Two new papers explore microbial symbioses this week, while genetic sequencing is also a theme, from method progression and application to the equitable access and sharing of benefits associated with genetic resources. Paris Stefanoudis…
Two deep-sea discoveries made the headlines this week: a colossal slickhead in Japan’s deep sea, measuring nearly 1.5 m in length and named after a sumo wrestler, and a rich sessile benthic community found…
PLEASE GO HERE FOR THE 2021 WORLD OCEAN DAY PERFORMANCE “Science and art are natural friends: one often inspires the other.” What is Song of the Ocean? Song of the Ocean is a collaboration…
This week we celebrate International Women in Science Day. As a network with many female leaders and members, we have a lot of people to thank for all that DOSI has achieved and…
It’s the first round-up in a few weeks, so there’s inevitably a lot to share! Our feature image is another stunning anglerfish from Danté Fenolio – we would like to thank him for…
Treasures of the deep: life and rocks was a deep-sea mining webinar held on the 12th January 2021, co-hosted by Whale Wise, DOSI and the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with iAtlantic, One Ocean…
Climate change is likely to expand subtropical gyres, so it is important that we get to grips with biogeochemical cycles in these regions in order to understand likely future impacts on flux to…
Ahead of a planned workshop in Fiji, postponed due to travel restrictions posed by COVID-19, DOSI hosted a virtual course “The Deep Sea, Humans, and Management”, designed for Pacific Islanders, in October 2020.…