These stunning octopi were seen off the Phillipines:
ROVs for Marine Research
ROVs have been used to conduct marine research for years now. Some excellent examples include:
- Teledyne Benthos Stingray ROV for Loggerhead turtle monitoring in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098115001343
- BlueROV2 for reef health monitoring by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS): https://www.aims.gov.au/advanced-observation-technologies/autonomous-underwater-vehicles
- Saab Seaeye Falcon for rockfish surveys by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: https://www.oedigital.com/news/465065-falcon-rov-helps-endangered-rockfish
Regional Student ROV Competitions
Final regional competitions are well underway in the USA, Hong Kong, the UK (Scotland), Egypt and Arabia and other countries, in preparation for the 2019 MATE International ROV Competition, to be held late June in Kingsport TN.
Can Fish See Colour?
One of the many good questions we were asked at our recent shows stuck in our heads: “can fish see in colour?” With a bit of research, we found some very interesting information about fish’s vision:
- Unlike our eyes, the lens of a fish’s eye does not change shape to focus, it moves forward and backwards, like a snake’s eye.
- The fish’s iris cannot contract and dilate like ours. The rods and cones in the back of the fish eye change their shape in response to changes in light.
- Fish can have up to four different cones in their eyes (humans have three types of cones), one of which detects ultra-violet light. Other fish have no cones, only rods, so cannot see any colour at all.
So, to answer the question: some fish can see more colour than we can and some cannot see any colour at all.
You can learn much more about fish vision at All You Need is Biology
Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth
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