Remote Underwater Exploration
Underwater videos from our BlueROV2
Schmidt Ocean Institute researchers had two sightings of a glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi) near the Phoenix Islands. These transparent cephalopods have very few visible features so are almost invisible in the deep ocean:
Full article at: GreenMatters 15mar25
How fun when you find your name-sake!
University of Australia researchers captured rare footage of a bigfin squid using a ROV deployed ~11,000 feet deep in the Tonga Trench
2024 expeditions by Schmidt Ocean Institute has already identified an incredible, colourful array of deep-sea corals, glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods, squat lobsters and other species considered likely new to science. Here is just a sample:
Full article at: DiverNet 24feb24
We are constantly learning new things about marine creatures and this jellyfish is a great example. Discovered by MBARI in the Pacific Ocean, this jellyfish can grow up to 1m in diameter and grabs its prey with “arms” instead of stinging tentacles.