📢 Deadline for Deep-Sea Life Issue 26 has been extended!
🗓️ New deadline is 21 April 2026
Share your work, cruises, papers & opportunities with the global #DeepSea community.
Send submissions (~250-500 words) to Chris Barrio at: c.BarrioFrojan@soton.ac.uk
See past issues:
In this week's issue of the Deep-Sea Round-Up, we explore:
🔹️The launch of a Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals strategy,
🔹️Future marine carbon storage potential, and
🔹️A new theory of the origin of life!
Read it here 👉 www.dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-se...
📷 Schmidt Ocean Institute
From Pixels to Policy 🌊
📅 14 April | 📍 SENAI CIMATEC
A Challenger 150 side event at #AAORIAForum2026 exploring how seabed biodiversity data can inform decision-making.
Register here: buff.ly/dPhwh6F
📣 Submissions for Deep-Sea Life Issue 26 is open!
🗓️ Deadline: 13 April
Share your work, cruises, papers, opportunities & more with the global deep-sea community. Short, punchy pieces (~250–500 words).
👉 Submit to Chris Barrio at: c.BarrioFrojan@soton.ac.uk
See past issues: buff.ly/0OPkTEf
As #PrepCom3 comes to a close, our DOSI delegation reflect on the last two weeks in New York.
In our latest blog, we set out the differences between a Preparatory Commission and a Conference of the Parties and why this phase has been so important for #DeepOcean stewardship.
👉 buff.ly/GiLZAM3
In this week's Deep-Sea Round-Up we explore:
🔹The impact of climate interventions on marine ecosystems,
🔹Intellectual property and benefit-sharing under the #BBNJ agreement,
🔹#DeepSea events and opportunities.
Read it here: buff.ly/kI9fg9x
📸 A black-and-white blob fish by NOAA Ocean Exploration
As discussions at #PrepCom3 turn to Instruments, Frameworks and Bodies (IFBs), read our recent policy brief to understand how to avoid fragmentation and strengthen cooperation on marine genetic resources.
Read it here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u...
DOSI was at the 31st session of the Council of ISA (Part I) #ISA31
As #DeepSeaMining regulations develop, we brought scientific input on biodiversity, ecosystem impacts & environmental protection.
Read our reflections: buff.ly/MWUjzO6
📸 Image credit: ENB-IISD - Anastasia Rodopoulou
DOSI is pleased to be on the ground again this week to support States and other actors in the BBNJ’s effective implementation.
#PrepCom3
Issues discussed at #PrepCom3 are fundamental to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, including in the deep ocean, underscoring the importance of access to the best available scientific information and knowledge to inform and guide decisions.
The agenda today includes progressing discussions on the procedural and financial rules for the COP and its subsidiary bodies as well as rules and operational modalities. #PrepCom3
As week 2 of #PrepCom3 begins, delegates are continuing discussions on key issues and considerations for implementing the BBNJ Agreement before the first Conference of the Parties (COP).
These are technical conversations, but they are critical to how science and knowledge can support and inform sustainable ocean governance under the Agreement. DOSI members are on the ground and will continue to report on key issues and discussions. More to come in Week 2!
Delegations have been deliberating on the design, approach, and functions of the Clearing House Mechanism. This architecture will shape how information, knowledge, capacity and data are exchanged and shared, and how it will interact and work with other mechanisms, repositories, and databases.
Delegates are discussing the terms of reference and operational modalities for the #BBNJ Agreement’s subsidiary bodies, including the Scientific and Technical Body (STB). This includes consideration of the STB composition including number of members, expertise, and access to science and knowledge.
Week 1 at #PrepCom3 has been focused on the building blocks of the #BBNJ Agreement.
Our DOSI delegation is doing a great job on the ground, supporting delegate discussion on how the BBNJ Agreement will be operationalised.
What's happened so far? 👇🧵
Grab a drink and catch up on the latest #DeepSea news from this week in our latest Deep-Sea Round-Up! We cover:
🔹New species of Amphipoda from the central Pacific,
🔹Upcoming taxonomic workshops,
🔹Online course on the #BBNJ Agreement.
👉 buff.ly/7he2RMR
📸 A lithoid crab from NOAA Ocean Exploration
A new publication "Climate Science in Legal Contexts: A Glossary of Key Terms for Lawyers" has been released by the UCS Science Hub for Climate Litigation, in collaboration with NYU Climate Law Accelerator and LSE Grantham Research Institute.
Explore it here 👉
We’ll be sharing updates throughout so be sure to follow along!
With the BBNJ Agreement now in force (January 2026), the focus shifts to making it operational. Our delegation will support discussions on:
🔹Rules of Procedure for the first #BBNJ Conference of the Parties (COP)
🔹Subsidiary bodies, e.g. Scientific and Technical Body
🔹The Clearing-House Mechanism
DOSI ambassadors are at #PrepCom3 for the #BBNJ Agreement in New York.
Over the next two weeks, the DOSI delegation, led by Christine Gaebel & Marina Garwood, will be working to support States and other actors as they consider the rules, procedures, and institutions required for the implementation.
📢 The 3rd BBNJ Preparatory Commission started today in New York.
Our DOSI delegation will be engaging for the next two weeks to highlight the importance of the #DeepSea in the agreement.
▶️ Watch our video to learn about the importance of the #BBNJ for the deep sea: youtu.be/zKHP2VawLuU?...
In this week's Deep-Sea Round-Up, we explore:
🔹️Kelp degradation in the deep sea,
🔹️Lace coral gardens, and
🔹️eDNA from submarine canyons.
📷 tubeworm at the Von Damm hydrothermal field from NOAA Ocean Exploration, Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition 2011.
Read it here: www.dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-se...
This week's Deep-Sea Round-Up is here! We explore:
🔹Cold-water corals at methane seeps.
🔹Diverse limpets at hydrothermal vents.
🔹Opportunistic sea cucumbers in the Arctic.
📸 A pink coral (Hemicorallium sp.) from NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Read it here: buff.ly/hIQU1qU
The #BBNJSymposium is happening in Brasil this week 🌊
Want a quick explainer of the #BBNJAgreement and why it matters for ocean governance and the #DeepSea?
Watch our video ⬇️
This week in our Deep Sea Round Up:
🔹️Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at seamounts,
🔹️How scientific practices at sea influence ocean management,
🔹️Nutrient cycling sponge hotspots
👉 www.dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-se...
📷 Oblong Dermechinus urchins by ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute.
This week at #OSM26, we hosted a Town Hall "Deep-Ocean Science as the Foundation for a Thriving Global Community" which welcomed 100+ attendees and sparked rich discussions on collaboration, #OceanDecade programmes, stakeholder engagement & a shared vision for the #DeepSea. Thanks to all involved👏
This week's Deep-Sea Round-Up is out!
🔹️Watch our new video about deep-sea fisheries
🔹️DOSI updates from Ocean Sciences Meeting #OSM26
🔹️Upcoming #DeepOcean events to add to your calendars!
Read it here: www.dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-se...
📷 Allocyttus verrucosus courtesy of Alvaro Altenkirch.
📣 Watch our new video about #DeepSea fisheries, produced by DOSI in collaboration with Leo Richards of Natural World Facts!
▶️ youtu.be/zeXLjWbMLR4?...
Learn more about our work and the DOSI #Fisheries Working Group: www.dosi-project.org/fisheries/
Poster at #OSM26
We’re presenting on advancing deep-ocean science in policy in the Main Poster Hall – Position 103
🕓 Find our DOSI team there today from 16:00–18:00.
Come talk #DeepOcean science & governance! 🌊