Take A Deep Dive: Exploring deep-sea corals, octopus garden, and a whale fall in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary!

May 5, 2021  14:00 - 14:45

(GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Event URL:  https://www.exploringbytheseat.com/lesson/take-deep-dive-exploring-deep-sea-corals-octopus-garden-whale-fall-monterey-bay-nation
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants

Travel into the depths of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary with research specialist and lead scientist, Chad King, and Justin Holl, education specialist. In October 2020, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries partnered with Ocean Exploration Trust to expand our understanding of sanctuaries through deep-water exploration and research. Aboard the E/V Nautilus, scientists from Ocean Exploration Trust and Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries ventured deep under the surface to investigate Pioneer Canyon, which hosts incredible deep-sea corals, sponges, and fish, and to areas near Davidson Seamount, an extinct underwater volcano. Join us as we also revisit the octopus garden and the whale fall discovered in 2019 for the latest discoveries!