Deepwater Wonderland: 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

During a dive at a depth of ~1,900 meters along a rift zone ridge extending west from Vogt Guyot in the Mariana region, scientists encountered some of the highest diversity of organisms of any dive on this leg of the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition, from corals, crinoids, sea cucumbers, anemones, and sponges to fish, squat lobsters, and brittle stars. It was indeed a true deepwater wonderland... Live video returns starting July 29, 2016, as we commence the Deepwater Wonders of Wake: E