Lybia tessellata is commonly known as the pom-pom crab or boxer crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves. [📹 Yury Ivanov]

🚨 We did it! Today we celebrate the designation of Pacific Canada’s largest Marine Protected Area, Tang.ɢwan – ḥačxwiqak – Tsig̱is! 7 years of hard work pays off today! #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork 📰 canada.ca/en/fisheries-o…

Today’s benthic ballet features a munnopsid isopod. This delicate dancer was spotted during the #AtacamaTrenchAncients expedition. An international team was working to characterize the microbial and macrofaunal communities in the surrounding areas of the Atacama Trench.

⏰📢We are excited to be announcing our 2024 Team Awards in just 2 weeks! 🏆 🎉 🎊 Join us in celebrating our award-winners and honouring their dedication to enacting ground-breaking conservation initiatives 🌱 Don't miss it! 🙌 #WeAreCLP #ConservationLeaders

A new study suggests that metals scattered about the deep ocean may be producing oxygen, a finding that could strengthen the case against controversial deep-sea mining. Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/3Sfl7zi

This is huge! Congrats to the team edition.cnn.com/2024/07/22/sci…

'Groundbreaking' dark oxygen discovery may see history of life revised - in deep sea mining target zone🤯 "one of the most exciting findings in ocean science in recent times" and could not be timelier as governments debate whether to #StopDeepSeaMining newsweek.com/deep-sea-oxyge…

Polymetallic nodules = natural batteries that could drive seawater electrolysis and produce oxygen; these may explain the "dark oxygen" measured at CCZ. Extraordinary research!. Great work, Sweetman et al. (2024) ⚡️nature.com/articles/s4156… 🧵 DOSI Deep-Sea Biology Society

Corals and deep sea present🪸! @NatGeoKidsUK😊 Thank you for choosing me from among many extraordinary NGS explorers. Their focus is inspiring the new generation's interest in the unexplored habitats of our planet!. I love it National Geographic Society Schmidt Ocean Deep-Sea Biology Society CORDAP MUNSU

🚨 New research document! A Monitoring Framework for SG̲áan K̲ínghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area, British Columbia, Canada ✍️ Council of the Haida Nation & Fisheries and Oceans 📚 dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publ… #deepsea #protection #MPA #monitoring

We must protect our precious marine life. Urge the Maldivian government not to grant new longline fishing licenses and preserve our ocean's health. Sign the petition at only.one/act/against-lo… Ahmed Shiyam onlyone #AgainstLonglining

El trabajo de la politécnica Ana Belén Yánez es reconocido por la prestigiosa publicación National Geographic Kids Magazine.  Fue elegida como uno de los tres exploradores del mes, para la edición especial sobre el océano🌊. #AlumniESPOL Entérate de más, aquí:

That’s a wrap on the 2024 #NEPDEP expedition! 🎬 Among the most remarkable findings: We mapped the heat flow, skate migration, & nursery ground, & Canada’s first known Precious Coral forest—all on the same seamount!🪸🥚🌋🥚🪸 🎬 Full 4 min video youtu.be/0k4_5hFpa50?si…

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Are you surprised that the largest squid on earth has never been seen at depth before? We are often asked how we know the colossal squid is still swimming in the ocean even though we can't find them. Keep an eye on our feed for an upcoming video where we'll dive into that.