After An Iceberg Split Off Antarctica, A Glacial Glass Squid Was Caught On Camera For First Time

Scientists make incredible discovery after exploring newly revealed section of seafloor: 'We seized upon the moment'

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from an Antarctic ice shelf in January — an alarming indicator of our changing climate.  Fortunately, an international team of researchers found a way to turn this gargantuan lemon into lemonade: they used the opportunity to explore a never-before-seen section of the seafloor.  What they found was nothing short of amazing. What's happening? As Schmidt Ocean Institute detailed, the expedition was part of …

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In 2022, a research team at OIST announced that they had developed the world's first sustainable system for farming squid. Nakajima Ryuta, a member of this team, shares the secrets of their success.

After An Iceberg Split Off Antarctica, A Glacial Glass Squid Was Caught On Camera For First Time

The same team managed to film the first confirmed footage of a colossal squid just a few weeks later.

When A Massive Iceberg Detached From Antarctica, Nearby Researchers Sprang Into Action And Gathered Images Of Never-Before-Exposed Ecosystems That Live 500 Feet Below The Ice

Schmidt Ocean Institute/Alex Ingle Whenever large icebergs detach from Antarctica, the international community are understandably alarmed. Not only is this development a nerve-wracking sign of the climate crisis in action, the potential for rising sea levels, and the danger to sea vessels and small islands are palpable. However, the recent detach of in iceberg from the George VI Ice Shelf (a huge glacier that is part of the Antarctic Peninsula) …

Researchers at the Schmidt Ocean Institute 687 meters deep near Antarctica in the Southern Ocean were able to film a live specimen of the rare glacial glass squid (Galiteuthis glacialis). The species was first identified in 1906, but before that they had only been found dead either in fishing nets or in whale bellies, writes the journal IFLScience. Scientists set out on an expedition aboard the Falcore research vessel after an iceberg the size o…