Midwater worms >> terrestrial worms. 😍 #tomopteris 🦑🧪🌊 #DesigningtheFuture3 @mbarinews.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social

Drifting #Midwater #ocean #science YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

“…Then let me drift along the Bay of Time,
Till my last sun shall set in glowing light;
Let me cast anchor where no shadows fall,
Forever moored within Heaven's harbor bright…”

Fr “Drifting” by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks, 1899. Footage from #DesigningtheFuture2, 2021.
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Amphipod party at 225 m! 🎉 @schmidtocean.bsky.social #Designingthefuture3

Watching the @schmidtocean.bsky.social team launch a robot, ROV SuBastian — the #designingthefuture3 science team study the ocean’s midwater in international waters off Brazil. Accelerating species discovery & expanding our genetic library of life on Earth seems a good way to spend one’s time! 🌊

The ROV control room aboard the R/V Falkor (too) in action

It takes a village to do incredible ocean discovery. Live now! @schmidtocean.bsky.social

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Starry nights. With @burnsajohn.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social

Last week we had the excitement of space exploration with #Artemis II. This week right here on Earth we are embarking on a discovery mission with new tools in our own frontier, the open ocean, aboard the Falkor (too). I am filled with wonder on our #OceanPlanet @schmidtocean.bsky.social

Hi @bsky.app -- We haven't been able to upload videos for two days. Yesterday's error message was about a token, and today says "ozone_status_check_failed"...

Squid vibes #midwater #designingthefuture3 YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

Chiroteuthis sp., 49 m, #Designingthefuture2 in 2021. Dr. Heather Judkins, cephalopod taxonomist, noticed the bright spots along the tentacles and around the eyes and suspects the animal is displaying bioluminescence to attract prey, a common behavior for many squid.
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ROV SuBastian wants to know if you have voted! We've been nominated for a People's Voice Webby, and you can cast your vote here: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

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Have you voted for Schmidt Ocean Institute and the #MarDelPlata science team yet? There's still time! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

Analog Astronaut at Sea (ft. Richelle Ellis) | Artist-at-Sea YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

Analog astronaut and #OBVI #subsea Artist-at-Sea Richelle Ellis works at the intersection of sea and space, exploring how extreme environments reshape perception and deepen our relationship to Earth.

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A favorite line in the poem! 💙

Tiny Particles, Feeding the Deep | SUBSEA Part 1 YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

Watch our latest video about the #OBVI #SUBSEA expedition with Schmidt Ocean Institute & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social — we're helping scientists study how invisible particles are feeding the deep. youtu.be/LPakzn-8pOk?...

Read the full poem here: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/164691...

(Crustacean from #LivingBioreactors expedition.)

#PoetryInOcean: “I speak of underneathedness...
I speak for the damselfly, water skeet, mollusk,
the caterpillar, the beetle, the spider, the ant.
I speak from a time before spinelessness was frowned upon.”
Camille T. Dungy’s poetry seemed a lovely way to celebrate tiny marvels in the midwater.

It looks like a swell shark that one of the expedition scientists has seen where they live, but Dr. David Ebert studies sharks and made the technical ID for us. ☺️

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We’ve been nominated for a Webby for the social and community engagement we achieved with the science team during the #MardelPlataCanyon expedition in Argentina!

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A so-fish-ticated catshark, of the freckled variety!
Scyliorhinus haeckelii are common fr Bahia Brazil to northern Argentina. Freckled catshark live along the continental shelf as deep as 400 m. Filmed at 202 m, offshore of Uruguay and the Rio del Plata during the #AsgardArchaea expedition.

Swim, sea pig, swim!

@echinoblog.bsky.social says this smooth swimmer, fr #ArgentinianDeepSeeps (2864m) belongs to family Elpidiidae, genus Peniagone. The urchin is an Echinothurioid, aka pancake urchin, w/cute "booties" on their spines around the bottom fringe for "walking" on soft sediments.

Royal blue water with a black light sensor.

Measuring light with a hyper spectral sensor in the oligotrophic South Atlantic gyre on the #SUBSEA cruise with @schmidtocean.bsky.social . 1% of surface light remained at 132 meters deep. The bluest water I have ever seen.

Lobster eats crab — no butter required 🧈🦀🧈

Argentinian fans dubbed these rose-tinted crustaceans “Barbie lobsters,” and while that is not their scientific name, we are here for it! The team suspects they are Thymops birsteini, filmed at 538 m. Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Beneath the Surface | SUBSEA Part 1 YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute

Our latest video story for the #OBVI #SUBSEA expedition with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social is live — check it out! youtu.be/EPcPzG4f59Q?...

A fish eater: Erenna is a genus of deep-sea siphonophores; these deep-sea hunters are pescatarians and eat only fish. They rely on bioluminescence to mimic the behavior of tiny copepods, luring fish into range for stinging and snacking.
Filmed at 918 m during the 2024 #SEPacificSeamounts expedition.

This seafloor community, 1,073 meters (3,520 feet) beneath the Ocean surface, was filmed during the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition. Scientists were searching for cold seeps. While exploring, they observed beautiful scenes like this and stunning biodiversity along the country’s continental shelf.

Drone footage of R/V Falkor (too) in calm waters offshore of Brazil.

A woman wearing navy blue, working on an incubator on the aft deck aboard Falkor (too).

White-gloved hands hold a filter holder during seawater filtration for carbon and nutrient cycle measurements at the main lab aboard Falkor (too).

A woman filters water for trace metal at the wet lab aboard Falkor (too) in red light to prevent photo-degradation or premature reaction.

Phytoplankton — fueling life in the Ocean and the air we breathe! The #OBVI #SUBSEA expedition team is especially interested in nutrient exchange and cycling between the Ocean’s surface and subsurface layers. Read more here: schmidtocean.org/cruise/subse...

A large ship is silhouetted against a vibrant orange and yellow sunset over the ocean. The sky is filled with dramatic clouds, reflecting on the calm water.

A large, modern vessel on calm waters under a cloudy sky. It has a blue hull and white superstructure, with several large satellite domes on top. The ship is equipped for ocean exploration and exhibits advanced technology.

A large ship is stationed on a calm ocean under a cloudy sky during sunset. The clouds are primarily gray and pink, with hints of orange reflecting the twilight.

We are celebrating Research Vessel Falkor (too)'s Berth-day today!
Five years ago, @SchmidtOcean Institute signed and took owner"ship." Since then, the vessel has made numerous discoveries and hosted researchers from all over the world. Happy Birthday R/V Falkor (too)!

We brake for nautilus!

“We usually stopped what we were doing whenever we saw nautilus, b/c they are such amazing animals to watch,” said #VisioningCoralSea Chief Scientist Dr. Robin Beaman of James Cook University. This enigmatic cephalopod navigated the depths before dinosaurs roamed the Earth!

A variety of colorful sea anemones, primarily in shades of orange and red, are attached to a rocky underwater landscape.

Underwater scene featuring an octopus navigating a rocky seabed, surrounded by red pom-pom anemones.

Anemone of my anemone is a friend… because we love sea anemones!

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***Elven