@kbyip.bsky.socialLast dive of this Okeanos Explorer expedition EX2606. Diving on a seamount only mapped this morning south of Muliāva (Rose Atoll). Currently at 3233m. Dive planned to be on-bottom until ~10:30pm PDT - long last dive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCq... #Okeanos
@echinoblog.bsky.socialA potentially new species of goniasterid sea star! Such a lovely white cookie! 3210 m #Okeanos east basin seamount, American Samoa!
@echinoblog.bsky.socialWeird 7 armed freyellid.. either Freyastera or Freyella! #okeanos east basin seamount, American Samoa
@echinoblog.bsky.socialMORE glass sponge love! 3245 m #Okeanos lovely fiber optic stalk! #spongeThursday
@echinoblog.bsky.socialFeather star perched on a possible bamboo coral, 3245 m East samoa basin seamount, #Okeanos #octocoral Friday
@echinoblog.bsky.socialGLASS SPONGE showing off a very fibrous stalk! 3255 m south samoa basin seamount, American Samoa #Okeanos #spongeThursday
@echinoblog.bsky.social#Okeanos live stream HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCq...
@echinoblog.bsky.social#Okeanos has reached BOTTOM! 3255 m south samoa basin seamount! American Samoa! the final dive of this season! Let's go!
@echinoblog.bsky.socialA glass sponge at 5207 m! #okeanos East Muliāva Abyssal Plain #spongethursday
@echinoblog.bsky.socialA cute little glass sponge in the Bolosominae, LOLLIPOP! depth is 5215. #okeanos East Muliāva Abyssal Plain #spongeThursday
@echinoblog.bsky.socialOH SWEET! this Freyastera has a big-ass polynoid scale worm in association! #okeanos East Muliāva Abyssal Plain, depth is 5225. The worms live in association possibly stealing food from the star
@echinoblog.bsky.social#OKEANOS #deepsea Sea Pen Umbelulla! 5230 m! East Muliāva Abyssal Plain #octocoralFriday
@echinoblog.bsky.socialHa ha. Got home just in time to see #Okeanos pull up.BUT saw this HUGE monster of a benthic comb jelly at 5525 m! east basin nodule field, American Samoa
@echinoblog.bsky.social#OKEANOS today at 5500 m American Samoa, the central basin nodule field! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCq...
@echinoblog.bsky.social#Okeanos Has reached BOTTOM! Here's a Bryozoan to start! 5480 m! Central Basin Nodule Field, American Samoa!
@katieocean.bsky.socialThe #Okeanos is in the Pacific and will be streaming later, but right now the E/V Nautilus is doing its own livestream of the deep sea: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xf...
@echinoblog.bsky.socialJELLY! 5853 m Ultra Deep Basin, American Samoa, #Okeanos
@echinoblog.bsky.socialAn ADORABLE little Sea Pig at 5853 m! #okeanos Ultra deep basin, American Samoa
@echinoblog.bsky.social
@echinoblog.bsky.socialSome kind of sea pig! 5857 m #okeanos Is this the poop spiral culprit?
