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Enjoy this Bajo el Mar (Argentina) Spotify playlist, inspired by the 2025 Underwater Oases of the Mar del Plata Canyon expedition.  

2026 – The Southwest Atlantic Ocean In 2026, we’ll continue to explore the Southern Atlantic, one of the least explored marine regions on Earth. From the deep waters off Brazil to seamounts in the Mid-Atlantic, international teams will document biodiversity, study physical, chemical, and geological phenomena, and map seafloor features. We’ll support a host of … Continued

The 2025 United Nations Conference is co-hosted by France and Costa Rica in Nice, France from 9 – 13 June 2025. Schmidt Ocean Institute is proud to be involved in several UNOC events. Look for us at "The Whale," and these events during the week: Tuesday 3 June - Friday 6 June 9 AM - 9 … Continued

2025 – The Southern Atlantic In 2025, our scientific expeditions take us further into the Southern Atlantic Ocean, one of the least explored places on Earth. Scientists from all over the world will document biodiversity, study hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and map seafloor features. Who knows what they will find? Follow our journey … Continued

Spotify Playlist: Time for a Sea Change. Enjoy these Ocean themed songs that evoke transformation and introspection. Recipe – Vegan Mac and “Cheese” We have a new set of Zoom backgrounds featuring images from our recent deep-sea expeditions. The captivating imagery showcases beautiful and amazing life from the Ocean’s depths. Each background transports users to … Continued

Open Source Publications Baker, I., and Girguis, P. (2024). Sulfur cycling likely obscures dynamic biologically-driven iron redox cycling in contemporary methane seep environments. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (3), doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.13263. Betzler, C., Lindhorst, S., Hincke, C., Eisermann, J., Bialik, O., Petrovic, A., et al. (2024). Dismantling of an isolated tropical carbonate platform through flank collapse … Continued

Ocean conferences in 2024 In June, the Schmidt Ocean Institute team joined our global community in celebrating the Ocean and its critical role in our daily lives for World Ocean Month. Research Portfolio Senior Manager Allison Miller attended the United Nations Immersed in Change Conference in Costa Rica in June. Footage from the 2023 Octopus … Continued

Celebrating an entirely new family of black corals A new black coral family was discovered, the first in 18 years, using samples collected during the 2023 Health Diagnostics of Deep-Sea Coral Expedition in the waters off Puerto Rico. A recent paper by Horowitz et al., scientifically describes a new family of antipatharian corals, Ameripathidae. To … Continued