Overview
- ROV SuBastian recorded a Stygiomedusa gigantea at roughly 250–253 meters during a descent along the Colorado–Rawson submarine canyon off Argentina.
- The species lacks stinging tentacles and captures prey with long oral arms, with the footage showing juvenile fish accompanying the jelly near its bell.
- The Schmidt Ocean Institute–supported mission aboard R/V Falkor surveyed the continental shelf from Buenos Aires to offshore Tierra del Fuego.
- Scientists documented 28 suspected new species and identified the largest-known Bathelia candida reef alongside several other rich reef complexes.
- Researchers reported an unprecedented collection of chemical, physical, and biological samples that will underpin years of ecological study in Argentine waters.