Applications of acoustic and optical sensing and intensive, discrete‐depth sampling, in
concert with collaborative international research programmes, have substantially advanced …

The dark ocean and the underlying deep seafloor together represent the largest
environment on this planet, comprising about 80% of the oceanic volume and covering more …

Mineral exploitation has spread from land to shallow coastal waters and is now planned for
the offshore, deep seabed. Large seafloor areas are being approved for exploration for …

Biological transfer of nutrients and materials between linked ecosystems influences global
carbon budgets and ecosystem structure and function. Identifying the organisms or …

Seafloor organisms are vital for healthy marine ecosystems, contributing to elemental
cycling, benthic remineralization, and ultimately sequestration of carbon. Deep‐sea life is …

JENS GREINERT3, NANCY JACOBSEN STOUT8, DANIEL OB JONES1, ANNE JORDT3,
JEFFREY W. KAELI9, KEVIN KÖSER3, LINDA A. KUHNZ8, DHUGAL LINDSAY10, KIRSTY …

As we seek to pursue sustainable development, we all need an understanding of the ways–
environmental, social and economic–in which we humans interact with the world around us …

Since the 1950s, industrial fisheries have expanded globally, as fishing vessels are required
to travel further afield for fishing opportunities. Technological advancements and fishery …

Abyssal hills are the most abundant landform on Earth, yet the ecological impact of the
resulting habitat heterogeneity on the wider abyss is largely unexplored. Topographic …

Habitat heterogeneity and species diversity are often linked. On the deep seafloor, sediment
variability and hard-substrate availability influence geographic patterns of species richness …