- our understanding of the deep sea The deep sea is thereafter and its role in regulating climate • Access – Deep-sea research constrained into depth-defined change and global biodiversity requires an open ocean research biozones with ‘bathyal’ (200-3,000m), severely lags behind that of the vessel, of which there are relatively ‘abyssal’ (3,000-6,000m) and ‘hadal’ shallower and more easily accesse. [...] These two by deep-sea scientists but rather a • Perception – The deep sea is habitats are largely made up of vast multitude of challenges: often viewed as ‘out of sight/ abyssal plains that stretch for tens of thousands of kilometres and hadal • Scale - The deep sea is 70 per cent out of mind’ with no immediately of the planet resulting in many and/ perceived value.trenches that suddenly plunge fr. [...] •• •• Landers onboard the research vessel Lander being deployed Photo credit: Alan Jamieson Photo credit: Alan Jamieson Our approach Game-changing resources As one of the only research groups • T hrough innovative design, we Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research in the world specialising in the develop technology to unlimited Centre’s ambition is accelerated by most extreme marine frontier, the depth to. [...] initiatives to access the latest expeditions and unique deep- • A ccess to the deep-sea technology The approach is to overcome the diving submersible technology. [...] of the past and develop research • W e aim to support the broader programs that treat the deepest parts goals of Minderoo Foundation’s • A unique multi-disciplinary team of planet in the same manner as our Flourishing Oceans initiative, that spans biology, genetics, most familiar, shallower equivalents.
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