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A PAIR OF SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS recently turned up a few surprises on the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles, California. First, there were the tens of thousands of naval weapons. And then, researchers found the remains of whales—seven confirmed and almost certainly more than 60 total skeletons in the dark depths, a phenomenon known as “whale fall.” Eric Terrill and Sophia Merrifield, oceanographers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego who led the surveys in 2021 and 2023, had set out to assess waste scattered across 350 square kilometers of seafloor encompassing the San Pedro Basin and part of the Santa Monica Basin. Before this effort, scientists had found only about 50 whale falls in all the world’s oceans since 1977, when a deep sea naval vessel spotted the first specimen off nearby Santa Catalina Island. When these large marine mammals die and sink, they form biological oases on the resource-poor seafloor. Whale falls provide nourishment and even habitat for a wide range of creatures—from scavenging hagfish and sleeper sharks to microbes, mussels, clams, worms, nematodes, crabs, and members of the jellyfish family. #marinelife #biodiversityloss #globalwarming #climatechange https://lnkd.in/gMvXwb7v

Officially graduated NPS with my Masters in Physical Oceanography through the Undersea Warfare Program! Thesis title - Environmental Insights in Mine Warfare: Enhancing Analogous Area Search with Parameters Influencing Subsequent Mine Burial

Today, at the #OceanDecade24, our Director Sian Owen, Lisa Levin Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Dan Hikuroa The University of Auckland and The Ocean Race Richard Brisius discussed the importance of the #DeepSea in all our lives. The deep ocean is the beating 💙 of our planet. The deep-sea science is critical because it provides some of the information that we need in order to make better decisions to protect these fragile ecosystems. The DSCC will continue to work with all stakeholders to address the greatest threats to life in the deep sea and to safeguard the long-term health, integrity and resilience of deep-sea ecosystems. #DefendTheDeep

The #SESeamounts expedition, led by an international group of scientists, believes they have discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile. The recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition resulted in identifying deep-sea corals, glass sponges, sea urchins,  amphipods, squat lobsters, and other species likely new to science. During the expedition, scientists used a 4500-meter-depth underwater robot to explore and collect data along ten seamounts, which scientists and policymakers will use to advance Chile’s marine protection efforts. Seen here is a cirrothauma (genus of deep water octopuses from the cirrate family Cirroteuthidae.)

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Few places are as starkly emblematic of our planet's fragility as the frozen expanse of Antarctica. As our oceans warm, the impact on glaciers will have profound implications for coastal cities, weather patterns, and even the air we breathe. Exploring this pressing environmental challenge is the subject of a new film documentary Antarctica - The Giant Awakens. Find out more and watch the trailer here: thezeroplanet.com

New seamounts, sponges, crustaceans, coral and more were discovered on a recent @schmidtocean expedition. The expedition, named “Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific,” was carried out on the Schmidt Ocean Institute ship Falkor between January 8 and February 11. They traveled to the underwater mountains of the Nazca and Salas y Gómez mountain ranges, two chains of more than 200 underwater mountains that extend, together, across 2,900 kilometers from Chile to Easter Island, and the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks. Researchers aboard the ship mapped 52,800 square kilometers and found four seamounts that had never been recorded. The largest of them rises up to 3,530 meters above the seabed. Thanks to the help of a robot that surveyed the slopes of these mountains, scientists found more than 100 species that so far seem to be completely new to science. Among them there are sponges, urchins, crustaceans, mollusks and corals. It is estimated that more than 80% of the ocean is still unexplored, so each discovery that scientists make in marine ecosystems represents an important achievement. #ExploreDontExploit #DefendTheDeep

Very excited to start my PhD at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton investigating the impacts of offshore windfarms on marine life.

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"Studying the oceans offers us a profound window into our past, unraveling the mysteries of ancient environments and life forms. Through sustainable utilization, we not only honor the heritage embedded in the oceans but also pave the way for a better future. Oceans, where the echoes of the past, the realities of the present, and the possibilities of the future converge, serve as dynamic arenas where time unfolds its interconnected story." #ocean #oceanography Oceano Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography NEOM