DOSI Deep-Sea Round-Up

A crab lounging on the deep seabed off the coast of California. Image courtesy of of Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Biodiverse Borderlands Expedition. You can view other deep-sea images that have been shared through DOSI on our Flickr page. If you would like to showcase any images from your own work, you can find submission guidelines on our website.

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Round-Up! This week’s issue starts off with fascinating new papers on whalebone and wood habitats on the seabed, amphipod biodiversity, bioluminescent organs, and more.

In our Deep-Sea Mining section, make sure to browse a new White Paper from the World Economic Forum on mineral supply chains. Then, in Deep-Sea News, we’re featuring articles on microplastic marine snow and a new expedition to study the Titanic wreck.

Several key events are rapidly approaching. The annual meeting for the Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (DOOS) runs from May 3-5, so make sure to register. If you are part of a deep-sea research group or network, don’t forget to prepare a video to introduce your work to the rest of the deep ocean community!

Our Opportunities section this week has options for a broad range of experience levels: There’s a new PhD opening, a postdoc position, and a call for a bioinformatician. Speaking of calls, don’t forget to check our Wanted section for a chance to nominate someone for the 2023 L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards.

Finally, if you have interested students or just want to brush up on your own science communication skills, this week’s Round-Up ends with a ready-made lesson plan on microplastics in the deep ocean designed by The New York Times. Enjoy!

CLICK FOR YOUR DEEP-SEA ROUND-UP – 14 April 2022