Sea Cucumber: July 1, 2016

NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas. Download larger version (mp4, 58.9 MB).

 

We spotted this sea cucumber (with a stomach full of sediment!) gracefully swimming through the water column at a depth of 2,470 meters (1.5 miles) during the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition.