While exploring the deep-sea of the South Sandwich Islands, researchers found these snailfish eggs had been laid on a giant black coral – a previously unrecorded behaviour. Image courtesy of ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. This…
Nice, France | 3–6 June 2025 The One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC) kicked off today in Nice, France, bringing together global experts to explore the future of ocean science, governance, and sustainability. DOSI…
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Think Deep!, a brand new podcast series from the DOSI, created to illuminate the science, policy, and global relevance of the deep ocean. This 6-part series…
This sea pen (Pennatulacea) was imaged at around 1,519 m depth. The white dots are highly modified polyps, often without tentacles, called siphonozooids that funnel water through the organism. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office…
A Brisingid, a type of deep-sea starfish, perches on a ledge among many brittle stars (ophiuroids) at a site east of Saunders Island, observed while exploring the deep-sea of the South Sandwich Islands. Image courtesy of ROV…
An exciting Research Symposium was held at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, a fortnight ago, exploring the ‘volcanic lost world’ of the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea. Co-organised by DOSI…
This vibrant yellow glass sponge (Bolosoma sp.) was observed at a depth of 2,479 m while exploring Sibelius Seamount. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the Musicians…
ROV Deep Discoverer inspects a large face of a solitary dike seen during the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition. Towering nearly 15 meters high, the wall was also home to a diverse array of large…
This beautiful coral garden was observed by ROV SuBastian during the first dive of the recent Schmidt Ocean Institute, Ocean Census and GoSouth expedition to the South Sandwich Islands. Image courtesy of ROV SuBastian…
Here you can see the sea star Calliaster sp. feeding on bamboo coral. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the Musicians Seamounts. This week: new research on unique faunal…
This is the first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. 100 years after its first discovery, the team on Schmidt Ocean Institute‘s RV Falkor (too) captured footage of the 30-centimeter-long baby…