The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need an internet of deep ocean sensors to track the effects

The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere, but first we need a 4D monitoring system to ensure ramping up carbon storage does no harm.

Peter de Menocal, Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 ~12 min

The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need to build a 4D system to track what's going on down there

An ocean scientist describes plans for an ‘internet of the ocean,’ with sensors and autonomous vehicles that can explore the deep sea and monitor its vital signs.

Peter de Menocal, Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 ~12 min


Deep-sea mining may wipe out species we have only just discovered

Among the dozens of endangered species, is a spiky snail named after The Clash lead singer, Joe Strummer.

Elin Angharad Thomas, PhD Researcher, Deep-Sea Biology, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Dec. 10, 2021 ~7 min

The Irish lough that offers a window into the deep sea

In Lough Hyne's shallows, animals and plants thrive that would otherwise be found in the ocean's depths.

Valerio Micaroni, PhD Candidate in Coastal and Marine Biology and Ecology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington • conversation
June 9, 2021 ~7 min

Inside the Irish lough that offers a window into the deep sea

In Lough Hyne's shallows, animals and plants thrive that would otherwise be found in the ocean's depths.

Valerio Micaroni, PhD Candidate in Coastal and Marine Biology and Ecology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington • conversation
June 9, 2021 ~7 min

Ireland has corals, and they survive in extreme conditions at the edge of a submarine canyon

But these 'cold-water coral' are threatened by accelerating sea currents.

Aaron Lim, Post-doctoral Researcher, Marine Geoscience, University College Cork • conversation
Jan. 7, 2021 ~5 min

Seafloor currents sweep microplastics into deep-sea hotspots of ocean life

Here's how microplastics from your clothes end up in the deep sea.

Michael Clare, Principal Researcher in Marine Geoscience, National Oceanography Centre • conversation
April 30, 2020 ~5 min

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