Welcome to the latest issue of Deep Sea Life, DOSI and DSBS’s twice-yearly celebration of deep-ocean research! Catch up on news from expeditions like HEXPLORES: Secrets of the Red Sea Rift, projects connecting kids to the deep like One Connected Ocean, and meetings such as the Namibian Deep-Ocean Benthos Collection Workshop. We also feature a message from Dr. Pei-Yuan Qian, chairman of the 2025 Deep-Sea Biology Symposium in Hong Kong.
Key opportunities in this issue include a call for papers for a special issue of Progress in Oceanography and a chance to contribute to the third World Ocean Assessment. You can also help support a virtual art exhibition with Moku Art Studio by sharing quotes about your research and why it matters.
There’s far too much new research and other excellent submissions to detail here, so make sure to take advantage of the table of contents on page 1 to find the topics most relevant to you. Thank you very much to all who submitted their work and news to make this another excellent issue. Here’s to another six months of deep-ocean research and stewardship!