WHOI Receives NSF and NOAA Funding for New Family of Remotely Operated Vehicles
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 6 March 2025
WHOI received awards from NSF and NOAA to build two medium-size ROVs capable of reaching 4000m depth, expanding deep-sea research access from smaller vessels starting in 2027.
Keywords: ROV, remotely operated vehicle, deep-sea exploration, NSF, NOAA, ocean technology, submersible, seafloor research
Ifremer at the Heart of Mission Neptune: An International Coalition to Explore the Deep Ocean
Ifremer
Published: 12 March 2026
Ifremer co-chairs Mission Neptune, a new international consortium to accelerate deep-ocean exploration and inform high-seas governance as the BBNJ treaty enters into force in 2026.
Keywords: Mission Neptune, deep ocean, BBNJ treaty, high seas governance, ocean exploration, deep-sea research, international cooperation
Thriving Antarctic Ecosystems Found in Wake of Recently Detached Iceberg
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Published: 20 March 2025
Scientists aboard R/V Falkor (too) discovered flourishing deep-sea ecosystems at depths up to 1,300m beneath seafloor newly exposed by the calving of Chicago-sized iceberg A-84 from George VI Ice Shelf.
Keywords: Antarctic, iceberg, deep-sea ecosystems, ROV SuBastian, George VI Ice Shelf, coral, biodiversity, Bellingshausen Sea
