Highlights: 00:21:41 Sea pen 00:26:51 Chimaera & white sea cucumbers 00:54:49 Purple sea urchin 01:20:10 Hexactinellid sponge - Hyalonema

Of note: Abundant and diverse fish species.

The seafloor consists of soft muddy bottom with many burrows and varying morphology, on a gentle slope. There is very little marine snow and limited current. Epifauna is scarce and consists mainly of cerianthids and very small sea pens (possibly Anthoptilium). Fish species included eels, grenadiers, a Bathypterios sp. and a chimerid. An enormous stalked hexactinellid (Hyalonema – like), the head of which was at least 30 cm across was observed.

START VIDEO [00:00:00]/19:49. Muddy slope with sparse epifauna, including sea cucumbers and cerianthids. [1] The entire dive is located on muddy slope with sparse epifauna, including sea cucumbers and cerianthids. [00:01:00] ROV stops for sampling two pushcores. [01:22:00] ROV stops for imagery of Hyalonema sp 1. [01:26:00] Some animals tracks and burrows at this point on the seafloor. Burrows appear to be frequent in this section of the dive. END VIDEO [01:42:00]/21:28.