Posts Tagged ‘creatures’
That strawberry squid can’t be true (But it is)
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Read MoreBristlemouth dominance: How do we know?
image credit: Paul Caiger By towing sampling nets over specific depth ranges, scientists are able to estimate the total amount…
Read MoreFollowing the Elusive Swordfish
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Read MoreA Tunnel to the Twilight Zone
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Read MoreTrawling the Depths
Mesopelagic trawl sampling is still going strong on the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow with one more round tomorrow before…
Read MoreUp Close with a Lancetfish
One of the highlights from the mid-water trawl last night on NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow was this lancetfish (Alepisaurus…
Read MoreMesobot Dives into the Twilight Zone for the First Time
The newly developed deep sea robot, Mesobot, dove down to 300m for the first time last week during a successful test and evaluation cruise off Monterey Bay. Mesobot is designed to let scientists observe the twilight zone by autonomously tracking individual animals for hours or even days without disturbing the environment or disrupting their behavior.
Read MoreDiscovering the Ocean Twilight Zone with Joel Llopiz
Most life forms in the twilight zone are tiny—a few inches or less—but even the smallest twilight zone inhabitants are…
Read MoreEntering the Ocean Twilight Zone with Heidi Sosik
It is hard to describe what it’s like to physically travel down to the twilight zone. In addition to extraordinary…
Read MoreFish with Flashlights
Down in the dark and shadowy mesopelagic layer of the ocean, countless species—bristlemouths, lanternfishes, jellies, and others—have a natural ability…
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