Brief description of contents: Footage of Sauroteuthis syrtensis filmed on board the RV Seward Johnson in the Gulf of Maine. This animal was collected using the the Johnson Sealink submersible at around 800m using special samplers. Filmed onboard ship in a specially designed circular tank.
2nd: Scott McGinn
Location: West of Shetland
Brief description of contents: Rare footage of an anlgerfish hunting and catching a cod in its natural habitat
3rd: Tony Kastropil
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Brief description of contents: An unidentified, potentially new species of squid at 10,000 feet water depth
4th: David Shale
Location: Gulf of Maine
Brief description of contents: Footage of Nanomia cara filmed on board the RV Seward Johnson in the Gulf of Maine. This animal was collected using the the Johnson Sealink submersible at around 800m using special samplers. Filmed onboard ship in a specially designed circular tank.
5th: David Shale
Location: Norwegian Fjords
Brief description of contents: Sequence filmed in the Norwegian Fjords at a depth of 540m using the ROV Aglantha from the research ship Hakon Mosby. Footage includes a Chimera, Cerianthid and Anemone.
6th: Scott McGinn
Location: West of Shetland
Brief description of contents: A squat lobster catching and eating krill. This was the first time this behaviour had been seen and resulted in the publication of a scientific paper
7th: Tony Kastropil
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Brief description of contents: A swimming shrimp, possibly a new species
8th: Tony Kastropil
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Brief description of contents: A very balletic swimming sea cucumber at nearly 7,000 ft water depth
9th: Cameron Aird
Location: Western Australia
Brief description of contents: A swordfish pays a swift visit to an ROV
10th: Cameron Aird
Location: Western Australia
Brief description of contents: An ocean sunfish, Mola mola, pays a visit to an ROV at a depth record of 482 meters.
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