Squid collected during the Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts expedition. Credit: Allen Collins, NOAA Fisheries National Systematic Laboratory and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural…
Sharks are often associated with shallow waters, but NOAA Ocean Exploration spotted this smalltooth sand tiger shark at a depth of 1,025 m while exploring Kingman Cone. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Mountains in…
A Peniagone sea cucumber adorned with a pair of horned appendages, nicknamed ‘Loki’ for its resemblance to the Norse god. Image courtesy of ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. This week: 4 COPs, One Ocean –…
A colourful, high-density, high-diversity community dominated by large Hemicorallium colonies. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration 2025 Beyond the Blue. This week: Discover new research connecting ocean, climate and biodiversity governance for deep-ocean protection &…
This red Synallactid sea cucumber with thin papillae was seen feeding on sediment at ~3,200 meters during the 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration. This week: Explore the Southwest…
A fuzzy white bacterial mat seen during the Searching for the Asgards expedition. Image courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute. This week: Krill at hydrothermal vents, reflexivity in marine research, guidance to inform deep-sea RFMOs, and…
An acorn worm seen in American Samoan waters. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration. This week: Dive into the Northeast Pacific’s deep ocean in episode 1 of Think…
A Bathocyroe comb jelly (ctnetophore) captured during an ROV dive on Seamount JF2, part of the Juan Fernández Ridge, about 530 km off the coast of Chile. Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. This week:…