Sea Cucumber: July 17, 2017

Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana. Download larger version (mp4, 20.6 MB).

 

Get your #Monday off to a swimming start with a little science lesson on sea cucumbers, and then prepare to impress your friends with your use of the term "facultatively benthopelagic."

Seen during the 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana: Exploring Deep Monument Waters Around Johnston Atoll expedition.