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Cockatoo Squid

Last month, a cockatoo squid was spotted by the ROV Global Explorer at a depth of ~527m in the Gulf of Alaska. This squid is from the family Cranchiidae and its chic pompadour is actually the animal’s arms and tentacles folded back over its head. Like octopuses and other cephalopods, the cockatoo squid is equipped with chromatophores (pigment-carrying cells) that allow the animal to change colour and reflect traces of light. Amazing likeness to our local fauna!

Cockatoo Squid: Gulf of Alaska Seamounts 2019

It's a cockatoo squid (Cranchiidae)! Filmed by the Global Explorer remotely operated vehicle at 527 meters (1,729 feet) depth along the Gulf of Alaska continental slope during the Gulf of Alaska Seamounts 2019 expedition. Pretty, huh?For more from this expedition, visit: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/19gulfofalaska/logs/logs.html

Posted by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research on Thursday, August 1, 2019
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You Can’t See Me

Undersea Batemans Bay (3) – You can't see me.

Undersea Batemans Bay (3) – You can't see me!Enjoy 30 seconds in the Batemans Bay garden lair of a red rock cod filmed last week (July 2019). A great one for your kids and grandkids. There are at least six species of fish in this clip. See if you can find them and write them in a comment. Follow and like our page to see more in this series of underwater Batemans Bay videos as we explore and bring the bay to you.

Posted by Undersearov on Saturday, August 3, 2019
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The Beat of the Drum

Batemans Bay Undersea (2) – The Beat of the Drum

Batemans Bay Undersea (2) – The Beat of the DrumThe second video in the Batemans Bay Undersea series. Silver drummer, also known as buffalo bream or buff bream, are common near kelp in the wave zone of the rocky headlands and islands in Batemans Bay. These powerfully built fish eat weed and can grow to 11kg or more.#batemansbay #eurobodalla #fishing #diving #undersearov #silverdrummer #underwater #underwatervideo #reef #tollgateIslands #unspoilteurobodalla #southcoast

Posted by Undersearov on Wednesday, July 17, 2019