Giant Black Smoker Hydrothermal Vent | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2026-09-22 | Giant Black Smoker Hydrothermal Vent | Nautilus Live
Kupaianaha Orange Jellyfish | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-23 | This dark orange pololia (or jellyfish in 'Ōlelo Hawaiʻi) was spotted over 2,500 meters deep on Unnamed Seamount 11 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument during our Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition. Our Corps of Exploration found this gelatinous creature kupaianaha (amazing). Look closely, and you may see what they believed to be a parasitic ispod hanging on to its underside.As E/V Nautilus voyages to the sacred waters and ancestral islands of Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians), we gratefully acknowledge multigenerational and modern Kānaka ʻŌiwi stewards of these places and honor ʻŌiwi knowledge systems. The expedition name, Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (path of the deep sea traveler), was composed in collaboration with OET, Kānaka OET intern alumni, NOAA, and members of the Papahānaumokuākea Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group as one part of OET’s science and education initiatives to expand culturally grounded and ethical engagement in Hawaiʻi. Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Biodiversity Bonanza in Deep Sea Coral Gardens | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-22 | It’s a biodiversity bonanza on this impressive deep-sea coral garden! Spot sponges, cup corals, squat lobsters of different colors, and thick zoanthid growth as ROV Hercules explores an unnamed seamount over 2,600 meters deep in the waters of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Watch as our ROVs light up these picturesque views of various coral and sponge species covered in basket stars, anemones, and more. Next, stop at another coral garden, this one at 1,193 meters deep, and check out a landscape of bright yellow coral as far as the eye can see. Enjoy shots of purple corals covered in basket stars and thick, healthy sponges dotting the rocky landscape. Perhaps most exciting is the possible evidence of range expansion for the Solenosmilia variabilis colonial coral, a coral that is known for creating large reefs as habitat.Our Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition exploring the monument focuses on the largely unexplored northwestern section of the Monument, gathering data urgently needed to address local management and science needs of PMNM. As E/V Nautilus voyages to the sacred islands of Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians), we gratefully acknowledge past generations of Kānaka ʻŌiwi and today’s stewards of these waters and honor ʻŌiwi knowledge systems.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
“Ghostly” Dumbo Octopus in the Deep Sea | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-21 | Spooky season is almost upon us, and it seems like this Dumbo Octopus was getting in the mood by reflecting light from our technology. Looking appropriately “ghostly” in front of our ROV Atalanta’s camera, our Corps of Exploration spotted this cephalopod hovering above ROV Little Hercules as it explored the ocean floor 2,665 meters deep on an unnamed seamount in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Watch as this fan-favorite deep sea creature hovers delicately in front of our camera, reminding us of the beauty of this special place.During our Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition exploring the monument, we are gathering data urgently needed to address local management and science needs of PMNM, including a better understanding of the deep-sea natural and cultural resources, biogeographic patterns of species distributions, and seamount geologic history.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
A Shared Voyage of Ocean Exploration | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-20 | Since 2020, Ocean Exploration Trust has been working to build an equitable and ethical relationship with the Papahānaumokuākea Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group to appropriately weave Hawaiian culture into deep sea exploration expeditions. This video uplifts the voices of featured Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians) who have participated on expeditions in diverse roles including those who play major supportive roles from shore towards building a collective pilina (relationship) to the kai lipo (deep sea). A total of 14 ʻŌiwi have represented as ocean science, ROV engineering, seafloor mapping interns, science communication fellows, resource monitors, and cultural liaisons joining the OET team to learn from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as a sacred ancestral place of abundance where 90% of the marine areas are greater than 3,000 feet deep. These ʻŌiwi sail Moananuiākea as Indigenous scientists, voyagers, scholars, engineers, educators, fishers, and most importantly, as community members who learn from diverse schools of knowledge and perpetuate ʻŌiwi knowledge, values, practices, and worldviews caring for the ocean that they are genealogically tied to. From the darkness of the papakū (seafloor) habitats, the marine life and deep ocean processes are recorded in ʻŌiwi oral traditions and cosmologies like the Kumulipo. This year’s expedition will continue ROV (remotely operated vehicle) dives to the seafloor to explore these deep-sea ecosystems. The most important message for all viewers is the importance of the process of engagement as the foundation for growing an equitable, reciprocal, and ethical partnership. Cultivating trust and pilina (relationships) from the beginning of the process is the foundation that led to co-developing expeditions that honor ʻŌiwi knowledge through equally valuing both Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science. Together, there is so much to learn about the ocean to care for its future.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Batfish (Ogcocephalidae family) are anglerfish adapted for crawling on the seafloor. #shorts EVNautilus 2023-09-20 | ...
Deep Sea Dive on Battle of Midway Wreck IJN Kaga 加賀 | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-19 | During the Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition, our Corps of Exploration completed a comprehensive survey of Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Kaga 加賀, the Japanese aircraft carrier sunk during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Following dives on other Battle of Midway wrecks (USS Yorktown and IJN Akagi 赤城), the team explored Kaga in its final resting place within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), the largest protected area in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. The dive was launched and closed with protocol ceremonies to honor this place and all who lost their lives in ways that reflected their significance to Kānaka ʻOiwi (Native Hawaiian), Japanese, and U.S. military families and communities.These historic noninvasive, visual survey dives were conducted during a 27-day NOAA-funded the E/V Nautilus expedition to explore never-before-seen deep-water habitats to collect baseline data needed to support management in the most remote and northwestern section of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). PMNM is a UNESCO World Heritage site distinguished for both its cultural and natural significance, the only site with this special distinction in the U.S. It is currently being considered for national marine sanctuary designation to safeguard further its diverse natural, cultural, and maritime heritage resources for generations to come. Each dive on Battle of Midway cultural heritage sites was launched and closed with protocol ceremonies to honor this place and all who lost their lives in ways that reflected their significance to Kānaka ʻOiwi (Native Hawaiian), Japanese, and U.S. military families and communities.The Battle of Midway surveys were made possible by the expertise, support, and collaboration of many partners including Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Ocean Exploration, NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, SEARCH, Inc., U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, International Midway Memorial Foundation, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the State of Hawaiʻi, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, University of Hawaiʻi, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Air/Sea Heritage Foundation, and Japanese archaeological colleagues from Teikyo University, Tokai University, and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
E/V Nautilus Reveals USS Yorktown for First Time in 25 Years | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-18 | Ocean Exploration Trust’s survey of USS Yorktown during our Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli expedition was the first time the world could witness this Battle of Midway wreck in real-time. The site was discovered 25 years ago, located during a joint U.S. Navy and National Geographic Society expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard, president and founder of Ocean Exploration Trust. All dives in the Battle of Midway battlefield were launched and closed with protocol ceremonies to honor this place and all who lost their lives in ways that reflected their significance to Kānaka ʻOiwi (Native Hawaiian), Japanese, and U.S. military families and communities.This historic, noninvasive, visual survey dive was conducted during a 27-day NOAA-funded mission to explore never-before-seen deep-water habitats to collect baseline data needed to support management in the most remote and northwestern section of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). PMNM is a UNESCO World Heritage site distinguished for both its cultural and natural significance, the only site with this special distinction in the U.S. It is currently being considered for national marine sanctuary designation to safeguard further its diverse natural, cultural, and maritime heritage resources for generations to come. The Battle of Midway surveys were made possible by the expertise, support, and collaboration of many partners, including Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Ocean Exploration, NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, SEARCH, Inc., U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, International Midway Memorial Foundation, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the State of Hawaiʻi, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, University of Hawaiʻi, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Air/Sea Heritage Foundation, and Japanese archaeological colleagues from Teikyo University, Tokai University, and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
First Visual Survey of IJN Akagi 赤城 - Historic Battle of Midway Shipwreck | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-17 | Ocean Exploration Trust’s visual survey of the Japanese aircraft carrier Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Akagi 赤城 is the first time anyone has laid eyes on the vessel since sinking during June 1942’s Battle of Midway. Akagi was initially located during a mapping survey conducted by Vulcan, Inc. in 2019 that involved U.S. Navy participation. On September 10, 2023, E/V Nautilus team spent 14 hours surveying Akagi, examining battle and seafloor collision damage in the ship’s structure. The dive was launched and closed with protocol ceremonies to honor this place and all who lost their lives in ways that reflected their significance to Kānaka ʻOiwi (Native Hawaiian), Japanese, and U.S. military families and communities.These historic, noninvasive, visual survey dives were conducted during the E/V Nautilus Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli expedition, a 27-day NOAA-funded mission to explore never-before-seen deep-water habitats to collect baseline data needed to support management in the most remote and northwestern section of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). PMNM is a UNESCO World Heritage site distinguished for both its cultural and natural significance, the only site with this special distinction in the U.S. It is currently being considered for national marine sanctuary designation to safeguard further its diverse natural, cultural, and maritime heritage resources for generations to come. The Battle of Midway surveys were made possible by the expertise, support, and collaboration of many partners including Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Ocean Exploration, NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, SEARCH, Inc., U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, International Midway Memorial Foundation, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the State of Hawaiʻi, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, University of Hawaiʻi, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Air/Sea Heritage Foundation, and Japanese archaeological colleagues from Teikyo University, Tokai University, and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Exploring Iconic Battle of Midway Shipwrecks | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-15 | From September 8-12, 2023, an interdisciplinary, interagency, and international team led by Ocean Exploration Trust aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus had the honor and privilege to conduct in-depth archaeological assessments of three World War II aircraft carriers lost during the Battle of Midway. Our exploration resulted in the first visual survey of Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Akagi 赤城, the first detailed views of United States Ship Yorktown since it was first located 25 years ago, and a comprehensive survey of IJN Kaga 加賀. These historically significant wrecks were explored in their final resting places within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the largest protected area in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. Archaeologists from Japan, the U.S., and over 100 experts around the world were connected to ship operations via telepresence technology, helping guide the mission and providing valuable real-time interpretations throughout the surveys. Each dive was launched and closed with protocol ceremonies to honor this place and all who lost their lives in ways that reflected their significance to Kānaka ʻOiwi (Native Hawaiian), Japanese, and U.S. military families and communities.These historic, noninvasive, visual survey dives were conducted during the E/V Nautilus Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli expedition, a 27-day NOAA-funded mission to explore never-before-seen deep-water habitats to collect baseline data needed to support management in the most remote and northwestern section of PMNM. The surveys of the ship’s final resting places were aimed at documenting these historically significant wrecks, examining their condition, and honoring all those who lost their lives on both sides of the battle. The Battle of Midway surveys were made possible by the expertise, support, and collaboration of many partners including Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Ocean Exploration, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, SEARCH, Inc., U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, International Midway Memorial Foundation, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the State of Hawaiʻi, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, University of Hawaiʻi, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Air/Sea Heritage Foundation, and Japanese archaeological colleagues from Teikyo University, Tokai University, and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Endless Pink Coral Forest in Papahānaumokuākea | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-07 | Our ocean explorers spotted this gorgeous coral forest filled with pink Hemicorallium corals while exploring the deep sea around King George Seamount during the first dive of our Ala 'Aumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition. Seeing this seemingly endless landscape of precious deep-sea corals within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) was an enchanting moment for our Corps of Explorers.According to the ancient belief system of Hawaiʻi (which still exists today), this region largely north of the Tropic of Cancer and west of the population centers of Hawaiʻi is known as Pō - a sacred realm of gods and ancestral spirits. PMNM is a place of tremendous natural wonders and is also a place of deep cultural significance for Native Hawaiians. As E/V Nautilus voyages to the sacred islands of Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians), we gratefully acknowledge past generations of Kānaka ʻŌiwi and today’s stewards of these waters and honor ʻŌiwi knowledge systems.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Adorable Transparent Pleurobranch | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-06 | Our Corps of Exploration spotted this transparent pleurobranch while exploring the deep sea coral communities of King George Seamount 870m deep during the first dive of our Ala 'Aumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition. Check out this deep-sea marine gastropod mollusk with its “squishy-looking” body as the team ran through our mental roster of soft, sediment-loving creatures— nudibranch, pleurobranch, sea cucumber! This is just one of the incredible creatures living on the volcanically-generated rocky seafloor in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).Stay tuned as we continue to explore the largely unexplored northwestern section of the Monument to gather data urgently needed to address local management and science needs of PMNM, including a better understanding of the natural and cultural deep-sea resources, biogeographic patterns of species distributions, and seamount geologic history.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Huge Deep Sea Shrimp “Crawls” Along the Seafloor | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-04 | This might be the largest deep-sea shrimp our Corps of Exploration has ever seen! Spotted during our NA153 expedition while diving on the Central Sculpin Ridge Seamount, about 135 nm ENE of Johnston Atoll, this Aristeid shrimp measures around 13cm long, dwarfing the fish spotted nearby. While usually spotted swimming, this one appeared to be crawling along the seafloor.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Acrobatic Gaza Snail in the Deep Sea | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-03 | Be wowed by the incredibly unique movements of the Gaza g. snail spotted during our NA153 expedition while diving on the Central Sculpin Ridge Seamount, about 135 nm ENE of Johnston Atoll. Don’t be alarmed, it’s not falling uncontrollably; this is how these deep-sea mollusks travel along the seafloor. That’s some acrobatic routine! Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Beautiful Purple Deep Sea Hydromedusa | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-09-02 | Team members in the control room aboard E/V Nautilus ooh and ahh over an especially beautiful purple hydromedusa while diving on the Central Sculpin Ridge Seamount, about 135 nm ENE of Johnston Atoll, during our NA153 expedition. These Cnidarians possess a clear velum layer in their medusa form, which has been known to increase swimming efficiency.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Wildlife and Wonder During a Milestone Dive for ROV Hercules | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-31 | For the past 15 years, the Ocean Exploration Trust has explored the seafloor and shared discoveries live with the world. ROV Hercules has led our deep sea exploration, and this highlight video celebrates its 1000th dive from E/V Nautilus (which was preceded by many more prior to Nautilus)! Check out some of the awesome seafloor sightings from this celebratory dive that took place on August 24, 2023 about 10 nm east of Johnston Atoll during our NA153 expedition.Witness a catshark and an adorable (likely) juvenile Chaunacops anglerfish as they meander in front of the vehicle's main camera. Watch an undulating Holothurian sea cucumber cause control room giggles and see a (tentatively IDed) Chiroteuthis sp. squid move above the seafloor. OET is proud to have celebrated this milestone while diving in these proposed marine sanctuary waters in and around the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Biodiversity and Beauty Near Johnston Atoll | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-30 | Across nearly a month exploring the Central Pacific, our team has witnessed never-before-seen landscapes and expanded what we know about Earthʻs residents! Join our Corps of Exploration for the joy of seeing these places with this highlight compilation of some of the best views from the seafloor on the seamounts surrounding Johnston Atoll. The team has been treated to abundant wildlife, including Lophocalyx and Bolosoma sponges, sea urchins, sea dandelions, a flying crinoid, and more. Lean into your screens just like our team does in the control room for up-close shots of sea spiders, a Venefica sp. eel, hydroids, and a translucent sea pig. And, of course, you can’t have a Nautilus Live highlight video without a Chaunacops anglerfish!These deep-sea environments and ancient seamounts ~800 miles south of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument contain some of Earth's most pristine marine ecosystems. Data associated with the region’s deepwater natural and cultural resources are particularly important now, as a monument management plan is under development, and the region is being considered as a new national marine sanctuary.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Brittle Star Gymnastics and More Deep Sea Animal Behavior | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-29 | Our Corps of Exploration loves witnessing the lives of different animals as we explore the seafloor, especially when these animals display their fascinating (and sometimes amusing) behavior. In this highlight video, watch the critters of our NA153 expedition to the ancient seamounts of the Central Pacific near Johnston Atoll put their ecological roles into action. First up is a grenadier rattail fish foraging for food with its barbels in the sediment. Follow a Parapagurid hermit crab with its zoanthid “backpack” and peek at a sea star seemingly grazing on epifauna along a dead sponge. Lastly, we have brittle star “gymnastics” as ROV Hercules records the invertebrate gracefully falling off of some delicate coral and leaving behind one of its arms (don’t worry, it will likely regenerate!) The deep ocean waters in and around the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument remain mostly unexplored, particularly towards the northern boundary of the Johnston Unit, where we have been focusing our efforts during this expedition. Further exploration in these areas is urgently needed to address deep-water habitat scientific knowledge gaps, as a management plan is under development now for the regionLearn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Midwater (Hydro)Medusa Madness! | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-28 | While exploring the seafloor may be our focus on most ROV dives, animals live all through the ocean, and we spot special wildlife on descent and ascent from the ocean’s surface during the time we affectionately call “blue water.” Check out these gelatinous zooplankton hovering above our seamount exploration targets near Johnston Atoll during the NA153 exploration. Witness the beautiful diversity of hydromedusae of varying shapes and sizes. These predatory cnidarians are known for varying life cycle stages and using their specialized stinging cells, called nematocysts, to capture prey. Keep watching till the end for the luminescent ctenophore, whose eight rows of combs reflect back light from our ROVs in all colors of the rainbow.The midwater between the surface and seafloor is the largest habitat on Earth. It is home to billions of animals, ranging from microscopic crustaceans like copepods and amphipods to larger-than-life vertebrates such as blue whales and sharks. These glimpses into blue water life are an important reminder of how our global ocean is connected from pole to pole and deep to shallow. Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Seeking Clues on Seamounts Viewing Volcanic Formations | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-27 | During our NA153 expedition to explore ancient seamounts in and around the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, our Corps of Exploration have witnessed some impressive geological features searching for clues about their volcanic formation. Along the seamountsʻ slopes, the team has found channels of small rock fragments, lovingly called "nuggets" by the team in the control room. Looking closely at the layers as the ROVs fly, the team spotted a lava tube and reef “parfait” that may be an indicator of late-stage volcanism, a reminder that todayʻs seamounts formed over many different eruptions and millions of years. Using seafloor formations such as the long volcanic flow "rock wall" to piece together history are the best clues we has as explorers to learn about how these regions were formed.“We explore the geology of regions like the Johnston Atoll for several reasons,” says Dr. Robert Pockalny, Co-Lead Scientist of the expedition. “At the most basic level, we want to characterize the range of geologic features in this largely unexplored region, including rocks’ morphology, geochemistry, and ages. This data will help us interpret the geologic, tectonic, and volcanic history of the region, which helps us understand the most fundamental processes on Earth.”Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Massive Mounding Lophocalyx Deep Sea Sponge | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-25 | This massive deep sea sponge was spotted on the H1999 dive during our NA153 expedition, on a seamount ridge about 20 nm NNW of Johnston Atoll in the Central Pacific. Whatever your favorite adjective for “big,” it’s certainly applicable for this Lophocalyx sponge that is almost as big as ROV Hercules, stretching over three meters wide. With two huge lobes and connective tissue between, this sponge has created habitat for different sponges to settle on top. The ruffling sponge matrix also grows three-dimensional habitat for invertebrates like sea stars seeking increased water flow and to avoid predators. Without our ocean exploration tools like remotely operated vehicles, we may never have the chance to view such beautiful pieces of deep sea biodiversity and document them within the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
A beautiful “flying” or swimming #crinoid! #featherstar #deepsea #deepocean #nautiluslive #shorts EVNautilus 2023-08-24 | ...
Pink Chaunacops Swims In Front of ROV Hercules| Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-23 | There’s no such thing as too many Chaunacops videos! Our Corps of Exploration spotted this anglerfish while diving on an unnamed seamount about 90 nm northwest of Johnston Atoll over 3,000 meters deep during our NA153 expedition. These deep sea fish, also known as sea toads, are always a treat to spot and this one gave us a special view of its modified pelvic fins resembling legs that assist with swimming maneuvers. You can also clearly spot the gill openings behind the pelvic fins, which our scientists jokingly state resemble “jet packs”. Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Mysterious Deep Sea Jellyfish Delights Scientists | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-22 | This deep sea helmut jelly (Periphylla sp.), spotted during a dive southwest of Johnston Atoll In international waters near the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument during the H1993 dive of the NA153 expedition, fascinated our Corps of Exploration. Whether you think it looks like a baby bottle cap, a UFO, or an acorn, you won’t be disappointed with this creepy-cool gelatinous cnidarian. Helmet jellies are 90% water and are capable of bioluminescence. While this specimen looks to be around 20cm in length, these deep sea critters can get up to 30cm long.The ancient seamounts southwest of Johnston Atoll (beyond US national jurisdiction but close to the Pacific Remote Island Marine National Monument) remain mostly unexplored, and all data collected during this expedition will help address deep-water habitat scientific knowledge gaps, as a management plan is under development now for the region.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
One Seamount, THREE Dumbo Octopus | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-21 | There’s a reason the dumbo octopus won the award of Nautilus Live fan favorite deep sea creature- no matter how many times we see one of these pelagic cirrate octopods, it’s always a treat! The team was treated to THREE different dumbo octopuses during dive H1993 as we explored the slopes of seamounts in US waters south of Johnston Atoll near the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Exploration dives continue to reveal incredible animals living in the deep sea including in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ).Get up close and personal with these tentacled cephalopods in this highlight video! First up at 1,494 meters deep, we see a long-armed yellow Cirroteuthid that is so large it practically dwarfs the scaling lasers. After that, you’ll see two Grimpoteuthis octopuses: one adorable pink one spotted at 1,575 meters and at 1,423 meters an extra plump individual with fins that earn its name “Dumbo.” Did you know that dumbo octopuses are the deepest living of all octopuses and can be found up to 4,000m?Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
International Waters Deep Sea Stunning Biodiversity | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-18 | Fans of deep sea biodiversity, it’s your lucky day because this highlight video is over thirteen minutes of some of the best sights spotted during our H1993 dive of the NA153 expedition to explore the deep seas near Johnston Atoll. Whether you’re especially interested in crustaceans like the “weird” Polychelidae slipper lobster or passionate about deep sea fishes like the rattfish and halosaur, this video will certainly deliver. Enjoy an extra large and thick bamboo coral taller than ROV Hercules, translucent pink sea cucumber, and even a deep sea lava tunnel spotted on the rocky seafloor. Spot Gorgonocephalus basket stars, a juvenile Chaunocops anglerfish, and bright red stalked crinoids and enjoy some gorgeous views from both ROV Hercules and ROV Atalanta as it oversees Herc explore the seafloor. Fans of the Venus flytrap sea anemone (Actinoscyphia aurelia) and Anthomastus sp. mushroom corals don’t worry, you’re also covered! Explore this wonderful region beyond US national jurisdiction but close to the Pacific Remote Island Marine National Monument with us and let us know which sighting is your favorite!Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Mega-Compilation of Deep Sea Diversity Near Johnston Atoll | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-17 | Ready to be bamboozled by a bamboo coral taller than ROV Hercules? While exploring two deep sea seamounts southeast of Johnston Atoll mapped last year by E/V Nautilus, the team has spotted an abundance of wonderful deep sea creatures who call the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument home during the first few dives of our NA153 expedition.Have you ever seen a sea star predating on another sea star (in this case, a Brisingid)? How about a sponge stalk that’s become prime habitat to ophiuroid brittle stars, crinoids, echinoderms, stalked hydroids, and different anemomes? Spot a bottom-feeding cusk eel (Ophidiidae), fan-favorite Chaunocops anglerfish, and tall colorful corals like primnoids as you watch ROVs Hercules and Atalanta explore the seafloor. Only a few dives into the expedition and our Corps of Exploration is already recording and documenting stunning deep sea biology in the region. Enjoy a quarter of an hour of stunning deep sea biology including dense (and likely ancient) coral gardens filled with associates, a zooanthid-carrying Parapaguridae hermit crab, and stunning Iridogorgia spiral corals. From deep sea sponges and kumba rattail fish to squat lobsters and sea spiders, this highlight video has it all!Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na153E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Two-for-one fossilized whale skull collection! #shorts #nautiluslive #oceanexploration EVNautilus 2023-08-17 | ...
Mucus-y Acorn Worm | Nautilus Live #nautiluslive #underwater #shorts #acornworm #deepsea EVNautilus 2023-08-16 | ...
American Sign Language Intro to Ocean Exploration and E/V Nautilus | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-15 | Guided by Lead Science Communication Fellow and professional educator of Deaf and hearing science lovers Christopher Clauss, learn all about Ocean Exploration Trust and how we explore the ocean in American Sign Language. Curious about life onboard our exploration vessel (E/V) Nautilus? This video shares why we explore the ocean, some of the engineering and science tools onboard, and all the different people who come together to make it happen. Join Christopher in the spaces where ocean explorers work to see how the team maps the seafloor, collects deep sea samples, and operates a 68m ocean-going vessel. OET's Science Communication Fellowship program immerses educators in the Corps of Exploration and empowers them to bring the excitement of ocean exploration to learners and communities around the world, especially those historically marginalized from STEAM. The program is supported by the Office of Naval Research's STEM Program. Learn more about our mission to share the ocean with curious minds: www.NautilusLive.org/education--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
From Sand to Slopes - 2023 Johnston Atoll Expedition Begins! | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-08-09 | This highlight video features a plethora of deep-sea wildlife spotted on our first dive of the NA153 expedition exploring the Johnston Atoll Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM). This seamount is a relatively steep feature rising from less than 5 km to a shallowest depth of approximately 1500 m. The flat summit is relatively small (2 km across) compared to other immediately surrounding guyots. Check out the round purple sea urchin and swimming Barbie-pink Chauncops anglerfish. You’ll also see a uniquely branching Chrysogorgia coral, a Synaphobranchus cutthroat eel, a dead stalked crinoid covered in brittle stars, as well as other fish and invertebrates of the region. While recent expeditions have increased our baseline knowledge of the deep-water resources of PRIMNM, large areas remain completely unexplored, particularly towards the northern boundary of the Johnston Unit of PRIMNM. Complimenting exploration achievements from last season, this year, we’re exploring a region of ancient seamounts northwest of Johnston Atoll utilizing ROV dives and mapping surveys.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute.--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Books & Bathymetry: Seafloor mapping chat with Laura Tretheway & the Nautilus Team | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-28 | Join the Nautilus Live team for a LIVE discussion about the importance of seafloor mapping while we explore across the Pacific en route to Hawaiʻi. This discussion features explorer and author Laura Trethewey, who joins our team to discuss her recently published book: The Deepest Map, the High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's Ocean. Researched partially aboard E/V Nautilus the book features the history of exploring our planet with maps and all that remains to be learned from the planet. --E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Mapping with Multibeam Sonar | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-26 | Mapping the ocean floor aboard E/V Nautilus relies on our advanced Kongsberg EM302 Multibeam Echo Sounder - a tool that uses acoustic sound to "see" beneath the waves at the hidden features of the planet. This system emits sound in a fan-like pattern made of up to 864 individual sonar beams, covering a wide expanse beneath and either side of the ship. Operating at 30 kHz frequency, the system provides high-resolution bathymetric data down to 7,000 m, enabling precise mapping of the seafloor as Nautilus travels around the world. By precisely measuring the time it takes for sound to make a roundtrip journey from the ship to the seafloor and back, the system creates detailed 3D maps, aiding scientists and technical teams in their exploration of the ocean's hidden landscapes.--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Up Close with a Graneledone Octopus | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-21 | Our Corps of Exploration spotted this octopus over 2,600 meters (8,530 feet) deep at the Cascadia Basin site of Ocean Networks Canada’s NEPTUNE observatory. Tentatively identified as a deep-sea Graneledone pacifica, ROV Hercules provides us all a clear view of the cephalopod's shifting body texture and tentacles covered in suckers for grasping prey. Spending over eight-minutes with the team (one minute for every arm!), learn more about the anatomy, and lifecycle of octopuses with this fan-favorite invertebrate in this video. Our NA151 expedition partnered Nautilus with Ocean Networks Canada to support installation and maintenance of the NEPTUNE observatory, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) loop of fiber optic cable located off the west coast of Canada: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na151--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
OET ROV Operations for Ocean Networks Canada | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-17 | Although you may be used to seeing ROV Hercules exploring the ocean depths, our work with Ocean Network Canada during our NA151 expedition looks a little different. This work primarily focuses on engineering tasks ranging from cleaning deployed equipment, recovering data from sensors, installing new hardware and instruments, and helping with the delicate job of laying underwater cables that connect the network to shore. In this video, take a closer look at the fascinating world of ROV operations in this unique and challenging environment.Learn more about our NA151 expedition with Ocean Networks Canada to support their NEPTUNE observatory, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) loop of fiber optic cable located off the west coast of Canada: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na151--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Stunning “Mirror” Effect at Hydrothermal Vents | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-14 | Why does it look like there is a mirror at the bottom of the ocean? We captured this outstanding optical effect on camera as ROV Hercules descended 1285m deep on the Smoke and Mirrors site of the Endeavour Vent Field. The reflecting effect of these shallow pools witnessed underneath volcanic chimney ledges (aka flanges) is created when hot, buoyant hydrothermal fluids flow outwards and up over the edge."In the flange pool, the water is warm, and depending on phase separation of the fluid, different in salinity. The light propagating through the ambient ocean water hits the interface of the vent fluids and there is a reflection," says Dr. Steve Mihaly, Ocean Networks Canada Senior Staff Scientist.The Endeavour hydrothermal vent field is one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Located in this seemingly uninhabitable seascape are at least a dozen species (including the palm worms spotted in this video) that are found nowhere else in the world. In 2003, it was classified as a Marine Protected Area (the first in Canada) and the first hydrothermal vent ecosystem protected in the world!Learn more about our NA151 expedition with Ocean Networks Canada to support their NEPTUNE observatory, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) loop of fiber optic cable located off the west coast of Canada: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na151--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Meet the Animals of Endeavour Hydrothermal Vent Field | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-12 | As if the geology of diving amid towering superheated, fluid chimneys hasn’t been exciting enough, the team has recorded many exciting biological encounters as ROV Hercules meets sea creatures who call the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vent Fields home. Hydrothermal vents host some of the highest levels of microbial diversity on Earth and this Canadian marine protected area along the Juan de Fuca Ridge protects many highly concentrated biodiverse sites monitored and researched by Ocean Networks Canada’s (ONC) observatory. Just beyond the billowing black smoke, the ever-growing ledges of the chimneys are home to dense communities of Ridgeia tube worms, polychaete scaleworms, pycnogonid sea spiders and snails warmed in the flowing venting fluids. Between installations of seafloor equipment, a deep-sea Graneledone pacifica octopus stopped to flex its tentacles. Amid the vents, where nutrients are abundant, the team spotted several predator fish including a Pacific flatnose fish (Antimora microlepis) identifiable by the dorsal fin extending all the way down the body, and a surprisingly pale rattail, also known as the Pacific grenadier (Coryphaenoides acrolepis). The region’s rich surface productivity and active venting boosts biodiversity including crustaceans like deep sea crabs spotted with caprellid amphipod associates along their legs. Don’t forget to watch until the end for a glimpse of a jellyfish floating in the cold waters.During our NA151 expedition to the waters of British Columbia, Ocean Exploration Trust is supporting ONC’s installation and maintenance of scientific sensors which help teams worldwide learn about this unique site and others along their NEPTUNE Observatory. Learn more about the expedition: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na151--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Return to Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-03 | During our NA151 expedition to the waters off British Columbia, Ocean Exploration Trust and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) have returned to one of the most popular deep-sea geological sites in the Northeast Pacific: Endeavour Hydrothermal Vent Field! At this site along the northern segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, magma wells up from spreading tectonic plates, creating new crust and the extremely unique underwater ecosystem of hydrothermal vents. These vents can experience temperatures over 400°C/750°F and they deposit dissolved minerals on the seafloor that build up to become large chimneys over time. While at this site, we assisted ONC with various seafloor observatory maintenance tasks including swapping and deploying new tools, experiments, and sensors that are continuously monitoring and contributing to research focused on this dynamic environment. As part of ONC's large network of observatories across Canada, the 800-kilometer (500-mile) loop of fiber optic cable located off the west coast of Vancouver Island that connects the Endeavour Hydrotherm Vent Field allows researchers to study seafloor phenomena through continuous long-term observations 24/7. Long-term data is critical in understanding seafloor habitats like spreading centers, the continental shelf, slope, submarine canyons, and abyssal plains, and how they are changing.--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Revisiting a Whale Fall on Clayoquot Slope | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-07-01 | During our NA151 expedition to the waters off British Columbia, OET and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) revisited the site of a whale fall 1,250 meters deep at the Clayoquot Slope Bullseye site to see how the ecosystem has progressed over the years. Whale falls represent an oasis of food supply in an often food-poor deep-sea floor and sustain a diverse assemblage of marine organisms for up to decades. ONC has been observing this particular whale fall since 2012 during its yearly visits to maintain the observatory’s seafloor instruments at Bullseye, where scientists are also interested in studying and monitoring the processes controlling methane gas seeping from the seafloor.This expedition repeated a photogrammetry survey, which was also performed in 2012 and in 2020 to take high-resolution videos of the entire whale skeleton, allowing the estimation of whale bone decomposition over a decade period. This site, which was originally discovered in 2009 by an expedition led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, includes the ~16m long whale skeletonand associates such as Cocculina craigsmithi (gastropod), Mitrella (Astyris) permodesta (bucinoid gastropod), Ilyarachna profunda (isopod), Paralomis multispina (crab), Coryphaenoides acrolepis (rattail fish), and Lamellibrachia cf. barhami (tube worms). Learn more about our NA151 expedition in partnership with Ocean Networks Canada: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na151E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Deep Sea Spider Update from an Expert | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-22 | In April 2022, our Corps of Exploration recorded this fascinating sea spider highlight video while OET was exploring the Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll region of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. To learn more about this amazing sighting, we connected with Georg Brenneis in Vienna, Austria. What we believed to be two sea spiders 'matching pores' has been confirmed as likely the first time humans have witnessed this mating behavior. --E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 7: The Ocean Is Largely Unexplored | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-21 | Did you know that we’ve explored less than FIVE percent of our global ocean? Exploration, experimentation, and discovery are required to better understand our ocean’s systems and processes. We need close collaboration among scientists, engineers, artists, and explorers to continue our exploration and understanding of the global ocean.This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 6: Humans and Oceans Are Interconnected | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-20 | Have you ever considered that without the ocean, there wouldn’t be life on our planet? Near a coast or far from it - the ocean impacts every person and living thing! Together we can take care of the global ocean that takes such good care of us.This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 5: The Ocean Supports Earth’s Diversity | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-19 | Did you know that the ocean supports the majority of life on our planet? Understanding the ocean’s role in supporting biodiversity and Earth’s ecosystems is a crucial part of knowing our planet.This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 4: The Ocean Makes Earth Habitable | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-18 | Did you know that tiny plants in the global ocean generate at least half of the oxygen that we breathe? Today around 21% of our atmosphere is made up of oxygen — plants, land and sea, sustain this vital atmospheric balance that is critical to supporting the global biodiversity we know and love.This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 3: The Ocean Influences Weather and Climate | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-17 | Did you know that oceans influence our weather and climate? The ocean has had, and will continue to have, a significant influence on climate change by absorbing, storing, and moving heat, carbon and water. Learning about the ocean is key as as any changes to these crucial processes impact the climate we all depend on! This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 2: The Ocean Shapes Earth | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-16 | Have you ever thought about how ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of earth? Understanding how the ocean influences our planet’s surface helps us plan for a future of continual change.This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Ocean Literacy Principle 1: One Global Ocean | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-15 | The Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian oceans are named as separate things, but are actually interconnected as one global ocean. Given the ocean’s crucial role in regulating the Earth’s climate, understanding the science behind our One Global Ocean is an important element in preserving our planet’s unique biodiversity. This teaching animation is based on The Ocean Literacy Framework, developed by many scientists and educators from the ocean sciences education community. This project was supported by funding from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Swimming Isopod | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-14 | UPDATE: Upon further analysis of the footage, experts have decided that is is likely a similar #isopod known as Munnopsis longiremis. Just a reminder that science is messy, and we love it!No, that’s not a spider, but it sure looks like one! Our Corps of Exploration came across this strange-looking arthropod at over 1,600 meters deep while exploring “Guyot 12” in the Pacific Remote Islands waters. This long-legged isopod was later identified as a squat lobster in the family Chirostylidae, tentatively identified in the genus Gastroptychus by Dr. Mary Wicksten at Texas A&M University. While scientists have seen these types of squat lobsters resting on corals, this may be the first documentation of them moving in the water column.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na149--E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Smiley Snailfish | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-13 | Have you ever seen the unique deep sea snailfish? Our Corps of Exploration found this fish at almost 2,800 meters while exploring “Seamount 9” in the Pacific Remote Islands waters. It may look like a character from an animated film, but this “ugly cute” snailfish is actually a pretty common sight in the marine world. Belonging to the Liparidae family, these marine ray-finned fishes are widely distributed across the global ocean, both in latitude and depth. Some snailfish species have even been found in the Mariana Trench, over 8,000 meters deep!Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na149E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
Orange Dumbo Octopus | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 2023-06-11 | Our Corps of Exploration spotted this absolutely adorable pale orange dumbo octopus surrounded by marine snow around 1,400 meters deep while diving on the summit of “Guyot 10” in the waters of the Pacific Remote Islands. Don’t let its Disney-like appearance fool you; these octopuses (Grimpoteuthis spp) are actually predators! They propel themselves through the water using those famous ear-shaped fins to find food, then gobble their prey up whole, feasting on a plethora of deep sea critters such as copepods, isopods, bristle worms, and amphipods.Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: nautiluslive.org/cruise/na149E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: https://www.nautiluslive.org.Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more:Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=EVNautilus Facebook: facebook.com/nautilusliveTwitter: twitter.com/evnautilus Instagram: instagram.com/nautilusliveTikTok: @NautilusLive
