Happy new week, members! Meet another 2025 conference awardee: Severin Korfhage (@severinkorfhage.bsky.social), PhD candidate @ U. of Oldenburg & #HIFMB working on the systematics & taxonomy of #DeepSea & cold-water #octocorals spanning from the #NorthAtlantic to the #Pacific. More in alt-text!

We collected a beautiful #octocoral colony with substrate and associated fauna on our #CoralNewZ expedition off New Zealand. Isn't it a beauty?

On January 16, we set off on the #RVSONNE for a deep-sea expedition around New Zealand. The focus of the expedition will be the geological and biological research of cold-water corals and coral mounds. #coralmounds #cwc #coldwatercorals #deepsearesearch

⭐ DOSI Day 2025 ⭐ Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for a brilliant DOSI Day at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology!