Overview

• The Mar del Plata deep-sea phase of the Conicet-Schmidt Ocean Institute live stream ends on August 10 after nearly three weeks of daily ROV dives.
• High-definition feeds drew over one million viewers and revealed species such as a pink “Dumbo” octopus at 3,781 meters, turning delicate invertebrates into symbols of opposition to President Milei’s science budget cuts.
• Twenty special live broadcasts with schools allowed students to tour ship labs remotely and engage directly with scientists aboard the Falkor (too).
• Late-August operations will shift to the Uruguayan continental slope for the SUB 200 campaign, where 37 researchers will survey 50 designated sites.
• The vessel will return September 30 to launch expeditions off Viedma and Rawson through October 30, followed by surveys of the Bahía Blanca and Almirante Brown canyon systems.