DeepSeaCRU

The Deep-Sea Conservation Research Unit provides the science to support the sustainable management and conservation of the deep-sea and High Seas

[Dr Imogen Napper @Imogennapper]

🎉 We just reached 50 dives!

We are currently on expedition with @BiosferaCV in Cape Verde deploying cameras down to the deep sea in areas which have never been seen before

We have seen black corals, butterflyfish, trumpetfish and sea bream

🥹 And even a manta ray!

[Dr Imogen Napper @Imogennapper]

Lights 💡

Camera 🎥

Action 🎬

The deep sea camera is being prepared for 100+ metre dives today in Cape Verde

As well as collecting never seen before videos of deep sea in the area, this project is training and providing equipment to local scientists

[DeepSeaCRU @DeepSeaCRU]

DeepSeaCRU out in Cape Verde supporting capacity building for deep water science as part of @challenger_150

[Dr Imogen Napper @Imogennapper]

🇨🇻 Excited to join the first BAIT expedition around Cape Verde with @BiosferaCV

BAIT aims to give equipment and training to local researchers to collect more data within unexplored offshore areas

✅ @Amelia_Bridges demoed how to build the camera system

Now for the trials!

[Eleanor Cross @EleanorC_MBIO]

Finally got a chance to do some painting over the holidays, so here is a lovely nudibranch based on one of the ROV images from the JC136 cruise that I helped to annotate last year as part of my ResM! Already missing the @DeepSeaCRU 😁

[Prof Kerry Howell (not in use) @DeepSeaEcol]

In Lisbon with @im_ahilario speaking at this important event celebrating science collaboration between UK & Portugal, & discussing how to deepen links. For us the @UNOceanDecade provides an important opportunity. @challenger_150 @PlymUni @DeepStewardship https://t.co/GrAlt6Ak8y

[DeepSeaCRU @DeepSeaCRU]

Fantastic work by CRU members @Clara_Diaz_974 @nicola_foster @DeepSeaEcol

[Nature Communications @NatureComms]

Mesophotic reefs are thought to be resistant to bleaching due to their 30m+ depth. Diaz et al. show bleaching of corals at depths of 90m, possibly due to warm surface waters being pushed deeper.
@Clara_Diaz_974 @nicola_foster @PlymUni @DeepSeaCRU
https://t.co/DA6tHUXXRA

[Prof Kerry Howell (not in use) @DeepSeaEcol]

Very proud of our recent work led by @PoppyBest3 & @mat_upton showing an important ecosystem service provided by #deepsea sponges that could help combat #AntimicrobialResistance

[Dr Amelia Bridges @Amelia_Bridges]

En route to the @UniofNewcastle to deliver a seminar on the use of ecology to support sustainable management of the #deepsea! Many last minute edits needed owing to the stellar work of #BBNJ negotiators though! 🌏🌊🗺️

[Prof Kerry Howell (not in use) @DeepSeaEcol]

Check out the latest research from @deepseacru, led by @NPiechaud where we use #deeplearning to count & measure deep-sea animals from more than 58,000 images taken by an AUV 1200 m deep in the North-East Atlantic. #AIapplications @marineresplym @PlymUni
https://t.co/XfaTBNDGSJ

[Kaylee M.Peers @kpeersintheblue]

Day 5 of Field Week, and wow what an interesting lecture that was to end on! We used data collected from ROV footage by Kerry Howell’s @DeepSeaCRU & began learning how to identify & quantify species from the beautiful deep sea #deepsea #data #taxonomy
https://t.co/Ae6m320UT1

[Nicola Foster @nicola_foster]

Soooo excited to be part of this project and can’t wait to be on our way!! @DeepSeaCRU @Bertarelli_fdn @Marine_Science

[Prof Kerry Howell (not in use) @DeepSeaEcol]

Further important messages from @CRHClover about the importance of the ocean in climate mitigation and the role of MPAs in protecting important areas. Our research has demonstrated exactly this at Tristan da Cunha. #UNOceanConference #UNOC22 https://t.co/UbyMevsocR

[Nicola Foster @nicola_foster]

Made it to Bremen!!! Excited to be at the opening ceremony of @ICRS_2022 and looking forward to a week of presentations and networking! 🪸 🐠 @Clara_Diaz_974

[Dr Amelia Bridges @Amelia_Bridges]

Thanks for featuring me, @JBiogeography! Follow the link to find out more about our recent work to help better understand diversity gradients in the deep sea! 🌊🦀🐠

@PlymUni @MBERC_PlymUni @BAS_News @CefasGovUK @NatGeo @NatureTristan @StHelenaGovt @ascension_gov

[Gabby Commisso @gabbysfishes]

Today's fish is the Black Scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)! These deep-water predators support a European fishery. However, they have slow growth rates, and are susceptible to overharvesting. They've been seen hanging vertically in the water!
📸Alamy, DESCNA, DeepSea Cru

[Prof Kerry Howell (not in use) @DeepSeaEcol]

What a fantastic achievement for @PlymUni 's @Kirsty_McQuaid. So proud. @mjattrill

[Dr Amelia Bridges @Amelia_Bridges]

NEW PAPER 🚨🎉: "Climate Mitigation through Biological #Conservation: Extensive and Valuable #BlueCarbon #NaturalCapital in Tristan da Cunha’s Giant Marine Protected Zone" 📜🌎

Open access here: https://t.co/zdwrUJigA3

[Otis Brunner @7SeasofScience]

Great article by @helenscales
featuring research by @DeepSeaCRU and @_deeplinks

https://t.co/XUerdd2ZNt

[Challenger 150 @challenger_150]

To make informed decisions on human use of deep sea requires we can forecast possible outcomes of actions. In other words ecosystem modelling. But what models & what are input data. Come & discuss at our #OceanDecade predicted ocean lab session #16DSBS
https://t.co/3dfoMpQaKv

[Prof Kerry Howell (not in use) @DeepSeaEcol]

So proud of @DeepSeaCRU members @Amelia_Bridges @Kirsty_McQuaid & @Clara_Diaz_974 for their excellent presentations at #16dsbs today, so much fantastic work, well done guys. More to come later this week 😉