Environnement Toulouse, Institut du Globe de Paris, Medis, Entropie, The Stony Brook University.