Scientists Race To Decode The Atlantic Floor Before It Changes Forever

Deep Sea science goes all in as researchers chase hidden Atlantic life before human pressure rewrites the map.

https://www.olamnews.com/research-report/3398/deep-sea-atlantic-floor-expedition/

This picture was taken 13 months ago. It is the Laurence M. Gould sitting in port in Tampa, Florida. One month ago, it was still there. The USAP ended their contract with Edison Chouest Shipping, a company out of southern Louisiana that build and ran the vessels. The RV has been stripped of most, if not all, scientific gear (which belongs to the USAP), and the vessel's future is unclear. One thing is clear, it is no longer going to Antarctica with scientists on board. 3/n

#LaurenceMGould
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New species of deep-sea #shark and #crab discovered off Western Australia https://phys.org/news/2025-10-species-deep-sea-shark-crab.html

"Researchers have described a new species of #DeepSea #lanternshark and crab, both from specimens collected from a 2022 voyage of #ResearchVessel Investigator... Nearly 20 #NewSpecies have now been described from the voyage, including the Carnarvon Flapjack #Octopus earlier in 2025. Researchers estimate that there are potentially up to 600 new species still waiting to be described from the voyage"

Tara polar station

Ready in Reykjavík harbour for trip to the arctic

Can tolerate arctic ice

Sits by Harpa in main harbour

#taraocean #tarapolar #researchVessel #Arctic #Reykjavik #harbour #Harpa

Slicing through tropical reefs or patrolling Arctic waters, the Calypso gained worldwide fame as the research ship of the French underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. #History #Science #Calypso #Diving #Exploration #France #Oceanography #ResearchVessel #Ship #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2779-en/
Cousteau's Calypso: The World's Most Famous Research Ship

Slicing through tropical reefs or patrolling Arctic waters, the Calypso gained worldwide fame as the research ship of the French underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Seen by millions on TV documentaries...

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Ice-strengthened research ship Aranda.

Owned by The Finnish Environment Institute. It is used to study The condition of the marine environment, global warming and The effect of pollutants on The ecosystems of oceans.

#ship #researchvessel #environmentalresearch
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Shop for artwork by Scott Loring Davis. Purchase canvas prints, framed prints, tapestries, posters, greeting cards, and more. Scott Loring Davis is a highly regarded fine arts photographer, who's work focuses particularly on capturing the natural beauty of Maine, New England, and other serene landscapes. His work has been featured across various platforms and galleries,...

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Midway Atoll
September 2019

The plastic and trash on the beaches was overwhelming.

#photography #travelphotography #midway #atoll #papahanaumokuakea #rvpetrel #researchvessel

#ResearchVessel provides comprehensive assessment of the changing Central #Arctic Ocean https://phys.org/news/2024-10-vessel-comprehensive-central-arctic-ocean.html

"Luminescent #sardines from the genus Benthosema were omnipresent in the Central #ArcticOcean... These #fish, less than 10 centimeters long, and the #prawns and #squids we found, indicate that the ecosystem surrounding the #NorthPole is more biodiverse than previously assumed."

Research vessel provides comprehensive assessment of the changing Central Arctic Ocean

Sparse sea ice, thousands of data points and samples, a surprising number of animals and hydrothermal vents—those are the impressions and outcomes that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern expedition to the Central Arctic. After a four-month-long Arctic season, the Alfred Wegener Institute's research icebreaker is expected to arrive back in Bremerhaven with the morning high tide on Sunday.

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The #TongaEruption Left #DeepSea Life Buried in Ash https://eos.org/articles/the-tonga-eruption-left-deep-sea-life-buried-in-ash Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01411-w

"a team of scientists was on a #ResearchVessel near Tonga to study the #animals that live around #HydrothermalVents. But when they lowered a remotely operated vehicle down to a vent to search for the critters, they found the seafloor, normally a hard basalt surface, blanketed in sediment... they now had a rare opportunity to document the effects of a volcanic eruption on marine ecosystems"

The Tonga Eruption Left Deep-Sea Life Buried in Ash

When Hunga erupted in 2022, ash “decimated” slow-moving species living on the seafloor. More mobile species were able to hoof it out of harm’s way.

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