Report by ocean scientists Angelika Brandt, Julia Swigart, and Elva Escobar The original Challenger voyages in the 19th Century unfortunately did not reach the higher latitudes of the Pacific. However, Challenger’s legacy continues…
Human society depends on the ocean, now more than ever. Its enormous volume -over 90 percent of the space available to life on Earth- is filled with unique ecosystems. While those environments are…
The impact of deep-sea fisheries on the marine environment calls for effective measures to ensure that fishing does not compromise the commitments established by the United Nations for protecting biodiversity in the deep…
Thank you very much to all who attended our panel side event at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, “Biodiversity for a Resilient Planet: A Deeper Look.” The deep ocean contains over 90…
Do you have any interesting photos from research or expeditions that you wish more people would see? At its heart, DOSI has always been about harnessing the power of deep-sea expertise to support…
Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it have come major international meetings for deep-ocean policy. All of those meetings have needed reliable scientific knowledge to design effective rules, so our…
Dear Deep-Sea Colleagues, DOSI and DSBS are excited to announce the call for submissions for Deep-Sea Life issue 18 (January 2022)! We are so looking forward to reading about your work and events…
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO formally announced today, World Ocean Day, that it would endorse Challenger 150, a new 10 year programme focused on deep-sea science, as an action of the UN…