The Milky way floats on abyssal floor.

This video was taken 3145meters in depth of southeast Koushi trough in Hokkaido in June 1999. People paid attention to Okushiri ridge.
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Unusual Atmosphere

This video was taken about a month after an earthquake off the Southwest Coast of Hokkaido in 1993, and the place was referred to as an "UNUSUAL ATMOSPHERE" on a ship.
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Discover an Oasis!

There are many eye-less prawns in a hydrothermal vent of Mid-Atlantic ridge . They have infrared sensor in the back, so they can feel heat. And then, they get nourishment source from hot water.
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Flowing Jellyfish

This image is "A Species of Atolla", and it was taken from the southeast side Hatsushima Island in Sagami Bay in May of 2000.
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Like a Dumbo, Like an Angel

It was taken in a depth of 1,329m at Suiyo Seamount of Izu-Ogasawara Islands in July, 1992. This image is "A Species of Stauroteuthis". The body has a gelatinous texture, fin is big like an oar as if to fly like an Angel or like a Dumbo's Ear.
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The Deep-sea Video Database

The Deep-sea Video Database provides streaming of the JAMSTEC's precious deep-sea research videos archived by this center with detailed information such as location, purpose, and target (biota and event) as well as panoramic images.
You can watch the video by RealPlayer video clip.