[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Daphne the giant duck has been found off Rottnest Island, WA! Full article can be found at ABC News, Samuel Yang 19mar18[/cs_text][x_image type=”none” src=”http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9563892-3×4-700×933.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]
Giant Sea Squirt from Twofold Bay
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Check out this spectacular pink giant jelly ascidian from Twofold Bay, Eden NSW. The jelly ascidian is a colony of tiny animals (or zooids). Ascidians are sea squirts, which draw water in, filter, then expel out. Many people are familiar with the cunjevoi sea squirt, which are often spotted on rock platforms. You can see more on our FB page at facebook.com/undersearovAUS/[/cs_text][x_image type=”none” src=”http://www.undersearov.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/29366187_1520802481381116_4935130303158026240_o.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]
Hercules ROV explores deep hydrothermal vents
Researchers explored an active hydrothermal field 45 km north of Darwin Island in the Galapagos archipelago and found that the deep-sea skate species Bathyraja spinosissima uses hydrothermal vents to incubate their young:
NewsAtlas, Biology 08feb2018
WWII aircraft carrier found off QLD
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]WWII US aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington, was just found ~800km off Queensland coast, with Grumman Wildcats and Douglas Devastators still visible. The wreckage was found at a depth of ~3km using a Kongsberg REMUS Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).
Full story here: ABC News – USS Lexington 06mar18[/cs_text][x_image type=”none” src=”http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9518140-3×2-700×467.jpg” alt=”” link=”true” href=”http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-06/uss-lexington-found-at-the-bottom-of-the-coral-sea/9517986″ title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]
BlueROV2 rated Best Educational ROV
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Congratulations to Blue Robotics! The BlueROV2 was named the best educational ROV by International Ocean Systems, based on five factors: ease of use, cost, ease of maintenance, expandability, and depth rating. Read the full article here.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”http://www.undersearov.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IOS-best-edu-ROV-jan18.jpeg” alt=”” link=”true” href=”http://www.intoceansys.co.uk/imag/mobile/index.html#p=16″ title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”http://www.undersearov.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IOS-best-edu-ROV-p2-jan18.jpeg” alt=”” link=”true” href=”http://www.intoceansys.co.uk/imag/mobile/index.html#p=18″ title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]