Sea Star Walking: May 10, 2016

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas Download larger version (mp4, 8.6 MB).

 

Time to get a move on the week!

While perhaps not the speediest mover on the seafloor, this sea star was observed using its tube feet to cruise along the ocean bottom within Marianas Trench Marine National Monument during the final dive of the first leg of the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition.