ROV for NZ Marine Biosecurity
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is pioneering the use of ROVs for surveillance in high-risk locations (where there are high volumes of international vessel arrivals) for marine pest incursions. The ROVs are particularly useful where there is a risk of large predators, like leopard seals, sea lions and sharks, presenting dangers to divers.
Full article at: NIWA ROV for marine biosecurity
Mirrored Pools in Pacific Ocean
Scientists from the University of Georgia, aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute vessel, found AMAZING “mirror-like pools” in a hydrothermal field in the Gulf of California at ~2000m depths. The ROV SuBastian caught some incredible images, and a lot of plastic trash…
BlueROV2 battery swap
Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth
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