ROPOS ROV
@ROPOS_ROV
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The Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Sciences (ROPOS) is a submersible designed from the ground up to excel at scientific research 🇨🇦 https://t.co/AZTem1Lpm6
North Saanich, BC, Canada
Joined November 2013
Last week, @CMOS_Winnipeg, the ROPOS Team & our Board of Directors came together to honour the ROPOS Team's achievements! We're honoured to receive the JP Tully Medal, which recognizes those whose scientific contributions have had a significant impact on Canadian oceanography!
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Two weeks ago, we successfully completed our mission to support KIOST in the Pacific Ocean! #KIOST 2/2
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🚢 We are about to begin a 3.5-week expedition on the R/V Isabu to support the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology in the Pacific Ocean! #KIOST 1/1
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Around this time last week, we successfully completed our mission in the Indian Ocean to support #KIOST! 2/2
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🚢 We've just begun our first expedition of 2025! From May 3 - June 13, we'll be in the Indian Ocean aboard the R/V Isabu supporting the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology! #KIOST 1/
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Last summer, we captured incredible selfie footage of @ROPOS_ROV, took ground-breaking temperature measurements with an extra long probe & spotted a rare squid with eggs with the NEPDEP 2024 team. Read about it on our website! https://t.co/ToxqBlnna5
#nepdep #DeepSea
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Season's Greetings from Doug, the Keiths, Will, Peter, Barry, Luke, Robin, Ray and Laurie at the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility @ROPOS_ROV! 📸 Toby Hall, @DFO_Pacific
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We have successfully completed our final mission of 2024! #KIOST 2/
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We have just begun our final expedition of 2024! For the next month (Nov 8 - Dec 4), we'll be supporting the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology in the Pacific Ocean aboard the R/V Isabu! 🚢 #KIOST 1/
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We are delighted to find that we and @ROPOS_ROV were mentioned in the @DeepStewardship and @DSBSoc's Deep-Sea Life newsletter this month!
The 23rd edition of Deep-Sea Life is out now! https://t.co/wbYS0Tw3Gb Read about cruises to the Arctic, the deep Philippine Sea, canyons of the NW Atlantic and Gulf of Maine, Chilean seamounts, seeps on the Aleutian margin, life around vents off British Columbia & much more!
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A big thanks to @CaliKatBird, @TUExplorer1 & @leapinlemurs83 for their enthusiasm in sharing these moments with us!
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Watch the wrap-up video here! https://t.co/lZy3xGVLzC 23/ 📸 Toby Hall, DFO Pacific
That’s a wrap on the 2024 #NEPDEP expedition! 🎬 Among the most remarkable findings: We mapped the heat flow, skate migration, & nursery ground, & Canada’s first known Precious Coral forest—all on the same seamount!🪸🥚🌋🥚🪸 🎬 Full 4 min video https://t.co/nMXsslA4Jq
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@nepdep_ It was a great pleasure to support the NEPDEP 2024 expedition and to work with the @nepdep_ Science Team for another year! @CherisseDuPreez is a long-time friend and we always look forward to expeditions with her group! 22/ 📸 Toby Hall, @DFO_Pacific #nepdep
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Some highlights and rare sights from our 2nd week of dives! Skate migration, forest of rare corals on extended summit of NEPDEP 58, young Stygiomedusa jelly & blobfish eggs! 21/ 📸#nepdep & @ROPOS_ROV
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Here are some stills from the last 3 days in the SG̲áan K̲Ãnghlas-Bowie Seamount MPA from ~800-300 m depth! We'll be diving later today & revisiting the same 4 sites for the rest of the week! Keep checking the schedule for changes: https://t.co/Cz6xzsSXVf. 20/ #nepdep
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@nepdep_ On the way up from the skate nursery on Day 5, our @ROPOS_ROV Team sprung to action when they spotted and managed to catch video of a Gonatus squid brooding its eggs! See UTC Time: 22:32:14 https://t.co/aIIT2oJJTh We've since found out that this is rare footage! /19 #nepdep
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It's Day 7, and we're on bottom at the SG̲áan K̲Ãnghlas-Bowie Seamount MPA! Join via the NEPDEP website: https://t.co/Cz6xzsSq5H Or on the NEPDEP Facebook page: https://t.co/h4uLo0cUrc 18/ #nepdep
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Here are some stills from today in at the proposed Offshore Haida Gwaii MPA network from ~600-300 m depth! We are now transiting to our next site. 17/ #nepdep
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It's Day 6, & we're on bottom at the proposed Offshore Haida Gwaii MPA network! It's both ours & our science team's first time ever exploring this area! Join via the NEPDEP website: https://t.co/Cz6xzsSXVf Or on the NEPDEP Facebook page: https://t.co/h4uLo0dsgK 16/ #nepdep
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