After four years of dedicated service, Dr. Diva Amon is stepping down from the DOSI Steering Committee. Throughout her tenure, Diva has played a key role in shaping DOSI’s vision and mission, contributing…
The DOSI New Technologies for EIAs Working Group is disbanding in its current form but don’t worry, its members will take on a new form of engagement across all DOSI Working Groups. The Working…
This vibrant red crinoid was imaged during the Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas expedition, while exploring at approximately 1,200 m depth on an unnamed seamount in the Tokelau Seamount Chain within the…
Please join us in welcoming Michelle Guraieb Casis, who takes over from Sarah Seabrook as the new co-lead of the DOSI Climate Change Working Group. She’ll be working alongside the other co-leads – Lisa…
This sea cucumber, dubbed the “gummy squirrel” (Psychropotes longicauda), was seen at 5,100 m depth on abyssal sediments in the western Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This animal is approximately 60 cm long (including tail),…
This curious little animal is a sponge! It belongs to the order Poecilosclerida and, unlike the filter-feeding sponges that passively capture prey items such as larvae or small crustaceans from the water…
This dark ctenophore was observed with its tentacles fully extended at approximately 1,460 m deep in the Gulf of Mexico. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration. This week: the legality of a pause in…
This Hemicorallium coral was observed during the second dive of the Seascape Alaska 3 expedition at a depth of approximately 2,270 m. This may represent the first observation of this genus of corals…