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Robots help to map England’s only deep-water Marine Conservation Zone

An orange Roughy in a coral reef taken by the Isis ROV

Dr Veerle Huvenne from the NOC, who led the 5-week expedition, said: “Our robot vehicles imaged rich communities of cold-water corals, clams, deep-sea oysters and their associated fauna, including a broad range of fish species. We also captured amazing footage of Blue Sharks and Swordfish when the Isis marine robot was travelling to and from the seabed. ”

read more about this here! England’s only deep-water Marine Conservation Zone

For those who don’t want to dive under ice…

a Positive-Buoyancy Rover for Under Ice Mobility:

 

 

 

 

http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/3-ntb/tech-briefs/mechanics-and-machinery/18752-npo-48863

Ocean exploration for the masses