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Dr. Jyotika Virmani is the Recipient of the 2026 Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration

Marine Technology Society and Society for Underwater Technology Announce Dr. Jyotika Virmani as the Recipient of the 2026 Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration WASHINGTON, DC – The Marine...

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First Caribbean-Led Expedition to Explore Trinidad and Tobago’s Deep Sea Unveils Rich Ecosystems

The team discovered 25 cold seep ecosystems, 20 suspected new species, and mapped 13% of the country’s uncharted seafloor.       Images and videos available in this gallery. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad...

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The Doldrums Fracture Zone is Anything but Dull

A month-long expedition to the mid-Atlantic Ocean discovered two rare types of hydrothermal vent fields, uncovered novel insights into crustal fluid circulation, observed two bigfin squids, and captured the first...

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31 New Species Discovered in Two Weeks of Deep Sea Exploration

View full release, including images, here. An expedition to international waters off the coast of Brazil used state-of-the-art imaging systems to confirm new midwater species and observed the living 3D...

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World’s Largest Animal Migration and Ocean Gyres Play Critical Roles in Global Carbon Cycle

Two back-to-back expeditions in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean investigated critical, understudied mechanisms driving carbon export to the deep sea: the guts of migrating animals and phytoplankton living in vast ocean...

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