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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 10 MIN

Nat Geo scientists plan to map 10,000 NEVER BEFORE SEEN deep-sea sites

from The Ocean News Podcast · host Oceanographic Magazine

The deep-sea covers more than half of the planet’s surface, yet less than 0.001% of it has ever been visually explored – an area approximately a tenth of the size of Belgium.A new roadmap identifying 10,000 sites for deep-sea visual exploration, unveiled this week, is about to change that. Eva Cahill talks to National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell about the team's ambition.

The deep-sea covers more than half of the planet’s surface, yet less than 0.001% of it has ever been visually explored – an area approximately a tenth of the size of Belgium.A new roadmap identifying 10,000 sites for deep-sea visual exploration, unveiled this week, is about to change that. Eva Cahill talks to National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell about the team's ambition.

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