Thriving Antarctic Ecosystems Found in Wake of Recently Detached Iceberg
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Published: 20 March 2025
Scientists aboard R/V Falkor (too) discovered flourishing deep-sea ecosystems at depths up to 1,300m beneath seafloor newly exposed by the calving of Chicago-sized iceberg A-84 from George VI Ice Shelf.
Keywords: Antarctic, iceberg, deep-sea ecosystems, ROV SuBastian, George VI Ice Shelf, coral, biodiversity, Bellingshausen Sea
Ifremer at the Heart of Mission Neptune: An International Coalition to Explore the Deep Ocean
Ifremer
Published: 12 March 2026
Ifremer co-chairs Mission Neptune, a new international consortium to accelerate deep-ocean exploration and inform high-seas governance as the BBNJ treaty enters into force in 2026.
Keywords: Mission Neptune, deep ocean, BBNJ treaty, high seas governance, ocean exploration, deep-sea research, international cooperation
New partnership will revitalize ocean research off the Jersey Shore
Rutgers University
Published: 8 January 2026
Rutgers and Stockton universities partnered with the NJ Economic Development Authority and Ocean Power Technologies to restart and modernize the Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory (LEO), deploying a high-tech buoy off the coast of Tuckerton.
Keywords: ocean observing, coastal monitoring, research buoy, Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory, marine technology, New Jersey, real-time data
