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:…
A Graneledone octopus, a suspected new species, moves across the seafloor during a deep-sea ocean expedition off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. This week: a review of…
A flamboyant Elpidiidae sea cucumber with long appendages, seen during Dive 11 of the 2026 Cook Islands ROV Exploration cruise. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2026 Cook Islands ROV Exploration. This week: The…
This is the first footage of the deep-sea barreleye fish, Winteria telescopa – famous for its translucent head and tubular eyes – alive in its natural environment. Image courtesy of ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. This…