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New Views of Ocean Life: Visualization in
CoML – the 2005 Hidden Ocean
ExpeditionRuss Hopcroft
July 2005,~2 dozen ROV dives beneath
the ice
poorly known, changing
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
New records of presence in
the Arctic
Number of comb-jellies known in Arctic doubled
from 5 to 10, includes new species
Plus lots of known species…. of
unappreciated beauty