Project Spotlight: @oneoceanhub.bsky.social A healthier ocean starts with more voices. Connecting science, communities and knowledge to create a more inclusive future for our ocean. 🌊 Watch the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOcC... #OneOceanHub #OceanJustice #OceanDecade

Thank you to everyone who joined The Atlantic’s Deep Secrets on the Map webinar! 🌊 Great discussions on mapping deep-sea biodiversity to support better ocean management. Recordings in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese will be available soon on the Challenger 150 YouTube channel.

Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative@deepstewardship.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣Happening TODAY, DOSI and Challenger 150 webinar and discussion "The Atlantic's Deep Secrets on the Map" 📆 23 June 2026 🕑️ 14:00-15:00 (BST) If deep-sea biodiversity information underpins your work, your perspective will be highly valuable! For more information and to register: buff.ly/hnEv7yu

📣 Upcoming webinar: The Atlantic's Deep Secrets on the Map 📆 23 June 2026 DOSI and Challenger 150 invite you to a webinar sharing three projects and importantly, to hear your perspective on whether, and how, they can support your work. 👉 buff.ly/hnEv7yu

Exciting to see @oceandiscleague.bsky.social Accessing the Deep training & mentorship programme kick off 🌊 Co-developed with the C150 African Network of Deep-water Researchers, it brings together 30+ participants from across Africa and the WIO. A strong step toward more inclusive ocean exploration.

From Pixels to Policy: Unlocking the Atlantic Ocean’s Benthic Biodiversity Data At #AAORIA2026, this side event explores how seabed imagery can better support decision-making - and marks the launch of Coral Cartography (UN #OceanDecade, #Challenger150). 📍 14 April | Brazil 🔗 lnkd.in/eH3KPDgk

From Pixels to Policy: Unlocking the Atlantic Ocean’s Benthic Biodiversity Data At #AAORIA2026, this side event explores how seabed imagery can better support decision-making - and marks the launch of Coral Cartography (UN #OceanDecade, #Challenger150). 📍 14 April | Brazil 🔗 lnkd.in/eH3KPDgk

As a Challenger 150 endorsed project, SMARTEX delivers evidence needed to understand long‑term ecosystem impacts and support responsible decision‑making around deep‑sea mining. Register here: lnkd.in/ey9JEAPA

"The reef has survived ice ages - but whether it will survive increasing pressures from industrial fishing, deep-sea mining & climate change is, in part, a question about data. If we don’t know it exists, how can we protect it?" PML's Prof Howell on #AIforGood🔗 theconversation.com/how-ai-could...

How AI could unlock deep-sea secrets of marine life

Robotic and autonomous underwater vehicles have collected vast quantities of footage from the deep sea, but most of it hasn’t been analysed.

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Kerry is PML's Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology and Co-lead of UN Ocean Decade (@unoceandecade.bsky.social) Challenger 150 Programme (@challenger150.bsky.social).

👆Joined by Astrid Schomaker – (@unbiodiversity.bsky.social), Dr Kilaparti Ramakrishna – (@whoi.edu), Ken Paul - Pokiok Associates, Charles Goddard – Economist Impact and Dr Hendra Yusran Siry – Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries - Republic of Indonesia.

"The science, much like policy, needs to be more strategic & coordinated in order to understand where ecosystems are & how they are responding to climate change." - PML's Prof Kerry Howell speaking at the Economist Impact's #OceanSummit on the panel "Effective & equitable implementation of #30x30"

If you’re at #OSM2026, join the Deep-Ocean Science Town Hall on 25 Feb. Challenger 150 will be there to listen and discuss priorities for the next phase of the #OceanDecade. agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/me...

Challenger 150@challenger150.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Challenger 150 will join the Deep-Ocean Science Town Hall at #OSM2026 (25 Feb). Our focus is on coordination, training, and priorities for deep-sea science at the halfway point of the #OceanDecade. 🔗

Students gained hands-on at-sea training during the Life in Extremes expedition - strengthening long-term expertise in deep-sea research across Argentina. Discovery matters. But so does building the next generation of scientists. #DeepSeaTraining #Challenger150 challenger150.world/advancing-de...

Advancing Deep-Sea Knowledge in the South Atlantic - Challenger 150

Advancing Deep-Sea Knowledge in the South Atlantic Post-Cruise Impact – Life in Extremes: Cold Seeps of Argentina In February 2026, Chief Scientist María Emilia Bravo (CONICET-University of Buenos Air...

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If you’re at #OSM2026, join the Deep-Ocean Science Town Hall on 25 Feb. Challenger 150 will be there to listen and discuss priorities for the next phase of the #OceanDecade. agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/me...

Challenger 150@challenger150.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Challenger 150 will join the Deep-Ocean Science Town Hall at #OSM2026 (25 Feb). Our focus is on coordination, training, and priorities for deep-sea science at the halfway point of the #OceanDecade. 🔗

Challenger 150 will join the Deep-Ocean Science Town Hall at #OSM2026 (25 Feb). Our focus is on coordination, training, and priorities for deep-sea science at the halfway point of the #OceanDecade. 🔗

Challenger 150 will join the Deep-Ocean Science Town Hall at #OSM2026 (25 Feb). Our focus is on coordination, training, and priorities for deep-sea science at the halfway point of the #OceanDecade. 🔗

@oceandiscleague.bsky.social is now accepting applications for the 2026 Accessing the Deep deep ocean training & mentoring program for early-career professionals, focusing on Africa and the Western Indian Ocean! Apply by March 4, 2026: gqr.sh/HcTT

2026 Accessing the Deep | Ocean Discovery League

Applications will open soon for this virtual training program, which will focus on fundamental technical and oceanographic knowledge and emphasize low-cost, accessible methods for exploring depths gre...

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We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Accessing the Deep deep ocean training & mentoring program for early-career professionals, focusing on Africa and the Western Indian Ocean! Apply by March 4, 2026: gqr.sh/HcTT. #oceanexploration #AccessingTheDeep @challenger150.bsky.social

🌊 The 2025 NEPDEP – Seamounts & Mapping Expedition (Sept 4–18) has wrapped up! The Council of the Haida Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, DFO, ONC & partners explored seamounts, vents & cold seeps off Vancouver Island & Haida Gwaii. 🔗 nepdep.com/2025expeditionseamounts #nepdep #Challenger150

🌊 Join us at the ANDR Mini-Symposium! 📅 29 Sept | 16:00–17:40 EAT 📍 Baracuda Room, #WIOMSA2025 Proudly hosted by the African Network of Deep-water Researchers. @wiomsa.bsky.social #WIOMSA2025 🌍 More from ANDR: challenger150.world/andr-highlig...

ANDR - Highlights from the Start of 2025 - Challenger 150

ANDR – Highlights from the Start of 2025 The African Network of Deep-water Researchers (ANDR) is building momentum as we move through 2025. Here we bring you highlights from recent events and training...

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🌊 Counting down to the ANDR Mini-Symposium! 📅 Mon, 29 Sept | 16:00–17:40 EAT 📍 Baracuda Room, #WIOMSA2025 ✨ Dive Into the Depths: Advancements in Deep-Water Research in the WIO @WIOMSA #WIOMSA2025 🐟 Read our recent publication: challenger150.world/wp-content/u...

🌊 Join us at the ANDR Mini-Symposium! 📅 29 Sept | 16:00–17:40 EAT 📍 Baracuda Room, #WIOMSA2025 Proudly hosted by the African Network of Deep-water Researchers. @wiomsa.bsky.social #WIOMSA2025 🌍 More from ANDR: challenger150.world/andr-highlig...

ANDR - Highlights from the Start of 2025 - Challenger 150

ANDR – Highlights from the Start of 2025 The African Network of Deep-water Researchers (ANDR) is building momentum as we move through 2025. Here we bring you highlights from recent events and training...

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🧭 For the first time, Uruguayan scientists have access to an ROV diving 4,500 m. The #URUGUAYSUB200 expedition unites global researchers to study fragile ecosystems and expand deep-sea knowledge 🔗 challenger150.world/visualizing-the-deep-off-uruguay Partner: @schmidtocean.bsky.social #Challenger150

Visualizing the Deep off Uruguay - Challenger 150

Cruise title: Visualizing the Deep off Uruguay Partners: Universidad de la República of Uruguay. Schmidt Ocean Institute Lead PIs: Alvar Carranza Location: Uruguay Dates: 12th August 2025  About The R...

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🌍 Curious what the C150 African Network of Deep-water Researchers (ANDR) has achieved in 2025 so far? From training to new collaborations, catch the highlights here: 🔗 challenger150.world/andr-highlig... #Challenger150 #DeepSeaScience #CapacityBuilding #Africa

ANDR - Highlights from the Start of 2025 - Challenger 150

ANDR – Highlights from the Start of 2025 The African Network of Deep-water Researchers (ANDR) is building momentum as we move through 2025. Here we bring you highlights from recent events and training...

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🌊 #URUGUAYSUB200 aboard R/V Falkor (too) is the first full study of Uruguay’s deep ocean. Using ROV SuBastian, scientists will explore reefs, sponges & cold seeps never documented here. 🔗 schmidtocean.org/cruise/visualizing-the-deep-off-uruguay Partner: @schmidtocean.bsky.social #Challenger150

Visualizing the Deep off Uruguay - Schmidt Ocean Institute

The Rio de la Plata drains into the Atlantic Ocean, delivering sediment-rich contents from the Paraná and Uruguay Rivers, each fed by myriad streams and tributaries. The mixing of fresh water with the...

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🌍🚨 New global study finds huge blind spots in ocean biodiversity data. Why it matters: without better data, whole ecosystems risk being left out of conservation plans. 🗺️ Read: “Mapping the Gaps: A Global Assessment of Ocean Biodiversity Data” #DeepSea #OceanScience #DataEquity #Challenger150

Mapping the Gaps: New Global Assessment Reveals Stark Biases in Ocean Biodiversity Data - Challenger 150

New global study reveals stark biases in ocean biodiversity data, highlighting urgent gaps in deep-sea, southern hemisphere, and invertebrate records. Discover the key priorities for building a more s...

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🌍🚨 New global study finds huge blind spots in ocean biodiversity data. Why it matters: without better data, whole ecosystems risk being left out of conservation plans. 🗺️ Read: “Mapping the Gaps: A Global Assessment of Ocean Biodiversity Data” #DeepSea #OceanScience #DataEquity #Challenger150

Mapping the Gaps: New Global Assessment Reveals Stark Biases in Ocean Biodiversity Data - Challenger 150

New global study reveals stark biases in ocean biodiversity data, highlighting urgent gaps in deep-sea, southern hemisphere, and invertebrate records. Discover the key priorities for building a more s...

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If you want to read more, check out the full #openaccess manuscript, available here shorturl.at/dypTc, or our press release available here shorturl.at/1BPPe. @challenger150.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @plymouthmarine.bsky.social @oneoceanhub.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social

This analysis was made possible through the development of a statistically-based, custom pipeline, enabling authors to classify ~19 million OBIS records as either benthic or pelagic datasets. We’re thrilled to say that both the final datasets, and the code to recreate them are #OpenAccess too!