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The research submersible Alvin uses bright lights to illuminate the dark seafloor.
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Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin

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This Japanese research ship drills into the ocean floor to learn about Earth’s history and structure.
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Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics.
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Ocean Layers

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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A healthy, deep sea octocoral and their brittle star partners
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Brittle stars and their best friends the octocorals

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A many-armed, orange starfish.
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A Filter-Feeding Starfish

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Dr. J. Murray Roberts photographed these living polyps from the Mingulay Reef Complex off Scotland in aquaria in 2010.
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Lophelia Pertusa Coral Polyps

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The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s Pisces V submersible is lowered for a dive to study deep-sea corals.
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Submersible Launch

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Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a dive.
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From Submarines to Robots: Exploring the Deep Ocean

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Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

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Riftia tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) colonies near hot spring.
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Tubeworms on a Hydrothermal Vent

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Woods Hole researchers sample oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico
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Scientists From Woods Hole Respond to Gulf Oil Spill

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