Deep sea Current Affairs, GK & News
Paraliparis selti – new species of deep sea fish
Scientists have recently discovered a new species of deep sea fish in the Atacama Trench. Key facts In 2018, an international team of researchers surveyed the Atacama Trench by deployed free-falling landers to study deep sea creatures. They recorded three types of hadal snailfish, one of which is never known to science. The new species, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Atacama • Deep sea • Deep sea exploration • New Species • trench
Okeanos Explorer: US’s Robotic Navigation tech to explore Ocean Floor
The Okeanos Explorer is a ship built by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It departed from the Port Canaveral in Florida on May 14, 2021. Okeanos Explorer The Okeanos Explorer is on a two-week expedition of ocean exploration. It is to build 3D maps of vast regions of unexplored ocean floors in Hadal ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Deep sea • Deep sea exploration • Florida • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) • Okeanos explorer • Orpheus • Robotic navigation • trench
Pacific football fish
The Pacific Football Fish was recently washed ashore on a California coast. It is usually found in deep sea. Black in colour, it is usually addressed to as “Monster looking fish”. It is very rare to find the fish near the coast or washed away in coastal areas as they live in deep seas. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bioluminescence • Deep sea • Fish • IUCN • Least Concern