The oceans are a strange and wondrous place. While we’re drawn by the beautiful and colorful creates of the reef, there are some creatures that just defy explanation. Take for instance Roman Fedortsov, a Russian fisherman who has built quite…
Friday Smorgasbord: HSP20 edition
We’re back for our pre-Thanksgiving installment of our Friday Smorgasbord. We’re almost done with the year and settling in for winter weather and the rush of holidays (hard to believe!). Without further ado, on with the Smorgs! Finally! Some Good…
Gulper Eel Observed in a Most Adorable State
The gulper eel is one of those classic deep sea fish we’ve seen illustrated in photographs and even kid’s books so many times, many of us could sketch out its appearance from memory. But as it turns out, the Gulper…
85 Mile Long Coral Reef Recorded Off The Coast Of South Carolina
Deep Sea Coral Reef Little is known about the natural resources of the deep ocean off the United States’ Southeast coast from Virginia to Georgia, so Deep Search 2018 was created to learn more by exploring the deep-sea ecosystems. The…
Deep Sea Deltocyathoides Coral is Basically Living Gravel
Today we have access to so many more corals than we could have ever dreamed of, but these still represent only a small cross section of the corals alive in the world today. Not only are we getting only corals…
Friday Smorgasbord: Death and Taxes Edition
As the saying goes, the only thing assured in life are death and taxes. We try to keep up with your weekly dose of Friday Smorgi love, but sometimes life just gets in the way. However, we do have a…
Deep Sea Brine Pools Are Mysterious (And Dangerous)
There are many wonderful and utterly amazing habitats in the deep sea that occur nowhere else on earth. Dead whales called ‘whale falls’ create temporary biotopes, as do shipwrecks, and of course the hydrothermal vents which get the lion’s share…
The Sixgill Stingray Is One Spooky Looking Deep Sea Fish
The Okeanos deep diving ROV has been amazing us with wonderful views of the ocean floor for several years now. You never know what you’ll see on the high definition livestream coming to the public in real time from thousands…
Faceless Fish Not Even A Mother Could Love!
A faceless fish is breaking the internet with its hideous amorphous front end, and confusing people trying to make sense of it all. As you might have guessed this fish comes from the deep sea, at more than 4 kilometers…
