Brilliant Deep-water Siphonophore

Okeanos at Winslow Reef, north of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Compliments of NOAA, from their work, “Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs.” MPA, you ask? They’re the Marine Protected Areas, and many serve as hatcheries that keep the seas populated at healthier levels than would otherwise be likely.

This video is narrated by NOAA explorers as they watched the scene unfold in front of their camera: