2020 Nautilus Expedition Highlights | Nautilus Live

Over four months, the 2020 Nautilus Expedition took our team and partners from British Columbia to Southern California for hundreds of hours of deep-sea ROV dives and thousands of kilometers of seafloor mapping. Returning to octopus nurseries and a decomposing whale fall, observing towering hydrothermal vents and bubbling methane seep fields, and comparing colonies of deep-sea corals and sponges were just a few of the incredible encounters included in this year's highlights.
An oceanwide thank you to our partners, science teams and contractors, the Nautilus ship's crew, and all of the students, educators, and viewers who joined us on Nautilus Live. Major expedition sponsors for the 2020 Nautilus Expedition include NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and Ocean Networks Canada. Stay tuned for more highlights from our season, and join us again in spring 2021 as we launch our next expedition!
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[@hfar_in_the_sky]

2020 may not have been the most pleasant of years, but cool science is timeless.

[@TriesteLaPorte]

The amount of time, energy, knowledge, and resources that go into giving this to us on KZbin is appreciated.

[@nathanpapp432]

Best part of watching these live is the awkwardness. * heavy breathing in mic * "Could we please get a mic check, everyone?" "Yup its working fine" * more heavy breathing in the mic *

[@Ryukai-san]

Don't forget the random cat/dog/child interruptions that we got this year xD

[@quantumblur_3145]

@@Ryukai-san the joys of remote observation go both ways. Sudden clunking noise followed by "mrow"

[@MoonLitChild]

The only 2020 recap video that matters.

[@TzadikTheManic]

Dear EVNautilus: I’m done leaving thoughtful witty comments I’ll just get to the point I LOVE YOU.

[@titanoLLi]

You guys have such a fascinating job. I envy you but I'm really glad you're sharing this content with all of us :)

[@philippebeinaerts]

Being a scuba diver, I could watch your videos for hours. So fascinating, this world that is out of reach yet attracts us so strongly (me at least)

[@xar9499]

When this year started I didn't know that I needed this, but as 2020 ends I'm so glad I found it. Something good did come out of quarantine after all.

[@TestyGator]

This channel has been one of the heroes of 2020 for me. Massive thank you for everyone helping to make this content possible. Keep those beautiful cephalopods coming!

[@tallysingatsby]

"and here we have a benthic siphonophore" the chat (if they let it be open): Pog POG pog POG

[@missq4724]

Awww....I hadn't watched for a couple of weeks now and suddenly realised it's over for this year...oh well. I will miss you. Hopefully I'll be able to watch next year. Will surely watch and enjoy your recordings. Thank you for all the amazing moments!

[@jacobmosovich]

I love viewing these highlight reels. And always love how open you are to questions during your livestreams

[@graphite2786]

I'm so so so happy that I watched the live stream and saw some of these encounters as they happened! Exploring the depths with the experts is an exciting privilege that I'll never tire of.

[@andyba01]

The audios a bit on the quiet side

[@kellyjackson7889]

It's the side effect of editing out the sounds of the farts and resulting outrage by the others.

[@chaoswraith]

ADIOS

[@Pro-Deo]

Not on my end. I'm listening to looped Ideo - An Ancient Christmas Carol while watching this :)

[@Euriolis]

The mystery of the missing crab claw has me hooked more than Netflix

[@ijustread7234]

This is what I wanna be when I do get a job. Everything is so beautiful and wonderful.

[@drearycake]

Found this LIVE stream just a couple months ago and it's hands down my favorite thing on youtube. Thank you for all you do!!!!

[@yaimamartinez9576]

That was wonderful, thank you all for the hard work, dedication and for bringing us with you on this incredible journey.❤ Stay safe, healthy and bring the bubbles again next year! 😁🤗

[@Cherriheart]

It is amazing to be able to see this kind of stuff at the comfort of wherever I am. Professionally, this is a world's difference from mine, but I LOVE listening to things that people are passionate about! Thank you for this channel!

[@chocochipbananasplit]

That pink fish bumping into the red spongy thing at 7:35 is so cute

[@chocochipbananasplit]

So, apparently bumping into things is a thing down there, in 11:08 one of the fish on the left bumps into a rock.

[@roybm3124]

The best deepsea channel in the world ❤️. You’re awesome!

[@spider_plantt]

amazing video!! been so excited for expedition highlights video to come out!!

[@hunterG60k]

I remember watching live last year when you came across the whale fall, so interesting to see how quickly it's disappearing. I can't imagine there'll be anything left next year, but I'll be watching to find out :)

[@Gwynsladle]

imagine, 16min of footage in a year. oh man.. the dedication of these madlads are praiseworthy.

[@fisrtnamelastname3083]

I'm watching this while having a stressful bout of low blood pressure and honestly? This helps calm me down a bit. Thank you.

[@bazookallamaproductions5280]

reject humanity return to creb

[@vulnerablerummy]

reject monke, return to krabbe

[@Toasterloaf]

It's more like "become crab".

[@Shepfax]

return to sea squirt

[@1992AC]

Michael Goman we got ourselves a Downfall Parodies guy here!

[@michaeldlabriola]

Love the aerial shots of the Nautilus. 😎

[@frozenwild4933]

They're so floaty and perfect!

[@teapeaa]

Ah a shame the audios so low. Love the videos and seeing you all interact with marine life and structure! Thank you for sharing! 🖤

[@cosmonautonni4779]

Mr ballard youre an amazing individual. If you could pull off an amazing feat in 86, Im confident you can find an epic sea monster we probably dont know about. Good job on all that you do. My hats off to you

[@louc6689]

You guys are the best. I love listening to you live. Congrats on these highlights. They are also one of my highlights of each year. TO SCIENCE!

[@susandomokos8193]

Waiting for Notre Dame halftime to be over...popped in and saw such B-UTIFUL colors and things...specially liked the purple fish💜💜💜

[@durkio1536]

Mann! I didn’t know I needed this.❤️ this makes me so proud of Mother Earth. It truly is a Marvelous beauty. There’s so much we humans don’t know about the deep Oceans. The fact that the conditions are Highly unusual down there, It’s just like looking at life in another planet. So it brings me great pleasure to be watching these kind of videos. Much love to the Nautilus crew, you guys are Amazing! We appreciate you for putting out content like thiis. 💙🙏🏼💯

[@jez_baal]

Everytime you discover some beatiful creature and laugh, you emphasise the AWE in such a lovely way ❤

[@sloth2603]

Loved every stream ♥️ absolutely magical What did you guys find out about the thought to be fossilized whale fall ?

[@alexpatyababa5221]

WOW amazing reel!! Thanks everybody on Nautilus!

[@matame21]

thank you for providing us the videos of ocean life. More videos to watch and learn more about marine life. God bless.

[@jsan4864]

Wow, I'm watching content from EV that's NOT 5 years past haha! I'm new to the crew but they are amazing!

[@kinspower]

You notice how big each of these marine creatures pupils are, they're all blinded by the nautilus as it's beams are way brighter than what a lot of these creatures will ever see.

[@HeroAkii]

13:13 looks like a cookie-cutter shark bite, but I'm not sure the exact size of the fish bitten or even its species, where they dive in comparison to each other either either. So really I have absolutely no idea, but it's a possibility.

[@mho...]

the 2 things that always astonish me the most is the amount of sea snow drifing everywhere & the fact that all this is normally in near absolut darkness! would love to "see" all this with ultra sensitive cameras & no flood lights!... i mean most of the creatures downs there do have eyes to see something, dont they?!

[@nova3530onyt]

Love this channel! 🐟

[@rockevan]

Mee too 😊❤

[@nova3530onyt]

@@rockevan Hey there, it's like going on an undersea adventure at every upload. Just in time as I go to sleep. It's so cool. ✌️

[@rockevan]

@@nova3530onyt yes. I like the wierd looking fishes and marine life in deep waters, makes me feel good about my concept art drawings 🤣🤣

[@nova3530onyt]

@@rockevan Wow, that's so cool. There's so much inspiration in these vids, I can relate to what you're saying 😊 The colours, forms and the undersea tones really transport your mind to another place, a really cool state of mind for a cool set of drawings. Keep well and happy adventures fellow concept artist! ✌️

[@chris-hayes]

These drone shots are so good

[@rondyson8323]

SEESONS GREETINGS guys and gals , and may 2021 be a lot better .(" health wise") for the world . Cheers from Australia

[@goyamask9654]

would be awesome if you guys took the ROV to the DDT dumps off Palos Verdes and Catalina; see what's left and the impact on sea life in the surrounding area

[@lauanep906]

I love this kind of video soooo much!! Thanks for sharing 👏🏻

[@Clumpydump]

I love how they gave farewells to a very dead whale.

[@Neceros]

In the ocean, does light affect the creatures? Up high in the water level I would assume more creatures have light sensors, but eventually the light disappears the deeper one goes. I'm wondering if the light is a distraction to them or not.

[@seastarcrunchies]

What type of coral is that at 8:53? I can't hear it will enough to tell if they said it's anything other than an octocoral

[@CodeLeeCarter]

Awesome clips guys,... loving the #Geology, can't wait for more. Thanks.

[@ShaudaySmith]

love these highlight reels.

[@KZ.Ellis1]

Such wondrous content! Thank you so much!

[@johnnyfromtheblock9990]

How did I miss this?! I literally couldn’t wait for it. ughhhh

[@the_hanged_clown]

your audio is so quiet I've got my volume at the max and I can barely hear, let alone understand you

[@jillipepper5353]

I can hear fine at about 3/4 volume.

[@the_hanged_clown]

@@jillipepper5353 must be nice having hearing aides

[@woocheongan1437]

There are many unknown areas, unknown creatures, and unknown dangers in the sea. Although people are actively exploring the deep sea, there are still many places that cannot be reached. I hope we can live in harmony with marine life when exploring, without destroying their life and environment

[@angelsusannoy899]

It's informative 🤓at the same time fun. 🥳 ✨Thanks to all the Nautilus team, all the staff and sponsors who made this sea adventure possible. 🌟

[@Emily-tx5wr]

omg so cool , i have a fear of the deep ocean but watching this kind of helps me get over my fear lol

[@keenul4998]

I feel that I would never go diving or swimming in a pool or a body of water after 40 feet but that doesn't mean I don't find the marine archaeology interesting if only I wasn't so scared

[@Eidako]

@@keenul4998 The depth of water is irrelevant as far as swimming goes. The human body is mostly water with air-filled lungs, so even holding perfectly still in fresh water, its natural position is to bob with the head just above the waterline. You could have the Mariana Trench below you, you wouldn't sink into it (sans concrete shoes). More concerning are, in order of priority: 1) oceanic turbulence, it's a lot harder to stay above water when being thrown around by waves, 2) hypothermia thanks to extremely cold water, and 3) the things IN the water with you. Regardless of how you feel about sharks, there's still jellyfish, cone snails, blue-ringed octopus, sea snakes, horny dolphins, Cthulhu, Godzilla...

[@Neceros]

I'm assuming those green lasers are to help measure size and distance of the things we see?

[@rencat7075]

these help me sleep, thanks for the super cool footage :)

[@ralfgunter8779]

Wow, that was a good Video from you Natilus. I love your Channel. Very Christmas.

[@calebdinebudziszewskiradel8705]

This is amazing!!

[@dubbingsync]

So we’re just going to ignore that fish that bumped into the rock at the skeleton section?

[@Twistedbeautyboo]

I love these videos ! Thank you !!

[@IGameChangerI]

Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll on

[@stacysalinas22]

Thanks for another interesting trip into the unseen depths!

[@thescarlettbandit5542]

Incredible! 🕊🇬🇧

[@isabelahart9377]

I watched a few of these clips live :D

[@LucretiusNigro]

Thank you for sharing these videos (the videos involved in your research); it would be nice if the depth of the places explored in the video were reported in the video (it always makes me curious to understand at what depth this fauna and flora are, and 400, 600, or 800 meters makes a lot of difference ^^).

[@ziggyc3004]

can we please get a highlight of 2022s whale fall visit 🙏

[@bb-lc8qh]

hard to hear even on full out thank you for this.

[@rebekahengland25]

the crab falling 😭😭

[@sarahbethsstitching9937]

How long do the male octopi 🐙 live

[@patricj951]

I like these videos! And I would like to follow in a submarine to see that live! One thing: it would be nice with information about the depth!

[@Scott_Diverscott]

Will the live cams be coming back online soon, or are they down for the holidays?

[@jillipepper5353]

I’m surprised how few and far between plants are creatures are from each other. When I think of undersea I think of lots of seaweed, other plants like fields and forest. That’s how little I know. Spent much time of my dads boat when young, summers at the beach so I guess around the wharf, marshy shore, closer to shore it’s was more dense , then again that was 45 years ago.

[@Jpteryx]

There are places in the ocean with whole forests of seaweed, but at the depths this ROV was going to, there isn't enough light for much to grow.

[@marygonzalez5907]

Question; I cant help but notice how much less diverse and empty looking the seas appear when compared to Cousteau's various films. It seems like everything is dead or decaying on the seafloor and everything was alive and blooming, countless schools of fish swimming all around. Anyone else notice this?

[@susandomokos8193]

Oh and it is very difficult to hear sometimes...sounds like golfvolume chats😅

[@bradfordreed6175]

"Golfvolume" is a nice word-choice. I, too, found it hard to hear.

[@Shaden0040]

Do sea sponges 'whistle' or vibrate at set frequencies as water flows through them/ if so has anyone studied this feature?

[@hans1185]

Awesome video guys!

[@rallykim7356]

0:00 War of the Worlds port scene

[@philipcallicoat3801]

The audio is nearly absent... Bluetooth doesn't seem to have any way to get it to where you can hear the discussion of the scientist..

[@Ryukai-san]

Kinda surprised the fossil discovery wasn't on there, the odds on coming across that were probably far bigger than winning the lottery. :P

[@SamTheUndying]

Can you direct me to the video? I must have missed it XD

[@Thepher6]

Very nice. Please give the audio some love though. I've cranked my volume, hoping I don't get any notifications exploding my ears

[@Tetra3Ne56scur]

HI!!! Wow I want to be out there with y’all I took oceanography in high school that was my favorite class

[@shawnkiesel5349]

Why don't they stick a probe down deep in one of the vents..

[@goldyinternet1979]

i’m A person with thalassophobia , but i can stay with you the whole day in the ocean…you guys just having a fun in there 😂

[@madcat247]

Love the video the but the voice audio is a bit quite even at max youtube volume.

[@Avk576]

What do the lasers do?

[@AR-yi4qn]

Stunning

[@gj176]

i'm surprised the whale fossil didn't make it into the highlights!

[@judithwalker3600]

Can't hear them most of the time!

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@RM-qn3ro]

Music too loud compared to voices in the begining

[@burrito-town]

Why is there no audio on this video?

[@PoleTooke]

Can't really hear you guys

[@wilamanjaro]

can someone please tell me what their rating system they use means? I really want to know what they're saying when they say "Oh wow its a 4.5, maybe even a 5"

[@wilamanjaro]

no one? anyone?

[@teathesilkwing7616]

I think it’s how much they like it

[@ngwen5582]

So beatiful

[@Kobaneko2005]

That last part made me wonder if someone was gonna get smacked on the back of the head...

[@Ledgebagasour]

thanks

[@TheLoudmouthsoup]

Cannot hear anything

[@leeroyjenkins8317]

So awesome🤘🐙💖