Posts by Katherine Joyce
An opportunity to explore a new place
Highlights from the latest Ocean Twilight Zone Project cruise to the Bahamas Ocean Twilight Zone Project Lead Scientist, Heidi Sosik, descends for her first time in a Triton manned submersible to experience the twilight zone in person. “It was so incredible to see the ocean twilight zone up close and personal.” – Dr. Heidi Sosik…
Read MoreFrom Oceanus Magazine: Mission to the Twilight Zone
The twilight zone is a part of the ocean 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface, where little sunlight can reach. It is deep and dark and cold, and the pressures there are enormous. Despite these challenging conditions, the twilight zone teems with life that helps support the ocean’s food web and is intertwined with Earth’s climate. Some countries are gearing up to exploit twilight zone fisheries, with unknown impacts for marine ecosystems and global climate. Scientists and engineers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are poised to explore and investigate this hidden frontier.
Read MoreWHOI Scientist Gives TED Talk
WHOI biologist Heidi Sosik spoke at the TED2018 conference in Vancouver about the Ocean Twilight Zone, one of the inaugural group of big ideas funded by the Audacious Project. Watch video
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