Through Alvins portholes: why we need to be there to understand the deep sea @WHOI
Through Alvins portholes: why we need to be there to understand the deep sea  @WHOI
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
If seeing is believing, witnessing the deep sea with your own eyes is essential for understanding. WHOI marine biologist Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser shares why the view through Alvin’s portholes provides so much more detail than a video recording. That’s especially important when surveying 60+ years of biological growth on a historic shipwreck!

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Through Alvin's portholes: why we need to be there to understand the deep sea

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