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December 12, 2016

Watch: How Scientists Protect the Ocean with Submarine Robots

BY: Melissa Forsyth

An ROV is a remote operated vehicle

 

Remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, are critical tools that let scientists explore parts of the ocean that are too deep for human divers. In this video, Dirk Rosen, the founder and director of Marine Applied Research & Exploration (MARE), explains how his organization uses ROVs to study deep-sea habitats and better understand how our oceans are changing. 

 

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