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BLOG POST Live from the Field: Bali, Indonesia It’s not everyday that I get to collect and gather data right alongside our Museum’s researchers. So, imagine my recent delight when the opportunity was presented to me to travel half way ar...MORE STORIES


	VIDEO MORE VIDEOS Searching for Crustaceans in the Deep Sea In this video Smithsonian research zoologist Dr. Martha Nizinski takes viewers w...
	VIDEO MORE VIDEOS Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from cont...
	BLOG POST MORE STORIES Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Mar...

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					Searching for Crustaceans in the Deep Sea May 16, 2013 - 9:04AMIn this video Smithsonian research zoologist Dr. Martha Nizinski takes viewers with her as she searches for crustaceans in the deep sea. She's particularly interested in finding squat lobsters, which despite their name, are...

Counting the Ocean's Diversity

Feb 28, 2013 - 10:18AM

How many animals swim in the sea? It's not easy to count them all. To get a...

Cooks Bay, Moorea

Jan 29, 2013 - 11:19AM

Cooks Bay in Moorea is one of the places that researchers are scouring in...

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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the brackish Baltic Sea. The Baltic faces...

Underwater WWII Wrecks – Pollution or Cultural Heritage? Jan 15 2013 - 1:26pm 2012 marked the 70th anniversary of a series of World War II battles in the Pacific Ocean and on its islands, which are collectively known as the “Pacific theatre.” While the battles are long over, thousands of wrecked boats and planes from many nations still rest on the seafloor. These wreck sites...	Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea Oct 12 2011 - 4:56pm In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the brackish Baltic Sea. The Baltic faces challenges from pollution, algae blooms, over fishing, and invasive species. Oceana researchers gathered data, samples, photographs, and videos with the goal of proposing an...
Smithsonian Research Stations Dec 2 2009 - 3:42pm These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems from a range of latitudes.	Students Study Plankton May 10 2010 - 6:22pm Students in Monterey Bay share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Searching for Crustaceans in the Deep Sea May 16 2013 - 9:04am In this video Smithsonian research zoologist Dr. Martha Nizinski takes viewers with her as she searches for crustaceans in the deep sea. She's particularly interested in finding squat lobsters, which despite their name, are actually crabs. On this dive in the waters off Curaçao, she discovers some...	Alvin, Gulf of Alaska Seamount Expedition Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a deep ocean dive to a seamount.
The Trouvadore: A Story of Deliverance Feb 21 2010 - 4:12pm Join marine archeologists as they trace the history of the Trouvadore, a slave ship bound for Cuba that wrecked in the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, and the ship’s passengers unusual path to freedom.	Ice Divers Prepare to Plunge Jan 5 2011 - 4:43pm It takes special equipment and many warm layers of clothing to dive safely beneath Arctic sea ice. Ice divers look for holes in a melt pond in order to enter the frigid waters.
ROV Video of Stunning Creatures Jan 7 2011 - 3:53pm Using an ROV (Remotely-Operated Vehicle) equipped with a high-definition video camera, scientists can observe the life that flourishes beneath the Arctic ice. On this expedition, they discovered creatures, like this Narcomedusa jelly, that were previously unknown.	US Coast Guard Cutter HEALY Jan 4 2011 - 5:08pm A dive tender monitors the line connected to ice divers studying creatures living on the underside of the Arctic Sea ice.
Underwater Archaeology Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am Geo-archaeologist Jean-Daniel Stanley studies ancient settlements submerged near Egypt’s Nile Delta. Analyzing how natural and human-induced processes caused their sinking may help us protect vulnerable coastal cities such as Dhaka, New Orleans, and Venice. Read the Smithsonian magazine article...	Scuba Diving Course a Success for IBRC Students Jun 15 2012 - 9:58am For the past week, the Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC) diving class of 2012 has seen countless fish in shades of pink, blue, yellow, red, and green darting through corals and the overhangs of a shipwreck. They witnessed stunning bioluminescent plankton flash like fireflies in the...
Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory (NeMO) was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Learn more about NeMO and watch a video about underwater volcanoes.	The Search for Whale Poop Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am Fargo, the dog pictured here, is not just having a nice day at sea. He is helping researchers at the New England Aquarium in Boston detect scat (or poop) from North Atlantic right whales. The dogs find about four times more whale poop with their scent detection than the researchers would using...
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am The research submersible Alvin uses bright lights to illuminate the dark seafloor. Built in 1964, it has made more than 4,400 dives. It can carry two scientists and a pilot as deep as 4,500 meters (14,764 feet).	Scientists Discuss their Submersible Experience Dec 15 2009 - 6:00pm Scientists talk about the experience of exploring the ocean in this excerpt from the Deep Ocean Explorers video. More about deep ocean exploration can be found in our Deep Ocean Exploration featured story.