NOAA's Okeanos Explorer

[tonmo]

There is just a few more days left to observe Okeanos Explorer's adventures around PRIMNM and PIPA.

Expedition details: Okeanos Explorer | Expeditions | NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs | Background Essays

Video feed: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html

They broadcast pretty much for 10 or 11 hours straight on diving days. It has been a great expedition -- mostly of interest to geologists and coral fans, but there have certainly been a few interesting ceph sitings, including chiroteuthis.

 

[tonmo]

...unfortunate; looks like they found evidence of possible bottom trawling.... 800M down??

 

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