News: Rare Dumbo Octopus

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.conservation.org/2016/09/off-hawaiis-coast-an-unexplored-underwater-mountain-reveals-its-secrets/?utm_source=enewsupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_content=091916-link&utm_campaign=ND&s_src=enewsupdate_email&s_subsrc=091916-link

Off Hawai‘i’s coast, an unexplored undersea mountain reveals its secrets
by SOPHIE BERTAZZO
September 16, 2016

A dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) swims on the Cook Seamount. Filmed on September 6, 2016, from the submersible Pisces V on a Conservation International and Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) expedition to explore Hawaiian seamounts.

Editor’s note: A recent deep-sea expedition off the coast of Hawai‘i is shedding new insights into the diversity of life on “seamounts,” undersea mountains that remain largely unexplored. Seamounts, formed by volcanic activity, are believed to cover some 18 million square miles of the planet — yet little is known about them.

A week after President Obama announced the creation of the world’s largest marine protected area in far northwestern Hawai‘i, the expedition — led by two senior scientists at Conservation International — became the first to survey the Cook Seamount, a mere 70 miles off the coast of the main island. The submersible captured photos and video of species rarely seen — including a species of coral that may be new to science. Read more about the expedition here.

In this interview recorded during the expedition, CI scientists M. Sanjayan and Greg Stone discuss their discoveries, the challenges of deep-sea exploration, and the critical importance of seamounts to ocean health.

FULL story at link.

[AngryAmish]

1. It looks like a water type. Hi

[burrowowl]

2. K&R!!!!!!