US EditionWhen Will Be the Last Transmission of the Conicet in the Underwater Canyon Mar Del Plata and What Will Be the Next Destination of the Scientific Ship
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The research vessel will complete its work in the Argentine sea and sail towards international waters, where a new group of scientists will lead a similar exploration
Experts from the Argentine National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (Conicet) have explored the underwater canyon of Mar del Plata, a region of high biodiversity and little researched in the South Atlantic. To this end, the Underwater Oases of Mar Del Plata Canyon: Continental Talud IV used the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Subbastian, capable of capturing underwater images in high definition and collecting samples without alterin…
The underwater streaming of CONICET, in collaboration with the Schmidt Ocean Institute, became a viral phenomenon: it reached peaks of 81 thousand people watching simultaneously the transmission to explore the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon at almost 3 900 meters depth by the ROV Subastian robot. It can be seen on SchmidtOcean’s official YouTube channel. All transmissions made since July 23rd and cuts with the most significant findings. How long…
Thanks to the logistical support of the American Foundation Schmidt Ocean, Argentine scientists explore the South Atlantic seabed with a robot. And every day, hundreds of thousands of Argentinians are suspended from the images of this expedition several thousand meters deep, broadcast live on YouTube.
Under the cold waters of the South-West Atlantic, off Mar del Plata, Argentina, is an underwater canyon still largely unexplored. Yet, this engulfed relief, which is nearly 4,000 metres deep, is home to unsuspected biodiversity. In July 2025, a joint team of the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences (MACN) and the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI, USA) conducted an unprecedented ex…
The scientific ship travels its final days in Argentine waters.
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