A team of scientists have announced the discovery of 30 new invertebrate species collected on deep water expedition around the Galapagos National Park. The team discovered new corals and sponges, including ten bamboo corals, four octocorals, one brittle star, and…
Tune in LIVE And Share Your Deep Sea Knowledge
The Schmidt Ocean Institute team is calling on all interested scientists, especially those from the mesophotic and deep-sea coral community to join in remotely and provide comments during the dives!
Scientists Discover ‘Coraltropolis’ In The Cold Waters of British Columbia
Explorer Seamount, British Columbia 900m (3000ft) below the surface, on the side of an underwater volcano, may not be the first place you’d expect to find a dense community of corals. Yet on a recent expedition, scientists were awestruck by…
Ten Underwater Video Drones You Can Buy For Ocean Exploration
Remotely Operated Underwater Drones The popularity of underwater drones has exploded within the past two years, and it seems every other month a new device pops up in our kickstarter feed or finds its way to our inbox. We will admit…
Navatics MITO: The Most Stable Underwater Drone – Lauched on Kickstarter
What if divers could explore underwater to make sure it’s safe before ever taking the plunge? Navatics MITO is an underwater drone with a 4K camera and advanced active stabilization technology, bringing underwater drone exploration to professional and first-time divers alike. After…
SoFi Is A Soft Robotic Fish Built For Underwater Exploration
Researchers at MIT unveiled a new take on underwater exploration, with the creation of a robotic fish with a soft undulating tail. The soft robotic fish or SoFi for short, doesn’t rely on propellers or jet-based propulsion instead, a hydraulic pump…
Behold iBubble The World’s First Autonomous Underwater Drone
iBubble Drone For two year, the iBubble autonomous drone has been lingering in the realm of futuristic crowdfunding project yet to see the light of day. But at this years DEMA show we got to see the final prototype, chat with…
Aquabotix Endura ROV Is Ready For The Twilight Zone
Aquabotix Endura The Aquabotix Endura is a miniature remote operated vehicle (ROV) engineered for customization. The standard ROV come equipped with two ultrabright 2200 lumen lights, and upgrades for accesories, cameras and depth rating allowing a maximum dive depth of 300m…
Large Group Of Port Jackson Sharks Found In The Bass Strait
Hundreds of Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) have been found in mass among the rock reef and brightly colored sponges of the Bass Strait and Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR). Scientists were surprised to find such a large number of…
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…
