Our Submerged Past: Exploring Inundated Late Pleistocene (10,600 - 17,000 years ago) Caves in Southeast Alaska with Sunfish

Our Submerged Past: Exploring Inundated Late Pleistocene (10,600 - 17,000 years ago) Caves in Southeast Alaska with Sunfish

From May 15-June 4, a team of Indigenous Alaskans, local community members, and scientists will explore the continental shelf west of Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. Their goal is to locate submerged cave and rock shelter entrances that would have been accessible to early inhabitants of the region.

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After being collected during an Exploring the Blue Economy Biotechnology Potential of Deepwater Habitats expedition dive, this “corndog sponge” (Rhizaxinella clava) was cut into small fragments in a petri dish before being squeezed to dissociate and release its cells.
Cryopreservation and Culture of Sponge Cells for Production of Marine Natural Products
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The “Marine World Magnified” and “Fintastic Faces” stations featured microscopes for students to examine the intricate skeletons of coral and the larval form of many local fish species. Students were then challenged to match the larval form to the adult fish in a game of “what will I become?
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NOAA Ocean Exploration’s remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer will be used during Voyage to the Ridge 2022 to acquire high-definition visual data and collect limited samples in poorly explored areas along the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and Azores Plateau. Here, Deep Discoverer hovers above several large igneous boulders covered in bamboo corals during a dive on a seamount within the New England Seamount Chain.
Voyage to the Ridge 2022
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