Deep-sea vehicles spot 'alien' sharks in the Pacific
Deep-sea vehicles spot 'alien' sharks deep beneath the waves in the Pacific
In July 2019, a remotely operated vehicle captured footage of a goblin shark 2 kilometers below the surface near Jarvis Island in the central Pacific. Five years later, researchers spotted the same species near Tonga, marking the first time these elusive sharks have been filmed in their natural habitat. The recordings, analyzed in a recent Journal of Fish Biology study, reveal that goblin sharks roam far deeper and farther into the open ocean than previously known, providing crucial insights into their behavior and ecology.
The jaws sling forward from their skull at more than 3 meters per second, faster than any other shark’s bite.
- MostlyStable
There are loads of unknown (to science) deep sea sharks out there, most of them quite small. A friend of mine in grad school spent several trips on a deep sea trawler out of Madagascar and described multiple new species.
- anoplus
This kind of posts make me think. We all love technology because it's so cool, but how cool is nature already? Making our lives awesome is as much about protecting and discovering the sources for our inspiration, as building the stuff we are inspired to build.
- rf15
me before opening: is this just going to be goblin sharks
the article: Goblin sharks have never before been filmed in their natural habitat
Surprisingly bad headline.
- donatj
It took me longer to get past the "human verification" than to read the entire article. Odd state of the world.
- everyone
Could the light be blinding all the animals? I would assume their eyes would have evolved to be extremely sensitive to light.