Deep-Sea Life Issue 23
Welcome to the 23rd edition of Deep-Sea Life: an informal publication for the deep-sea biology community and beyond which is produced twice per year. Our colleagues are relentless in their work to uncover and explain our planet’s deep marine world and it has never been more important to share their findings with the world. Please support our community and help to disseminate our news from the deep!
In this issue, read about research cruises to the Arctic (Hausgarten), deep-waters around islands in the Philippine Sea, canyons of the NW Atlantic and Gulf of Maine, seamounts off the coast of Chile, deep seeps on the Aleutian margin, life on the Sigsbee abyssal plain and canyons, slope and vents off British Columbia. Exciting and diverse new projects are described. DOSI and DSBS updates too!
We have selected this marvellous photograph (submitted by Tracy Sutton) of a Duckbill Flathead Bembrops to adorn this issue of DSL. See the accompanying article on page 25 which describes new elements of this programme which has been running for 14 years, describing pelagic life in the Gulf of Mexico.
Thanks to my fellow editors Abigail Pattenden (University of Limerick, Ireland), Eva Ramirez-Llodra (REV Ocean, Norway), Franck Lejzerowicz (University of Oslo), Bhavani Narayanaswamy (SAMS, UK) and Michelle Taylor (University of Essex, UK).
Enjoy!
Maria Baker
University of Southampton & DOSI Executive Director
