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New Views of Ocean Life: Visualization in CoML – the 2005 Hidden Ocean Expedition. Russ Hopcroft. poorly known, changing. July 2005, ~2 dozen ROV dives beneath the ice. ROV Global Explorer II. 2850 m (9000 ft) working depth HD camera and recorder Neutral tether last 50m
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New Views of Ocean Life: Visualization in CoML – the 2005 Hidden Ocean Expedition Russ Hopcroft
poorly known, changing July 2005, ~2 dozen ROV dives beneath the ice
ROV Global Explorer II • 2850 m (9000 ft) working depth • HD camera and recorder • Neutral tether last 50m • 4 static D-samplers • 12 bucket suction-sampler Hi-tech “Sexy” science: visual products of public interest!
Many soft-bodied forms surprisingly abundant, but don’t collect/preserve well… or are simply unstudied
Number of comb-jellies known in Arctic doubled from 5 to 10, includes new species