A video showing the discovery and recovery of whale bones from the ocean floor using the remote arm from a submersible.

Exploration by Submersible: Recovering Whale Bones from the Diamantina Fracture Zone

Name: Exploration by Submersible: Recovering Whale Bones from the Diamantina Fracture Zone
Uploaded: 2026-06-18T10:41:29Z
Duration: 1 min 36 s
Description: After surveying only a tiny fraction of a deep-sea trench at the bottom of the Diamantina Fracture Zone, a Chinese-led team of researchers counted the remains of 476 individual whales spanning a variety of species.

After surveying only a tiny fraction of a deep-sea trench at the bottom of the Diamantina Fracture Zone, a Chinese-led team of researchers counted the remains of 476 individual whales spanning a variety of species.

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