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In the deep waters of the Galápagos Marine Reserve, there’s a hidden world of sharks, rays, and chimaeras—boneless, bottom-dwelling fish—that exist largely unseen. Thanks to the natgeo Deep Sea Camera, a rare glimpse into a hidden world is being revealed with support from the National Geographic Islander II. #WorldOceanMonth Just a few weeks ago, Visiting Scientist and National Geographic Explorer anabelenys and National Geographic Society Exploration Technology Lab marine biologist jonathagiddens—along with parquegalapagos team members fotografodegalapagosand and darwin_cunalata—completed five successful deployments of the National Geographic Deep Sea Camera into the depths of the Galápagos Marine Reserve. This autonomous camera system descended to depths 150 to 600 meters below the surface to quietly observe life well beyond what divers can access. Deployed from Zodiacs, the Deep Sea Camera settled onto the seafloor, recording video and environmental data before floating back to the...

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