The undersea team took advantage of the incredible early-season visibility to explore the underwater world of Antarctica. At this time of the year, primary productivity has not begun in earnest, which means clear, cold water. Using the ship’s Remotely Operated Vehicle, we explored down to 250 feet in search of weird marine life that rarely gets seen. Of note were massive sea stars, Labidiaster annulatus, and ancient sponge communities. We also took to our dive gear and saw the animals firsthand with some highlights being thousands of krill feeding on the melting sea ice and a graceful pteropod, Cliones antarcticus, swimming through the clear water in search of its next meal.
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