• Home
  • Our Year In Numbers
  • Interactive Map
  • Online Events
  • Down Under
  • Discoveries
  • In Perspective
  • Scientific Publications
  • Partners
SOI - Impact ReportSOI - Impact Report
SOI - Impact ReportSOI - Impact Report
  • Home
  • Our Year In Numbers
  • Interactive Map
  • Online Events
  • Down Under
  • Discoveries
  • In Perspective
  • Scientific Publications
  • Partners

Slide AUSTRALIA PERTH CAIRNS BRISBANE Whale Fall Bremer Canyon, Western Australia When whales die and sink, their carcasses, provide a sudden, concentrated food source for organisms in the deep sea.

Different stages in the decomposition of these "whale falls" support a progression of biological communities, including scavengers and chemosynthetic creatures.

Found at 1500 meters depth. THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DEEP-SEA CORAL
AND CANYON ADVENTURE JANUARY/FEBRUARY VISIONING THE CORAL SEA
MARINE PARK MAY/JUNE ILLUMINATING BIODIVERSITY
OF NINGALOO CANYONS MARCH/APRIL SEAMOUNTS, CANYONS & REEFS
OF THE CORAL SEA AUGUST NORTHERN DEPTHS
OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ICE AGE GEOLOGY OF
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF NOVEMBER/DECEMBER World's Longest Sea Creature Cape Range Canyon, Western Australia This siphonophore had never been previously seen and is thought to be the longest organism in the world at 45 meters in length. First Australian Deep Sea Hydroid Cape Range Canyon, Western Australia The first giant hydroid ever documented in Australia was discovered standing over one meter above the seafloor. Coral Graveyard Discovered Leeuwin Canyon, Western Australia Large coral graveyards like this pedestal-shaped one offer insight into environmental change over time and the history of earth's climate. Tiny Find: Pygmy Seahorse Ribbon Reef Canyons, Coral Sea Marine Park Pygmy seahorses spend their adult life on a single gorgonian coral. They are one of the smallest seahorses and only grow to ¾ of an inch. Pumpkin Star Range Extention Lihou Reef, Coral Sea Marine Park The Pumpkin Star was identified as a new genus and species in 2004. The collected footage substantially extends the species range. New Black Coral Species Herald Cays, Coral Sea Marine Park The discovered coral is thought to belong to the family schizopathidae, but DNA sequencing may reveal it belongs to an entirely different family. Walking Scorpionfish Tregrosse Reef, Coral Sea Marine Park This rare species of walking scorpionfish is a range extension record for Australia. Ram's Horn Squid First Footage Northern Great Barrier Reef The first Ram's Horn Squid footage in the wild provided insight into its behavior, solving a long-held mystery within cephalopod science. New Detached Reef Discovered Northern Great Barrier Reef The 500-meter reef structure is taller than the Empire State Building. The last time a reef was found in the Great Barrier Reef was 120 years ago. Sykes Reef Sykes Reef, Coral Sea Mapping provided insight into what the Australian coastline looked like when sea level was approximately 100 meters shallower. Capricorn Ridge Capricorn Ridge, Southern Great Barrier Reef Mapped the Capricorn Ridge, thought to be the southernmost extent of the approximately 20 million-year-old foundation of the Great Barrier Reef. Skip to Homepage

© 2021 · Schmidt Ocean Institute - Impact Report.