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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The latest issue of the Deep-Sea Round-Up is available. This week we cover: 🔹A new episode from Think Deep! explores the Southwest Pacific 🔹New research on marine litter in deep-sea canyons and a global atlas of planktonic bacteria and archaea Read it here: buff.ly/6480RZ7 📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Are you a #DeepSea student or early-career researcher without permanent employment? 🌊 #DSBSoc Research Support Awards offer up to £2000 for research activities: visits, training, cruises, research fees, or lab-work. Apply by October 1st: dsbsoc.org/research-sup...

Text: Need a hand? We can help. Application deadline for the 2026 DSBSoc Research Support Awards is October 1st. Photo of a Bathynomus gianteus isopod. 📸 Photograph credits: Expedition to the Deep Slope 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program (NOAA–OE)

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 22/09/2026

📣Have you always wanted to work in Woods Hole? Don't miss this opportunity! WHOI's Marine Policy Center invites applications from established career professionals for its 3-month Visiting Scholar Program. Applications due June 15! 📲Find out more: go.whoi.edu/visiting-scholar

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Let’s chat 🦑 imagery if you’re at #OCEANS2026! 🌊🧪

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FathomNet @fathomnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Are you in Monterey, CA for the #OCEANS2026? Join our town hall tomorrow to talk about ocean imagery. 📆Wednesday, September 23 at 1:30pm 📍Center Steinbeck III 🎤Moderated by @kakanikatija.bsky.social of @mbarinews.bsky.social Bring your frustrations, wish lists, and ideas. Let’s build this together!

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Episode 2 of Think Deep! Season 2 has arrived! In this episode, we’re diving deep into the Southwest Pacific, from the Cook Islands to Fiji, with special guests Alanna Matamaru Smith and Rufino Varea. Listen on: Youtube: buff.ly/3kO2XeW Spotify: buff.ly/J4D6RcZ Apple Podcasts: buff.ly/MsH4ITr

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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

COBRA Webinar – Sep 29, 2026 3–4:30PM EDT Deep-Sea Mining Sediment Plumes, Dr. Thomas Peacock (MIT) This presentation reviews the current state of knowledge for plumes from polymetallic nodule, seafloor massive sulfide, and cobalt-crust mining operations cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

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COBRA Webinar - September 29, 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator

COBRA Webinar Series, September 29, 2026

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Bioinspiration Lab is looking to mentor a postdoc this cycle. Reach out if you have any questions.

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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We’ve been doing lots of fieldwork lately - my favorite deep-sea nematode we’ve collected this year is this giant purple Oncholaimid from Lau Basin hydrothermal vents on the #SnailsRising expedition. It was basically neon purple IRL, and we think the color is from sulfur granules. #MeiofaunaMonday

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

decent pic of the carnivorous clam seen by #Okeanos last week at about 5834 m. Hugh MacIntosh Identifies it as "probably Policordia, in the family Lyonsiellidae. They have a big inhalant siphon with a hood that they evert, then suck back in during prey capture." #molluscmonday

tentacled white open siphon adjacent to rock

shell closed but still partially ajar with tentacles

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Seminar 3 starts in two hours! Find the zoom link in your e-mails or contact early_career@dsbsoc.org. Happy watching!

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Members, the 2026 #DSBSoc Seminar Series continues Tues., Sept. 15 with Seminar 3: Abyssal/Hadal Seafloor Biodiversity! Featuring Alfredo Marchio on #GlassSponges and Erika Gress on #BlackCorals, 12:00–13:40 UTC. Check your email for the Zoom link. Not a member? Contact early_career@dsbsoc.org.

15 September 2026 – Seminar 3, Abyssal/Hadal seafloor biodiversity

- Alfredo Marchio (Minderoo-University of Western Australia Deep-Sea Research Centre): A morphological classification of glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) for image-based assessments of deep-sea assemblages
- Erika Gress (Inkfish):
A deep dive into Antipatharians (black corals): Diversity, taxonomy, and evolution in the deep sea

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Deep-Sea Biology Society Arts @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join us for our ArtSea Matchmaking Online Event on September 15, 7PM CEST. Hear from the artist-scientist teams and their artworks currently on display in our online exhibition (more info below) + they’ll share the science & stories behind the collaborations! See you there! 👋 #ArtSeaMatchmaking

Poster with info about the ArtSea Matchmaking Event on September 15 7PM CEST. Discover deep-sea science, art & more. More info on www.artseamatchmaking.com

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

BENTHIC COMB JELLIES 2450 m eastern basin seamount American Samoa #Okeanos attn @beziostudio.bsky.social @agcollins.bsky.social

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ROPOS ROV @roposrov.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We have been busy all month, preparing for our first expedition with Endurance Energy. We'll be deploying their Adélie generator inside the Axial Seamount and connecting it to the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative's Regional Cabled Array! 🧪 📸: @janetmfr.bsky.social

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congrats to Gerrit Meiners, our 2026 #DSBSoc research awardee! A marine ecologist based at INES-Solutions, he focuses on the Indian Ocean Ridge, using #SfM to stitch underwater video into #3D replicas to reveal how #DeepSea megafauna (animals > 1 cm) navigate the seafloor. Read more in the altText!

Image: A photo of Gerrit Meiners in a rain jacket, smiling at the camera with sunglasses on his head.

"Moin, moin together! My name is Gerrit Meiners. I’m a marine ecologist from northern Germany, and my “office” spans the Indian Ocean Ridge—an enormous underwater mountain chain home to fascinating ecosystems like hydrothermal “black smoker” vents. As a research assistant at Integrated Environmental Solutions, I work with the INDEX project (managed by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) to explore these remote seafloor habitats and help establish vital environmental safeguards."

Image: split photo of the deep-sea/vent habitats of the Indian Ocean Ridge.

"My research focuses on deep-sea megafauna - animals larger than a centimeter & how they navigate these complex, rugged underwater terrains. Traditionally, broad maps of the seafloor only show us large-scale dynamics at a coarse resolution, which is like observing a forest canopy from a plane. On the other hand, standard underwater video only gives us a narrow, “flashlight” view of a single spot at a time. To bridge this gap, we use a 3D modeling technique called Structure from Motion photogrammetry. By stitching together exploratory video footage captured by underwater robots, we can reconstruct digital, centimeter-scale replicas of entire dive sites. This technology allows us to step out of the plane & explore the landscape “on foot,” giving us an unprecedented look at exactly how deep-sea animals interact with their habitat."

Image: split photo of the deep-sea/vent habitats of the Indian Ocean Ridge.

"Thanks to a research award from the Deep-Sea Biology Society, I was recently able to take this perspective to the German-American Nature-Based Solutions Exchange (GANBASE) organized by POCACITO.

Discussions about “nature-based solutions” to climate change usually stop at the coastline, focusing on mangroves or forests. But the deep sea is the ultimate climate regulator, absorbing over 90% of excess heat and 30% of our carbon emissions. Yet, we are only just beginning to understand how this hidden world works. Presenting to a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and policymakers, my message was clear: because the deep sea is vast and recovers slowly, protection must take precedence over restoration. Preserving the integrity of the deep ocean is one of the most critical, nature-based contributions to stabilizing our climate."

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our Comms Manager, Elin Thomas in Canberra this week at the #ASMA2026 Conference. Alongside co-chair Rachel Downey and Aline Jaeckel, Elin delivered a deep-sea session 'Advancing Deep-Sea Knowledge for Sustainable Governance'.

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David Pyle @davidmpyle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Delighted to see Sofia’s @sofiadellasala.bsky.social first paper out - tracing hydrothermal activity at Santorini over the past 3.5 kyr from trace metal and microbial signatures in intracaldera sediments, collected during ocean drilling experiment #IODP398 ⚒️🌋 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A prolonged hydrothermal past at Santorini Caldera revealed by sedimentary trace metal and microbial signatures - Nature Communications

Santorini caldera hosted a vigorous, episodic hydrothermal system from ~1630 BCE to 726 CE, exceeding today’s activity. Geochemical and DNA evidence reveal major metal fluxes, microbial adaptation, an...

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William B. Ludt, PhD @planet-of-fishes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We're hiring a Curator of Marine Invertebrates either at the Assistant or Associate level. Please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested. Applications due October 15th! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Congrats to Alfredo Rosales Ruiz, another 2026 #DSBSoc conference awardee! Alfredo is a PhD student @universidadgranada.bsky.social & Sci. Coordinator at Museo del Mar de Ceuta, researching anthozoan diversity & evolution, particularly #octocorals #blackcorals & #zoantharians. Read more in altText.

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The latest issue of our Deep-Sea Round-Up is here! This week we cover: 🔹A review of underwater image enhancement methods, 🔹The use of AI to detect marine litter, and 🔹An invitation to the British Science Festival! Read it here: buff.ly/aBvq83Q 📸 Graneledone octopus by Schmidt Ocean Institute.

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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Applications due October 1, 2026 for the 2027 Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class! Applications are due October 1, 2026. Please find more information on the COBRA website: cobra.bigelow.org/master-class...

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Early Career Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class and Fellowship - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator

Applications due October 1

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Allen Collins @agcollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Available positions in NOAA for Recent Grads, 5 Grants Management Specialist (ZA-1109-2) Number of Positions: 10 Locations: AK; San Diego, CA; Miami, FL; Saint Petersburg, FL; Honolulu, HI; Boise, ID; Silver Spring, MD; MS; NC; Portland, OR; Galveston, TX; WA www.usajobs.gov/job/882673500

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Grants Management Specialist (Recent Graduate)

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), with 10 vacancies in San Diego, CA; Miami, FL; Saint Petersburg, FL; H...

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MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📢The abstract call for the MASTS Annual Science Meeting closes 31 of Aug! If you want to present a talk or have an ePoster feature, get your submission by 5pm 31 Aug. 🔗Template and session info: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien... All career stages welcome, speakers from industy, policy, eNGOs encouraged🪸

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Dr. Tanja Stratmann @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The "Benthic Ecological Biogeochemistry" group (@marumunibremen.bsky.social at @unibremen.bsky.social) is expecting a television crew tomorrow, so we had to clean up 🧹 the lab and my office a bit. #ERCStG @erc.europa.eu

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New opportunity for Technical Lead Consultant! 🌊 Help IUCN pioneer a feasibility study applying the Red List of Ecosystems framework to the Deep Sea. Sept–Dec 2026 Up to 15,000 CHF Read the Terms of References to learn more: buff.ly/lXaPg3X

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Job opportunity: Technical Lead for Deep-Sea Red List of Ecosystems Feasibility Study

The deep sea remains one of the least understood parts of our planet. IUCN is looking for a Technical Lead Consultant to help work on a feasibility study on applying the Red List of Ecosystems (RLE)…

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C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

[New Paper] Presents an AI framework to automatically quantify animal behaviour from videos taken by deep-sea stations! Test model: 5 yrs of data from EMSO-Azores observatory at Lucky Strike, an Atlantic hot vent -- trained model available. Out now @aslo.org L&O: Methods: doi.org/10.1002/lom3...

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Have you read our latest Deep-Sea Round-Up? This week we share: 🔹The genetic repertoire of the deep ocean 🔹A scaly-foot snail mystery finally uncovered 🔹Plus, upcoming events and opportunities for the #DeepSea community! Read it here: buff.ly/FCyqk19 📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2026 Cook Islands

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Deep Sea Conservation Coalition @deepseaconserve.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Deep-sea news alert! Our round-up brings you top stories from the ocean depths of the past few weeks. Check the images to stay updated. #DeepSeaNews

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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My lab is HIRING - we have an opening for a #postdoc focused on marine invertebrate symbioses & evolution (heavy focus on microbial -Omics and bioinformatics, but lots of fun fieldwork opportunities too!) Full position info here: www.biklab.org/join-the-lab Please help spread the word! #SymbioSky

Neon flyer advertising a postdoc job at UGA

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Deep-Sea Biology Society Arts @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🌊🎨 The ArtSea Matchmaking Online Exhibition is LIVE! Over the past year, artists & deep-sea scientists from around the world have collaborated in 13 SciArt teams, bringing together art, science and stories from the deep ocean. Dive into the exhibition: www.artseamatchmaking.com #ArtSeaMatchmaking

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OneOcean Flotilla @oceanflotilla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Deep-sea coral and sponge hotspots on the Corner Rise #seamounts, in an area beyond national jurisdiction, meet international criteria for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. #HighSeas #MPAs @planulara.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine…

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Lara Maleen Beckmann @planulara.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Unseen Ocean Collective is coming to the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport @oregonstate.edu See our science inspired art exhibit from July 30 - December 11. Opening reception on July 30 with talks at 5pm. More info: hmsc.oregonstate.edu/art-hatfield or www.unseenoceancollective.com

Info card about our art exhibit, displaying four example artworks from the Unseen Ocean Collective and text (address: Hatfield Marine Science Center, Gladys Valley marine Studies Building, Newport Oregon). Exhibit open Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm.

Second info card, same artworks, but with info to the opening reception. July 30, 4:30-6:30pm. Artist and scientist talks at 5pm.

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This week in the Deep-Sea Round-Up, we dive into how: 🔹️Human pollutants threaten the deep ocean 🔹️Marine viruses respond to disturbances & 🔹️To monitor #DeepSea fish! Read it here: www.dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-se... 📷 Barreleye fish, Winteria telescopa by ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We are looking for a TT professor in Rapid Marine Adaptation to study marine eukaryotic evolution to climate change. Join our growing & vibrant department! Please spread the ad: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T... Contact me if you need more information! @univie.ac.at

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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tenure track professor in Rapid Marine Adaptation at the University of Vienna! Deadline: Sept. 15th jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

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Jan Geert Hiddink @jangeerthiddink.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We're studying the effect of bottom trawling on organic carbon that is stored in seabed sediments on the RRS Discovery. We've completed the 3 muddy sites, and are now looking at trawl impacts on sand. #DY213 #SeaSTORE

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 08/08/2026

Wearing a custom-made LED suit, Pittsburgh artist Lori Hepner translates seafloor maps into light paintings with interpretive dance. 🤩 See the ocean in a whole new light with Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/luxinabyssum Images courtesy of Lori Hepner

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HulloThere @jethroreading32.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Since May I presented in two conferences (with @thefsbi.bsky.social last week), sailed on two research cruises, and (somewhere among all this) passed my PhD confirmation. Looking forwards to some holiday this week, but I'm very excited and intellectually stimulated by how well the project is going!

Me presenting at the MidSEC conference in Sweden - I've blocked out some graphs to hide my beautiful beautiful data.

Me in the hangar of the RRS James Cook, wearing wet-weather gear and a hardhat and making a hang ten gesture.

Me wearing oilskins, a hardhat, and an inflatable life jacket, rushing across the deck of the RV Tom Crean with an anglerfish in my hands.

Me presenting at the FSBI conference in Southampton. My title slide says "metabolic diversity of deep pelagic teleosts".

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Check out the latest Deep-Sea Round-Up. This week we cover: 🔹️Cold-water coral carbon storage. 🔹️Seaweed-fuelled deep-ocean carbon sinks. 🔹️Plus keep your ears open for Season 2 of our Think Deep! podcast. Read it here: www.dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-se... 📷 MARUM ROV Cherokee, Bremen, Germany.

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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Woke up to this view! We got to see the Waltershausen gletscher and although the water is very turbid and the mud nearly uncoreable, seapens persist in this environment. 🌎🦞🧪 #RESPONSE #KalaallitNunaat #benthos #survivalArtist @au.dk @bas.ac.uk @univbrest.bsky.social @samsocean.bsky.social

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Chris @drchriskellogg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#DeepSeaTV drama: Watching #okeanos attempting to sample a large maroon sea cucumber with a scoop below 5000m!

Sea cucumber on bottom is as large or larger than the scoop.

Sea cucumber in scoop held by ROV arm, above background of bottom covered in nodules.

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C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

[New Paper] Reports three squat lobsters in the genus Munidopsis from a natural whale fall at 4000 m deep on Torishima Seamount, Izu-Ogasawara Arc! One of them was new and we named it M. torishimaensis. Out now @crustaceansociety.bsky.social J of Crustacean Biology: doi.org/10.1093/jcbi...

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C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

[New Paper] Meet Isorropodon fragilis, a new species of vesicomyid clam discovered from a deep-sea cold seep 4600 m deep in the Nankai Trough, Japan -- during the JAMSTEC x @oceancensus.bsky.social "Shinkai" expedition last year! Out now in Venus, read for FREE: doi.org/10.18941/ven...

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