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Deep-sea species image catalogue

December 16, 2016by deepseacru Leave a comment

Hello folks, we have updated our deep-sea species image catalogue that was previously only available on line, and to the select few people who emailed and asked for it. Here […]

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It’s a sponge life for me!

December 8, 2016by deepseacru Leave a comment

I am currently in the middle of my ninth week as a placement student with MBERC, the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (specifically, working with DeepSeaCRU), Plymouth University. One […]

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CREATURE FEATURE: Proisocrinus ruberrimus

May 9, 2016by deepseacru Leave a comment

Official name: Proisocrinus ruberrimus (A. H. Clark, 1910) Common Name:  a species of Sea Lily Classification: Animalia, Echinodermata, Isocrinida, Proisocrinidae Depth range: >1000m depth Geographic range: This species is found in […]

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CREATURE FEATURE: Gorgonocephalus sp.

March 31, 2016by deepseacru Leave a comment

Official name: Gorgonocephalus sp. (we probably see Gorganocephalus captmedusae (Linnaeus 1758) in the NE Atlantic) Common Name: Basket star Classification: Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea Depth range: ~150m-1000m, although shallow water species do […]

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An underwater glowing stream – how to make brainless, immobile, toothless filter feeders look a bit cooler for a few seconds?

February 4, 2016by deepseacru Leave a comment

During the summer of 2015, the Deep Sea Research and Conservation Unit (DSCRU) of Plymouth University and their partners from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and CEFAS, organised a cruise […]

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DAY 10 Reflections of Coral Reefs

July 28, 2015by deepseacru Leave a comment

LAT 52 07.18 LONG 10 21.27 Hi all, today we are waiting for a second storm to pass. The Celtic Explorer is sitting in Ventry giving us some nice down […]

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Storms in the deep

July 24, 2015by deepseacru Leave a comment

Day 5: 21st July 2015, LAT 5311.69, LONG 1446.81 Hello, my name is Liam. Firstly I would like to introduce myself. I am currently studying Marine Science in NUIG. My project on this […]

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Mobilisation and the first days at sea

July 21, 2015by deepseacru Leave a comment

The DeepSeaCRU made touchdown in Galway midday Weds 15th July to begin mobilisation of equipment onto the Celtic Explorer. After reaching the dock, it was soon evident we had been […]

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Mapping The Deep – what’s it all about?

July 16, 2015by deepseacru Leave a comment

On Friday 17th July the DeepSeaCRU team from Plymouth University, working with partners from the National University of Ireland Galway, and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, will […]

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Can we map it, yes we can.

January 6, 2015by deepseacru Leave a comment

Over the holidays Marine Scotland announced they had found a new deep-sea sponge reef on the extinct submarine volcano known as Rosemary Bank in the Rockall Trough, North East Atlantic; […]

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