Marine biologists livestream their search for 'octopus garden' in Monterey Bay

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Marine biologists livestream their search for 'octopus garden' in Monterey Bay
The crew of the Nautilus is deploying submarines in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to live stream their search for an 'octopus garden'.

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- Marine biologists are livestreaming the search for an octopus garden, in the shade of the Monterey Bay marine sanctuary.

The Nautilus crew deployed remote submarines to explore the depths at 12,000 feet below at a rocky area where thousands of brooding octopi lay their eggs.

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Researchers are livestreaming the entire mission for five days.

They are collecting samples, trying to better understand life in the deep ocean.

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