NOC to co-lead REV Ocean Sargasso Sea Expedition
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 17 June 2026
The National Oceanography Centre will co-lead a deep-sea expedition to the Sargasso Sea to study threatened eel spawning ecology, abyssal habitats, and seamount biodiversity using an ROV rated to 6,000 metres.
Keywords: Sargasso Sea, deep-sea expedition, European eel, seamounts, REV Ocean, marine biodiversity, ROV, abyssal habitats
New deep-sea species honours four decades of ocean research
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 17 June 2026
Scientists named a new deep-sea amphipod, Caeconyx papso, to honour the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Observatory after 40 years of sustained research at nearly 5,000 metres depth in the Northeast Atlantic.
Keywords: deep-sea species, amphipod, taxonomy, abyssal plain, long-term monitoring, Northeast Atlantic, PAP-SO, biodiversity
A mother seal dives
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 10 June 2026
A Weddell seal mother dives into Antarctica's frigid waters, revealing remarkable adaptations: her heart slows to 20 beats per minute, lungs collapse safely, and oxygen drops to levels that would be fatal in humans.
Keywords: Weddell seal, Antarctica, diving physiology, Southern Ocean, marine mammals, deep diving, foraging
