Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has recently shared a video showing some of Californias more iconic deep-sea critters. Monterey Bay is one of the most biologically diverse bodies of waters in the world, and the underlying submarine canyon is…
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LEGO ROV is Powered by DIY Vortech Pumps!
Vortech water pumps from Ecotech Marine is a marvel of engineering, using a unique, patented design to magnetically coupe the torque between an externally mounted motor and internally mounted propeller. So imagine our surprise when a talented LEGO builder at…
Hungry Hungry Scale Worms: Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep Sea Dwellers
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have described and named four new species of scale worms from deep-sea habitats in the eastern Pacific Ocean. These deep-sea worms are known for their iridescent overlapping scales and have…
Millions Of Diaseris Found In Deep Reef Habitat At Ningaloo Reef Australia
Ningaloo Reef Australia An impressive population of mushroom corals “Diaseris distorta” was discovered off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. The coral reef at Ningaloo extends over 185 miles (300 km) including shallow lagoons and deeper offshore waters. Scientists were exploring these diverse habitats…
Sinularia mesophotica, A New Species of Photosyntetic Soft Coral From The Deep
Sinularia mesophotica is a new species of soft coral that has just been described from the deep waters of the Red Sea. This coral is special for a number reasons, not the least of which is how deep it was found…
Grammatonotus xanthostigma & G. pelipel, Two New Splendid Deepwater Basslets
Grammatonotus xanthostigma and G. pelipel were just described from specimens collected in Pohnpei. Grammatonotus is a genus of deepwater basslets containing some fantastic species, and today we’ve got news of two more. It was just a few short years ago…
22 Rare Deep Sea Images From NOAA Okeanos Explorer In Samoa
Okeanos Explorer 2017 National Marine Sanctuary or American Samoa NOAA Okeanos Explorer is currently underway exploring unknown seamounts in the National Marine Sanctuary or American Samoa. This is the first mission of the year in a series of deep dives…
Okeanos Continues To Amaze With Deep Sea Dives In Samoa
NOAA is back to wowing us with incredible images of marine life from the deep sea with the latest Okeanos expedition. The first mission of the year is a series of deep dives with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) exploring the…
Mesophotic reefs in Hawaii are rich in coral cover and unique fish species
Researchers in Hawaii have completed a comprehensive investigation of deep mesophotic coral-reefs throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago. The study, published in the open-access journal PeerJ involved a team of sixteen researchers and spanned more than twenty years. Although the existence of these…
Okeanos Explorer: Deepwater Wonders of Wake Atoll
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is currently exploring largely uncharted deep-sea ecosystems and seafloor in and around the Wake Atoll Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM). You can follow along with the Okeanos Wake Atoll expedition now through August…
