MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | In our decades of ocean exploration, we’ve only come across Magnapinna one time! 🦑 #cephalopodweek @MBARIvideo | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
In 2001, MBARI geologists were exploring the seafloor with ROV Tiburon 3,336 meters (10,944 feet) deep off Oahu, Hawaii, when they came upon this amazing squid. They estimated the squid’s arms to extend four to six meters (13 to 20 feet).
Scientists have never collected an adult Magnapinna specimen, making video clips of this remarkable squid even more valuable. In 36 years of deep-sea discoveries, MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles have completed more than 7,300 successful dives and recorded more than 28,500 hours of video. This video archive includes nearly 9 million annotations about what we see on video–these data are invaluable for scientists at MBARI and beyond who are working together to unlock the mysteries of the deep.
#cephalopodweek #magnapinna #bigfinsquid #deepseasquid #squidswimming #deepocean #fypage
In 2001, MBARI geologists were exploring the seafloor with ROV Tiburon 3,336 meters (10,944 feet) deep off Oahu, Hawaii, when they came upon this amazing squid. They estimated the squid’s arms to extend four to six meters (13 to 20 feet).
Scientists have never collected an adult Magnapinna specimen, making video clips of this remarkable squid even more valuable. In 36 years of deep-sea discoveries, MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles have completed more than 7,300 successful dives and recorded more than 28,500 hours of video. This video archive includes nearly 9 million annotations about what we see on video–these data are invaluable for scientists at MBARI and beyond who are working together to unlock the mysteries of the deep.
#cephalopodweek #magnapinna #bigfinsquid #deepseasquid #squidswimming #deepocean #fypage
