Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A tale of two cukes — sea cukes, that is! One sea cucumber gracefully swims through the water column. The other? Just chilling on the seafloor. Seen during the Océano Profundo 2018: Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands expedition.
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
Learn more about the expedition: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1811/welcome.html
[Source: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/video-shorts/ex1803-twocukes.html]
A tale of two cukes — sea cukes, that is! One sea cucumber gracefully swims through the water column. The other? Just chilling on the seafloor. Seen during the Océano Profundo 2018: Exploring Deep-sea Habitats off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands expedition.
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
Learn more about the expedition: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1811/welcome.html
[Source: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/video-shorts/ex1803-twocukes.html]









![Octopuss Garden: Windows to the Deep 2018
From April 9 to 30, 2019, scientists will embark on the DEEP SEARCH 2019 (short for DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats) expedition to explore deepwater habitats offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic coasts. Three named canyons occur within the DEEP SEARCH study region off the coast of North Carolina: Keller, Hatteras, and Pamlico.
During the Windows to the Deep 2018: Exploration of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, we explored Keller Canyon and encountered FIVE octopods over the course of the dive! Octopus are known to be the masters of hiding in their oceanic habitats, we were pretty lucky to see these Bathypolypus bairdiion. Cant wait to see what is uncovered during exploration of Keller on the DEEP SEARCH 2019 expedition!
For more from the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition, visit: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1806/welcome.html
To learn more about DEEP SEARCH 2019, visit: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/19deepsearch/welcome.html
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2018.
[Source: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1806/logs/june29-2/june29-2.html] Octopuss Garden: Windows to the Deep 2018](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Am9nHJZzwnc/mqdefault.jpg)
