The ocean is full of life—and surprises 🌊 Every year, thousands of newly discovered marine species remind us how much there is still left to learn about our underwater ecosystems. Ocean with David Attenborough is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic TV

What’s the deepest-living fish ever recorded? Not this one! (But they’re related.) Check out our new Ocean Exploration Fact to learn about how snailfish and other “deepest fish” contenders make things work at the absolute limits for vertebrate life. https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/what-is-the-deepest-living-fish/ This snailfish, which looked to our team like it was grinning, was found during NOAA Ocean Exploration’s Seascape Alaska 5 Expedition in 2023. There's just something about tha

Exploration is key to increasing our understanding of the ocean, so we can more effectively manage, conserve, regulate, and use ocean resources that are vital to our economy and to all of our lives. . . For other reasons why we explore the ocean, check out our fact: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/why.html. . . [Video developed with Schmidt Ocean Institute and Nautilus Live.] | NOAA Ocean Exploration

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