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6 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read

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#FreshFromTheDeep: A whalefish was spotted last week with ROV Doc Ricketts!

This whalefish (order Cetomimiformes) was encountered by @beroe's team on their R/V Western Flyer expedition 2,013 meters deep offshore of Monterey Bay.

We've only encountered this obscure group of fishes 18 times in 34 years of deep-sea exploration with our ROVs.

Whalefish have rarely been seen alive in the deep, so many mysteries remain regarding these remarkable fish. With each deep-sea dive, we uncover more mysteries and solve others.

Learn about this and more of the incredible life that we find in the #MidnightZone:

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2 Jun

@FrontMarineSci

A world of sound lies beneath the ocean’s surface. New research led by MBARI biological oceanographer John Ryan reported in @FrontMarineSci this week found a reduction in noise from shipping traffic in the @MBNMS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more: mbari.org/pandemic-reduc…

MBARI has a hydrophone deep in Monterey Bay that continuously listens to the underwater soundscape. It records natural sounds, as well as noise from human activities, like shipping. Audio streams to shore in real time, allowing researchers to see change when it is happening.

In 2020, the research team noticed a quieter soundscape in Monterey Bay. Low-frequency noise declined from January to June. Compared to data recorded for that same period in 2018 and 2019, this noise was reduced by half.

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29 Oct 20

We are loving the #FreshVsSaltyFish debate, but no shallow-dweller—salty or not—can win in a battle of the fishes when deep-sea fish enter the race.

#TeamSalt #TeamDeepSea

Here we go #FreshVsSaltyFish

Despite its fierce name and looks, fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta, is small and has relatively bad eyesight. But the pronounced dark line down their sides is a lateral line that allows them to sense small movements.
#TeamSalt #TeamDeepSea

Weird and Wonderful: The fangtooth fish has a face only a mother could love:
#FreshVsSaltyFish #TeamSalt #TeamDeepSea

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