The deep ocean (>200 meters) is the largest ecosystem on the planet, present in 82% of countries globally and occupying the majority of marine areas beyond national jurisdictions (aka the High Seas or international waters). Environmental stewardship is more likely to be effective when it is locally shaped and led, however, expense, inefficiency, and inequitable … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación The 9°North East Pacific Rise is an ideal study site to unravel primary succession, the rate at which animal communities colonize a hydrothermal vent after a volcanic eruption. About every 15-20 years, volcanic eruptions pave the area with lava, allowing us to study the change in the species structuring a … Continued
Working as part of a team on Research Vessel Falkor (too) creates a situation ripe for the spreading of knowledge and cross-collaboration. Scientists are close to – and may work on – projects that are not in their precise field of expertise. “Through doing that, you learn a lot about sort of different methods that … Continued
“El cuidar estos ecosistemas implica superarnos a nosotros también, y entonces siento que estoy saciando como lo que lo que quería, saciando mi curiosidad pero al mismo tiempo, ayudando a la humanidad. Es lo bonito de intentar dejar el mundo un poquito mejor.” Ivonne Rodríguez Ramírez nos da una mirada a cómo se introdujo en … Continued
“We do not fully understand how the animals who live on hydrothermal vents find them and come to the vents.” The #VentUnderworld team has embarked on an expedition to determine how animals are transported to hydrothermal vents and build communities. The team suspects that the answer does not solely lie in the waters above the … Continued
International team of scientists explored previously unseen seamounts in Costa Rica, found new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies hatching Video and photos available here. Puntarenas, Costa Rica – A team of international scientists have discovered a new deep-sea octopus nursery at a low-temperature hydrothermal vent offshore of Costa Rica. The discovery of the brooding … Continued
“If I had to explain to an Extraterrestrial what life in my home planet is, I would never even mention a human – Life in my home planet is truly microbes living in an ocean of darkness.” It isn’t often we get to share a video containing deep-sea science, a total solar eclipse, heavy metal, … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación Have you ever been afraid of the dark? I remember that when I was little, I was always scared when my parents turned off the lights in my room because I thought there could be monsters in the darkness that would harm me. Today, it amazes me that living in … Continued
English translation below “Creo que la expedición es una gran oportunidad para que los costarricenses conozcamos mejor nuestro mar profundo, ya que realmente somos un país de mar profundo. La tercera parte de nuestro país está por debajo de los 3000 m y protegiendo este patrimonio que tenemos, pero que recién estamos conociendo, es extremadamente … Continued
