2023 Expedition Season Highlights: Deep Sea Science and Collaboration | Nautilus Live

Spending 215 days at sea in 2023, E/V Nautilus and the Corps of Exploration explored the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean with deep sea dives, seafloor mapping, and brand-new pieces of exploration technology. Thank you for joining the adventure as we mapped 180,000 km2 and explored never-before-surveyed areas of the ocean with over 823 hours on the seafloor across 85 ROV dives.

Our season’s twelve expeditions ranged from the remote regions of the Pacific Remote Islands and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments to the geologically fascinating hydrothermal vents off British Colombia alongside Ocean Networks Canada. This highlight reel shares some of our adventures beneath the sea and the inspiring people and technologies that made them possible.

Thank you for being part of the over 10 million views of our exploration discoveries this year! We are proud to share a love of ocean exploration and science with communities worldwide. Thanks to the collaboration, partnerships, and our loyal audiences, 2023 was one of our most successful- and groundbreaking- seasons yet. Stay tuned to learn what we have in store for 2024 and beyond!

This season was made possible by the many partners who support Ocean Exploration Trust in our exploration, inspiration, and innovation mission. The 2023 E/V Nautilus expeditions are sponsored by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, Ocean Networks Canada, the Office of Naval Research, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

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[EVNautilus]

Thanks so much to all our viewers and supporters. You're a huge part of why we do what we do; your comments on these videos and questions submitted on NautilusLive.org keep the whole team moving forward on a day-to-night-to-day basis while we are exploring at sea. Thank you - looking forward to a wonderful 2024!

[josephdynan]

Love the moment at 36:36 where a ray just clonks nose-first into the seabed and visibly reacts with frustration.

[VidralliaArchives]

35:22 "Woow! Look at him! He's got a pokey nose!"
I am going to be quoting this for a long time. I just love it when these highly intelligent specialists get so excited that they revert back to their default childhood vocabulary. XDXD

[douglasstruthers]

Fantastic expedition footage from this year. A remarkable deep-sea world recorded by an equally remarkable EVNautilus team!

[FishFactInc.]

As a marine biologist myself, I love watching these and geeking out over the animals. I am glad that these explorations are streamed so people can experience the true beauty of the ocean.

[LnL]

It shouldn't even be a question of qualifying..We need to protect and preserve as much of planet earth as we can right now.

[pierogiwizard]

44:31 of happy marine biologist noises, countless incredible moments. Thank you all for another fantastic year.

[pefiofpersia]

Thank you for doing the work you do, not just the research but also publicizing it all so anyone can watch and learn about our oceans. This year has truly been amazing. Here’s to a good 2024 and all the years to follow, 🥂.

[kimmestasbello]

I appreciate being able to explore with all of you. The experience of watching you work is fascinating and being able to ask questions is a bonus. The squids, jellies and octopuses make it priceless for me. Thank you for a great trip picking up the fossilized whalebones which to me look like teeth.. The oceans are such a mystery and I think all of you are the best detectives keep up the good work.

[makoyoverfelt]

All I can say is: Wow!
Thank you for what you do!

[Deltabreeze]

“It looks like a baby bottle”

“It looks like an acorn”

We are scientists. Let’s acknowledge the facts. The jellyfish looks like a boob.

[ThatJPHerron]

I love these new compilation reels and highlights, but I think there might be viewers (like me) who would love some of those multi-hour-long, full-length dive videos that you used to have on your channel! Honestly, just rebrand them as longform ASMR and you'd crack into a whole new audience segment. They were so great to fall asleep to, just knowledgeable scientists softly murmuring over a video feed of drifting silt, with occassional delights of Actually Finding Something.. ah yes, perfect lullabies for a nerdy brain. Just sayin'!

[thearnoldarmy]

I wish the people around me got as excited about this stuff as us lol

[Rebelx]

Love what yall do, i think i love the commentary just as much as the footage

[mikhail-tikhonov]

Excellent video, this segment 13:41 shows the clam Neptunea amianta (Dall, 1890)

[mikedrinan]

You guys work so well as a team, it’s refreshing to hear your conversations with no ego in the way, ultimate professionals 🙌❣️🙌

[sweetpealee]

Thank you so much! Your videos mean so much to so many...we appreciate the important work you all do❤

[DerModster]

Amazing work this year! Such awesome commentary and imagery 😊😅

[JagaimoNoTensai]

What a remarkable experience, thankyou for sharing your expeditions.
Neat tip for people watching on their phones, you might be able to use two fingers to zoom in on the beautiful creatures. And then one finger to readjust where it is on the screen. It goes a little pixelated but amazing regardless

[jowilson]

12:30 love that they started to explain how all that high tech works :D <3 Absolutely incredible and I always love to see the Highlights of each year, thank you for your work and your excitement! <3