Video:
Fish Goes Crazy in Brine Pool
On our recent brine pool expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, our team captured this unusual encounter when a fish continually submerged itself into a brine pool. Unclear if it was feeding, or ill, brine pool water is too salty for any organisms other than bacteria to survive.
![Brine pool and crab](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/images/cruises/NA059%20Brine%20Pool%20and%20Crab.png?h=57013b68&itok=0CoCTO3f)
Expedition
Gulf of Mexico Technology Exploration
This cruise continues our exploration throughout the Gulf of Mexico region, investigating biologic, geologic, and archaeological sites. We will explore and characterize a variety of seafloor habitats across upper slope, mid-slope and lower slope depths, including hard substrate coral habitats, hydrocarbon seeps, brine pools and, time permitting, mud volcanoes.