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In the Still of the Moment

In the final moments of the fourth dive of the 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration expedition, the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration remotely operated vehicle pilots paused just long enough to get footage of this very still octopus, resting on the seafloor at a depth of 2,313 meters (1.4 miles).

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Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2023 Shakedown + EXPRESS West Coast Exploration.