Migration
Field Notes: Unraveling the mysteries of migration with simultaneous sampling
OTZ project lead Heidi Sosik and WHOI senior research assistant Taylor Crockford review data coming in from the towed sled…
Read MoreField Notes: Hunting an Isolume
Captain David Ullman preps Catapult for a 2:30am departure. (Photo: Jennifer Berglund) Today, the team set out well before sunrise,…
Read MoreField Notes: Catching Light
Research Technician Fredrick Marin attaches a highly-sensitive radiometer to Mesobot. Credit: Jennifer Berglund Since Mesobot arrived in Bermuda, it’s been…
Read MoreConnecting Life in the Ocean Twilight Zone
The OTZ team is studying food webs in the twilight zone using a number of different methods. One important technique…
Read MoreOpen ocean diving observations
Watch and learn how blue and black water diving is conducted in the open ocean and what these divers see…
Read MoreSatellite Observes Massive Ocean Migration
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures swim from the ocean depths to feed near…
Read MoreTunnels to the Twilight Zone
Once More Into the Twilight Zone
On July 25, scientists embarked on the 2019 Ocean Twilight Zone expedition aboard NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. A team…
Read MoreWhat is the Ocean Twilight Zone?
The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe. It lies 200 to 1,000 meters…
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