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February 14, 2021: Jellyfish

Here’s a red jellyfish for you on Valentine’s Day, seen during the first dive of the 2016 Deepwater Wonders of Wake: Exploring the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument expedition, on a seamount at a depth of approximately 2,300 meters (7,545 feet).

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deepwater Wonders of Wake. Download larger version (jpg, 469 KB).

Did you know that, despite the word fish in their common names, jellyfish aren’t actually fish? In fact, they lack a spine and lack a brain — does this make them good or bad candidates as Valentines?!

Here’s a red jellyfish for you on Valentine’s Day, seen during the first dive of the 2016 Deepwater Wonders of Wake: Exploring the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument expedition, on a seamount at a depth of approximately 2,300 meters (7,545 feet).

Interested in learning more about these gelatinous animals? Check out this mission log celebrating World Jellyfish Day (November 3).