Follow researchers on board a small submersible as they complete what is believed to be the southernmost scientific submarine dive in history, at 65 degrees south. The dive, made possible at a time when Antarctic sea ice had reached the lowest extent on satellite record. Was completed during a Greenpeace expedition to the Weddell Sea to identify vulnerable ecosystems (VME’s) on the Antarctic seafloor. To help make the call for more marine protected areas in the region.
Diving the 65th Parallel: Unseen worlds on the Antarctic Sea Floor
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Follow researchers on board a small submersible as they complete what is believed to be the southernmost scientific submarine dive in history, at 65 degrees south. The dive, made possible at a time when Antarctic sea ice had reached the lowest extent on satellite record. Was completed during a Greenpeace expedition to the Weddell Sea to identify vulnerable ecosystems (VME’s) on the Antarctic seafloor. To help make the call for more marine protected areas in the region.
