We are thrilled to announce that four new members have accepted an invitation from the existing Steering Committee members and Executive Director to join the DOSI Steering Committee team! Beatriz Naranjo Elizondo is…

Juvenile fish (Centrolophus sp.) swim around the bell of a Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jelly, which Argentinian scientists aboard RV Falkor (too) observed at 250 m. Their bell can…

This “smiling” snailfish in the family Liparidae was filmed at a depth of 1,365 m while exploring Denson Seamount as part of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition in 2023. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape…

Over the last two weeks, DOSI Ambassadors have been at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, attending the 3rd session of the BBNJ Preparatory Commission. The BBNJ Agreement is critically important…

Close-up image showing a live tubeworm at the Von Damm hydrothermal field, on the Mid-Cayman Rise. While tubeworms are some of the most iconic animals to have been discovered at vent fields in…

This pink coral (Hemicorallium sp.) observed at ~1,654 m had a base approximately 18 cm wide, indicating a particularly old colony. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deep-Sea Symphony:…

Oblong Dermechinus urchins cover a boulder at 516 m on Seamount JF2, off the coast of Chile. Image courtesy of ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. This week: Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at seamounts, how scientific…

This is a specimen of Allocyttus verrucosus, a species widely distributed in the Southern Ocean and usually found between depths of 800-1,200 m. It was captured during an ROV dive conducted to inspect…