Schmidt Ocean Institute
@schmidtocean.bsky.social
Boldly exploring our unknown Ocean
A fishy escape fr #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
"The question, O me! so sad, recurring — What good amid these, O me, O
life?
Answer.
That you are here — that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse." - Walt Whitman
"The question, O me! so sad, recurring — What good amid these, O me, O
life?
Answer.
That you are here — that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse." - Walt Whitman
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A fishy escape fr #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
"The question, O me! so sad, recurring — What good amid these, O me, O
life?
Answer.
That you are here — that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse." - Walt Whitman
"The question, O me! so sad, recurring — What good amid these, O me, O
life?
Answer.
That you are here — that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse." - Walt Whitman
Sampling among the stars!
During the #Taleof2Canyons expedition, curious fish nibbled on sediments as ROV SuBastian pilots collected push core samples from a seafloor lined with brittle stars.
During the #Taleof2Canyons expedition, curious fish nibbled on sediments as ROV SuBastian pilots collected push core samples from a seafloor lined with brittle stars.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Sampling among the stars!
During the #Taleof2Canyons expedition, curious fish nibbled on sediments as ROV SuBastian pilots collected push core samples from a seafloor lined with brittle stars.
During the #Taleof2Canyons expedition, curious fish nibbled on sediments as ROV SuBastian pilots collected push core samples from a seafloor lined with brittle stars.
Animals as Living Bioreactors expedition is underway! W/ @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, scientists are eager to learn more about the role of midwater animals, like this gossamer worm, in carbon transport. Read more & subscribe to our YouTube for ROV dive updates here: youtube.com/post/Ugkx_Vw...
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Animals as Living Bioreactors expedition is underway! W/ @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, scientists are eager to learn more about the role of midwater animals, like this gossamer worm, in carbon transport. Read more & subscribe to our YouTube for ROV dive updates here: youtube.com/post/Ugkx_Vw...
Multiple Choice Monday
Why is this tiny fish not the octopus’s next tasty snack?
a. This tiny fish tastes funny.
b. Sleepy cephalopod, will eat later.
c. Sated cephalopod, still digesting last tasty fish.
d. Write in answers: correct & incorrect ones will be enjoyed equally.
Why is this tiny fish not the octopus’s next tasty snack?
a. This tiny fish tastes funny.
b. Sleepy cephalopod, will eat later.
c. Sated cephalopod, still digesting last tasty fish.
d. Write in answers: correct & incorrect ones will be enjoyed equally.
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Multiple Choice Monday
Why is this tiny fish not the octopus’s next tasty snack?
a. This tiny fish tastes funny.
b. Sleepy cephalopod, will eat later.
c. Sated cephalopod, still digesting last tasty fish.
d. Write in answers: correct & incorrect ones will be enjoyed equally.
Why is this tiny fish not the octopus’s next tasty snack?
a. This tiny fish tastes funny.
b. Sleepy cephalopod, will eat later.
c. Sated cephalopod, still digesting last tasty fish.
d. Write in answers: correct & incorrect ones will be enjoyed equally.
Thanks to the dedicated and tireless work of our crew on board R/V Falkor (too) supporting a worldwide array of researchers and scientists — we’re working daily to boldly explore our unknown ocean, every day! #OceanExplorationDay Read more: www.linkedin.com/posts/schmid...
January 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Thanks to the dedicated and tireless work of our crew on board R/V Falkor (too) supporting a worldwide array of researchers and scientists — we’re working daily to boldly explore our unknown ocean, every day! #OceanExplorationDay Read more: www.linkedin.com/posts/schmid...
Two skate passing in the dark.
Between 200 and 145 million years ago, during the Jurassic period, these cartilaginous fish emerged — part of the class Chondrichthyes, which also includes sharks, stingrays, and chimaeras. ROV pilots filmed these at skate 432 meters during #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
Between 200 and 145 million years ago, during the Jurassic period, these cartilaginous fish emerged — part of the class Chondrichthyes, which also includes sharks, stingrays, and chimaeras. ROV pilots filmed these at skate 432 meters during #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Two skate passing in the dark.
Between 200 and 145 million years ago, during the Jurassic period, these cartilaginous fish emerged — part of the class Chondrichthyes, which also includes sharks, stingrays, and chimaeras. ROV pilots filmed these at skate 432 meters during #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
Between 200 and 145 million years ago, during the Jurassic period, these cartilaginous fish emerged — part of the class Chondrichthyes, which also includes sharks, stingrays, and chimaeras. ROV pilots filmed these at skate 432 meters during #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
Our final expedition video for #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition is out. During this successful bubble-hunting expedition, scientists not only found the bubbles but also myriad animals associated w/seeps: everything from giant coral reefs to gardens of sea pens.
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Connection to the Sea | Life in Extremes — Cold Seeps of Argentina
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Our final expedition video for #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition is out. During this successful bubble-hunting expedition, scientists not only found the bubbles but also myriad animals associated w/seeps: everything from giant coral reefs to gardens of sea pens.
youtu.be/09uSPqhm58I?...
youtu.be/09uSPqhm58I?...
Float like a glass squid.
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Float like a glass squid.
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
Reposted by Schmidt Ocean Institute
Threats to funding and freedom in art and science belie the deep connections between the two seemingly disparate disciplines, and their combined power to address our most pressing problems. Read my op-ed: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/a... @schmidtocean.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Threats to funding and freedom in art and science belie the deep connections between the two seemingly disparate disciplines, and their combined power to address our most pressing problems. Read my op-ed: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/a... @schmidtocean.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
A bustling seafloor scene from the #taleof2canyons expedition: “We studied how these canyons can facilitate such incredible biodiversity,” said Chief Scientist Dr. Silvia Ines Romero. “What are the mechanisms — the currents and the chemistry — that support all of this life?”
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A bustling seafloor scene from the #taleof2canyons expedition: “We studied how these canyons can facilitate such incredible biodiversity,” said Chief Scientist Dr. Silvia Ines Romero. “What are the mechanisms — the currents and the chemistry — that support all of this life?”
In 2026, we'll journey across the SW Atlantic Ocean. Fr deep waters off Brazil to seamounts in the Mid-Atlantic, we'll help document biodiversity, study physical, chemical, geological phenomena & map seafloor features. schmidtocean.org/cruises/schm...
2026 Research Expeditions on R/V Falkor (too)
2026 Research Expeditions on R/V Falkor (too)
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January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
In 2026, we'll journey across the SW Atlantic Ocean. Fr deep waters off Brazil to seamounts in the Mid-Atlantic, we'll help document biodiversity, study physical, chemical, geological phenomena & map seafloor features. schmidtocean.org/cruises/schm...
The #ArgentinianDeepSeeps team completed 1st comprehensive study of Argentina’s cold seeps. Their goal: to understand how the animal communities live and interact with localized physical, geological, and chemical conditions as well as with surrounding deep-sea ecosystems.
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Life in Extremes — Cold Seeps of Argentina | 4K ROV Highlights
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The #ArgentinianDeepSeeps team completed 1st comprehensive study of Argentina’s cold seeps. Their goal: to understand how the animal communities live and interact with localized physical, geological, and chemical conditions as well as with surrounding deep-sea ecosystems.
youtu.be/KvJewhMvrIQ?...
youtu.be/KvJewhMvrIQ?...
Take a slow ride . . . by snail!
Read the full post about this example of mutualistic symbiosis and the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition here: www.instagram.com/reel/DTTbCSp...
Read the full post about this example of mutualistic symbiosis and the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition here: www.instagram.com/reel/DTTbCSp...
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Take a slow ride . . . by snail!
Read the full post about this example of mutualistic symbiosis and the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition here: www.instagram.com/reel/DTTbCSp...
Read the full post about this example of mutualistic symbiosis and the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition here: www.instagram.com/reel/DTTbCSp...
Sea squirts & squid!
ROV pilots filmed these salps and spectacular squid during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition with @oceancensus.bsky.social in early 2025. Salps, also known as sea squirts, are ubiquitous throughout the Ocean, and abundant in the Southern Ocean.
ROV pilots filmed these salps and spectacular squid during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition with @oceancensus.bsky.social in early 2025. Salps, also known as sea squirts, are ubiquitous throughout the Ocean, and abundant in the Southern Ocean.
January 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Sea squirts & squid!
ROV pilots filmed these salps and spectacular squid during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition with @oceancensus.bsky.social in early 2025. Salps, also known as sea squirts, are ubiquitous throughout the Ocean, and abundant in the Southern Ocean.
ROV pilots filmed these salps and spectacular squid during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition with @oceancensus.bsky.social in early 2025. Salps, also known as sea squirts, are ubiquitous throughout the Ocean, and abundant in the Southern Ocean.
Benthic ctenophores clinging to tunicates attached to a submarine canyon wall ~1.75 miles deep, during #ArgentinianDeepSeeps. Platyctenida have colloblasts, or sticky cells that release a mucus-like glue when they unspool extra-long tentacles into the water column and fish for their next meal.
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Benthic ctenophores clinging to tunicates attached to a submarine canyon wall ~1.75 miles deep, during #ArgentinianDeepSeeps. Platyctenida have colloblasts, or sticky cells that release a mucus-like glue when they unspool extra-long tentacles into the water column and fish for their next meal.
Anyone else feeling tired today?
This fish, likely a deep-sea sole — a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae, likes lazing about along muddy bottoms. ROV pilots filmed while exploring a pockmark, or crater, along the seafloor at 460m. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
This fish, likely a deep-sea sole — a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae, likes lazing about along muddy bottoms. ROV pilots filmed while exploring a pockmark, or crater, along the seafloor at 460m. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
January 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Anyone else feeling tired today?
This fish, likely a deep-sea sole — a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae, likes lazing about along muddy bottoms. ROV pilots filmed while exploring a pockmark, or crater, along the seafloor at 460m. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
This fish, likely a deep-sea sole — a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae, likes lazing about along muddy bottoms. ROV pilots filmed while exploring a pockmark, or crater, along the seafloor at 460m. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
Let your party streamers fly like a ctenophore! As the year draws to an end, we’re celebrating a year of supporting international teams of scientists on board R/V Falkor (too) off the coasts of Antarctica, the South Sandwich Islands, Argentina, & Uruguay. Happy New Year to all!
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Let your party streamers fly like a ctenophore! As the year draws to an end, we’re celebrating a year of supporting international teams of scientists on board R/V Falkor (too) off the coasts of Antarctica, the South Sandwich Islands, Argentina, & Uruguay. Happy New Year to all!
Freckled catshark, Scyliorhinus haeckelii, is a common species of shark in Uruguayan waters, according to Dr. David Ebert. He suspects the fish were interested in a parasite dangling off the catshark. Filmed at 227m during #UruguaySUB200
December 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Freckled catshark, Scyliorhinus haeckelii, is a common species of shark in Uruguayan waters, according to Dr. David Ebert. He suspects the fish were interested in a parasite dangling off the catshark. Filmed at 227m during #UruguaySUB200
We are grieving the loss of Kristina Gjerde, who passed away yesterday, 26 December 2025, of cancer. She was a lawyer — graceful, thoughtful, and elegantly articulate — who championed the Ocean, particularly the deep sea. Read our full statement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We are grieving the loss of Kristina Gjerde, who passed away yesterday, 26 December 2025, of cancer. She was a lawyer — graceful, thoughtful, and elegantly articulate — who championed the Ocean, particularly the deep sea. Read our full statement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Our #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition video is out — learn about bubble hunting off the coast of Argentina!
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Bubble Hunting | Life in Extremes — Cold Seeps of Argentina
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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December 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition video is out — learn about bubble hunting off the coast of Argentina!
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Like a tiny heart beating in time, this deep-sea jellyfish — Periphylla — pulses through the Ocean’s midwater. ROV pilots filmed this luminescent beauty at 920m along Argentina’s continental shelf, off the coast of Buenos Aires #ArgentinianDeepSeeps Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
December 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Like a tiny heart beating in time, this deep-sea jellyfish — Periphylla — pulses through the Ocean’s midwater. ROV pilots filmed this luminescent beauty at 920m along Argentina’s continental shelf, off the coast of Buenos Aires #ArgentinianDeepSeeps Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
An unexpected feast! ROV pilots filmed this during the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition. Read the full caption about whalefalls & their role in the deep Ocean on Insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DSlQw1J...
December 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
An unexpected feast! ROV pilots filmed this during the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition. Read the full caption about whalefalls & their role in the deep Ocean on Insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DSlQw1J...
Season's greetings! We were inspired by the children from S. America who celebrated Divestreams w/creativity & enthusiasm. Use ROV SuBastian explore the gifts on this imaginary seafloor, recreated in a child’s room. Explore the interactive card here: 2025.schmidtocean.co
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Season's greetings! We were inspired by the children from S. America who celebrated Divestreams w/creativity & enthusiasm. Use ROV SuBastian explore the gifts on this imaginary seafloor, recreated in a child’s room. Explore the interactive card here: 2025.schmidtocean.co
During Dive 878, the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps science team studied & sampled an active pockmark on the seafloor, where liquids & gases were escaping. Their goal: the first & most comprehensive exploration of cold seeps, one of the least-studied deep-ocean ecosystems in SW Atlantic.
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
During Dive 878, the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps science team studied & sampled an active pockmark on the seafloor, where liquids & gases were escaping. Their goal: the first & most comprehensive exploration of cold seeps, one of the least-studied deep-ocean ecosystems in SW Atlantic.