Live-streaming from BlueROV2

We were so incredibly excited to send video LIVE from a BlueROV2 underwater in Sydney (Pittwater and Manly) to Sydney’s Westmead Hospital and The Queensland’s Children’s Hospital Starlight Express Rooms for the Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia. It was AWESOME to bring such a unique and exciting collaborative experience to children who couldn’t otherwise go snorkel or explore themselves.

Huge thanks to Andy Bell for both organizing our connection to the Starlight Express Rooms and piloting the BlueROV2 in Manly!

BlueROV2 at Manly

We had a great time earlier this week, exploring with our BlueROV2 around the old Manly Aquarium at low tide. There was a lot of swell but also a lot of large fish, hiding in the shadows of the wharf.

https://www.facebook.com/undersearovAUS/videos/576664246493834/

Piglet Squid

Life is so AMAZING and scientists are still discovering such unusual creatures underwater:

Helicocranchia sp. spotted at ~1500m near Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Monument

Giant Squid Spotted in US Waters

A juvenile giant squid was caught on video earlier this year at a depth of 759m, responding to a pulsing LED light experiment on a NOAA expedition. This elusive species was last seen on video in 2012 off Japan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/science/giant-squid-cephalopod-video.html
From NYTimes 21jun19