Deep-Sea Biology Society

Getting ready for our show in Juneau! All the work arrived safe and sound, look at all that fab art together, like a perfect deep sea family 😍😍😍 #sciart #deepsea #deepseart #alaska #artshow 🦑🐡

Only ~3 weeks left to submit abstracts to the @scar-antarctic.bsky.social meeting in Oslo! Come present your work on Antarctic and/or sub-Antarctic fish evolution in session#21 convened by @mmatschiner.bsky.social, Julia York, Jin-Hyoung Kim, and myself!
All the fishes are welcome!❤️🐟🧪🌎🇦🇶
scar2026.org

A poster in tones of blue with white text and pops of pink that reads: Michael Sars Symposium 2026 Living systems in a variable ocean In collaboration with the Computational Biology Unit, UiB June 4, 2026, Media City Bergen SPEAKERS Anne-Claude Gavin, Université de Genève Christian Jørgensen, Dept. of Biological Sciences, UiB Matthew Rockman, New York University Isabella Graf, EMBL Heidelberg Tom Michoel, Computational Biology Unit, UiB Anthony Mathelier, NCMBM, University of Oslo Susanna Röblitz, Computational Biology Unit, UiB Boris Lenhard, Imperial College London Jonas Brandenburg, Michael Sars Centre, UiB ORGANIZERS Lionel Christian, Michael Sars Centre, UiB Nathalie Reuter, Computational Biology Unit, UiB Below the text are the logos for the Michael Sars Centre, CBU, University of Bergen, EMBL with the mention 'Partners of', and the hashtag MSS2026

We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the Michael Sars Symposium 2026, co-organized with @cbubergen.bsky.social 🙌 Join us on June 4 in Bergen for a day of fantastic talks, with a focus on living systems in a variable ocean 🌊
🔗 tinyurl.com/joinMSS2026

Excited to co-chair with @clareostle.bsky.social our #WCMB2026 session Plankton Biodiversity Observation for Ocean Health in Bruges (17–20 Nov 2026).
We invite abstracts on all approaches to monitoring marine plankton.
Deadline: 17 March 2026 (23:59 CET).
🌊🔬💙 @thembauk.bsky.social

Skeleton shrimp: superior snackers

This amphipod in the family Caprellidae, has feather-like setae line several of their 18 appendages for collecting food — amphipod translates to “feet on all sides” in Greek.

#argentiniandeepseeps ~1200 meters

Deep-sea mining isn’t just extraction—it’s permanent change.
Habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, and toxic sediment plumes put the deep ocean at risk. Learn more here! www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#DeepSea #OceanHealth #Biodiversity #ProtectTheDeep #NoDeepSeaMining

IPC15, Frankfurt 2026 Frankfurt, Germany • 27–31 July 2026Hosted at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt The 15th International Polychaete Conference (IPC15) will bring together resear…

Registration and Abstract Submissions for the 15th International Polychaete Conference is now open!! #IPC15

polychaete-association.com/ipc15-frankf...

Not long now! Just under two weeks until our show opening in Juneau Alaska- will we see you there? #deepsea #sciart #womeninstem #womenartists #alaska 🦑🐡 #artshow

Ooooo yeah, one more piece for our upcoming show in Juneau Alaska! A deep-sea octopus, titled “Living the Kaleidoscope Life” this 16x20” acrylic on canvas is based on deep sea footage taken by NOAA off the coast of Alaska in 2023 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #octopus 🦑🐡 #sciart #womenartists #painting

Michelle (entomologist) & Tanja (deep-sea ecologist/biogeochemist) depict various abyssal forms and how these are threatened by deep-seabed mining. Working in 2 different media (i.e., pen & ink on paper vs. oil on canvas) and in 2 different artistic styles (scientific illustration vs. surrealism), they will embrace the beauty of deep-sea sponges. Two media. Two styles. One deep ocean story.

Meet Abyssal Forms 🌊

Two scientists turning research into art.
By day: biologists. By night: artists.

Read about this amazing team in the ALT-text 🤍

Follow @drtanjastratmann.bsky.social on her journey!

#ArtSeaMatchmaking #SciArt#ConservationThroughArt

From 1,750–2,000 m deep, we collected one of the rarest deepsea fishes out there: a one-jaw eel (family Monognathidae). Only ~100 specimens of this group are known worldwide and we hold the largest collection (~46), most just a few inches long… The one we collected though, 6 inches or 154 mm!

Art stamp on watercolor: two large squid form a circle surrounding the ESCA camera system logo

Welcome to #ProjectESCA season 2! A week from tomorrow, @thomaslinley.com of the @deepseapod.com & I sail for Antarctica for 5 weeks with Aurora Expeditions, with our deep-sea camera system and a few new toys as well. With a little luck, we'll have some exciting to stories to share; stay tuned!

🌊Call for abstracts🌊

It is now already possible to submit your abstract for the 5th Deep Water Circulation Research Conference (Bremen, 2-4 September 2026).

You can find all the information about preparing and submitting your abstract on our website.

www.marum.de/5th-deep-wat...

Reminder! Get those names in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Hk...

Save the date for the 8th Chemosynthesis-Based ecosystem symposium (CBE)! - DSBSoc - The 8th Chemosynthesis-Based ecosystem symposium (CBE) will be held in 2027 in Horta, Azores, Portugal! Save the dates: June 14-18th, 2027

Let’s celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of #HydrothermalVents together -- join us in Horta to exchange ideas, collaborate, and contribute to shaping the next years of research on #chemosynthetic ecosystems!

Read more at cbe8.org or on the #DSBSoc site: dsbsoc.org/conferences/....

Text overlay on a photograph of an Alvinella pompejana polychaete worm. Text: CBE8 (save the date). Enjoy CBE7 in São Paulo? Stay tuned for details on the upcoming 8th International Symposium On Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems (CBE) in the Azores archipelago! Location: Horta, Azores, Portugal; Hosts: University of the Azores/Institute of Marine Sciences OKEANOS; Date: 14-18 June 2027. Did you know that 2027 will mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of hydrothermal vents?

Hey, members! Mark your calendars - the 8th Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems Symposium / #CBE8 will take place June 2027 in Horta, Faial!

Organised by U. Azores and @okeanos-uac.bsky.social (and the #MidAtlanticRidge within reach), #CBE8 aims to provide new insight into #chemosynthetic environments.

Looking forward to the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow in February! Pleased to invite you to our eLightning talk in the blue carbon session first thing Monday morning!
#BlueCarbon #OSM26
#OceanSciencesMeetingGlasgow
@hlburdett.bsky.social @nickkamenos.bsky.social @umeaunimarine.bsky.social

🌊New paper🐚 Seabed status varied strongly across Europe: the Black, Baltic, and Aegean–Levantine Seas generally showed high seabed community status, while the Western, Central, Ionian and Adriatic Mediterranean were most severely impacted by bottom trawling.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Mapping benthic biodiversity to facilitate future sustainable development Human activities in the marine environment are expanding rapidly, with much of the growth in the Northeast Atlantic driven by offshore wind development. While offshore wind is critical for achieving ....

New paper! Mapping benthic biodiversity to facilitate future sustainable development, in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecosphere. By colleagues @cefasgovuk.bsky.social, with contributions from myself and PhD student Connor here @sheffielduni.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📣 Calling science & engineering undergrads (+ friends & family)! Looking to get paid, hands-on experience in Woods Hole this summer? Apply to the WHOI Summer Student Fellowship! Don't delay—applications are due on February 1! ⏰

📲Get the deets: whoi.edu/summerfellow

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) Meet the manefish: A rare and intriguing little deep-sea fish with dance moves

The deep-sea experts in MBARI’s Video Lab comb through our treasure trove of video footage to identify and label the animals and objects we film. Their hard work and dedication often reveal an extraordinary moment—like this rare encounter captured in Monterey Bay: youtu.be/9R_uimLA7ik?...

Increasing bottom marine heatwaves pose a critical risk to Mediterranean benthic species Konsta et al. assess the exposure of Mediterranean benthic species to projected marine heatwaves occurring at the seafloor. Their analysis reveals that current and future habitats of these species will experience long-lasting, intensifying bottom marine heatwaves. This reflects a basin-wide pattern where, by the end of the century, extreme bottom marine heatwaves are expected year-round. Their findings underscore the necessity for targeted conservation strategies to mitigate heatwave impacts on Mediterranean benthic species.

Increasing bottom marine heatwaves pose a critical risk to Mediterranean benthic species

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Research Scientist (Benthic Ecology) - Australian Institute of Marine Science

Learn more here: careers.aims.gov.au/page.php?pag...

#coralreefs #jobs #benthicscientists #researchscientist #aims #careers #benthicecology #coralreefecology #marineecology #marinebiology

🌊 New paper in Ecosphere!

Understanding biodiversity patterns is vital for informed decision-making. Our latest study offers a new perspective on biodiversity, developed as one of four Cefas outputs under the OWEC POSEIDON project.

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

#Biodiversity
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social

Curious about a political economy analysis of #DeepSeaMining? Check out next Monday’s COBRA webinar - more info here: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...

Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Photo of Diastylis sp. - a cumacean or 'comma shrimp.' Photo by Kevin Kocot.

Confusing Crustaceans III: Cumacea
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA

This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.

See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...

Picture of Adelie penguins on an ice floe.

Are you planning to attend this year's OSC in Norway? Consider submitting your abstract to either of my two sessions:

🦐S19: Polar plankton
❄️S40: The changing Ross Sea

We particularly encourage ECRs to apply! Abstracts are due on Feb 28: scar2026.org/abstracts

🧪🦑⚒️
@scar-antarctic.bsky.social

LAST CALL for applications to the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program!! Applications close on Saturday Feb 1

Join us at the 9th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals
2-5 November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain

Abstract submission and registration are now open!

Each day will be dedicated to a main theme:
Diversity and distribution
Environmental settings
Biology and ecology
Conservation
www.9isdsc.csic.es