![]() ![]() While it has been established that marine heat waves are warming our oceans and causing great disruptions to marine ecosystems, new research has broadened our understanding of these occurrences. Study makes troubling revelation about the bottom of the ocean: ‘This is the first time we’ve been able to dive deeper’.Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote oceanįor the team aboard the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska, exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands is a chance to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world’s deepest and most remote waters.Scientists have long listened to the ocean, but new technology is helping to piece together a far more complex picture of life beneath the waves. The Ocean Exploration Trust has announced a new partnership with the Nippon Foundation-Nekton “Ocean Census,” a program dedicated to marine species discovery. Ocean Exploration Trust, Nippon Foundation-Nekton Announce New ‘Ocean Census’ Partnership.Deep-sea camera system helps Palau confirm shark’s presenceĪ shark species that was previously thought to live only as far south as Taiwan was seen in the waters of Palau, thanks to a deep-sea camera system.New research suggests they are seeking warmth to help their babies hatch more quickly. But until recently, scientists weren’t sure why these otherwise solitary animals were congregating. Thousands of deep-sea octopuses gather on the flanks of a seamount off California’s coast. The Hot Secret behind a Deep-Sea ‘Octopus Garden’. ![]() Scientific exploration of the deep ocean has largely remained inaccessible to most people because of barriers to access due to infrastructure, training, and physical ability requirements for at-sea oceanographic research.
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