We don’t hear much about the ROV technicians / pilots / operators behind underwater cameras but here is an interesting article about one such expert at Deep Exploration Solutions:
Full article at: IEEE 27nov25
ROV SuBastian captures images of deep sea creatures off the coast of Chile
Scientists at Boston University and Schmidt Ocean Institute found a huge variety of deep-sea creatures off the coast of Chile: from disco worms and anglerfish, to sea pigs and a mystery mollusk.
Full article and images at: Scientific American 25mar25
Casper octopus, flying spaghetti monster, and many more found by ROV SuBastian at newly discovered seamount off the coast of Chile
Full article at: Popular Science 28aug24
2025 MATE ROV World Championship is happening this June!
ROVs are being tested and tweaked this week in preparation for the 2025 MATE ROV Competition World Championships, happening in Alpena, Michigan USA.
Teams will compete in varying ROV challenge categories: Explorer, Pioneer and Ranger starting on Thursday June 19th 2025 (vehicle inspections starting 17th of June)
Livestreams of the events can be seen online at: Twitch.TV MATEinspires1
And we would like to offer huge congratulations to the Riptide ROV team from Korowa Anglican Girls’ School in VIC! They are the first Australian team to compete at a MATE World Championship.
More information at: MATE ROV Competition
MBARI’s mystery mollusc is finally identified after 20 years of research
Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have a new species of sea slug called Bathydevius Caudactylus, a.k.a the mystery mollusc. The nudibranch is about the size of an apple and found between depths of 1000-4000 meters.
Some if its unique features include bioluminescence, using a “hood” to trap its food, and its unusual physical appearance, with a hood on one end and flat tail with finger-like projections on the other.
Full article at: News18.com 03dec24