Below the Surface: Secrets Bubbled Up from the Deep – Heidi Gartner

The Deep-Sea Ecology Program at Fisheries and Oceans Canada is part of a collaborative project – called the NorthEast Pacific Deep-sea Exploration Project (NEPDEP) – that has a mission to discover, explore, and monitor deep places for future management and conservation. In recent years, the team has use remotely operated vehicles (ROVs; robots directed from the surface) to study deep-sea ecosystems along the Pacific coast. Our discoveries from the depths of British Columbia’s ocean floor aren’t just reshaping local marine knowledge—they’re rewriting the global story of the deep sea. Come along to join in the joy of discovery and see incredible imagery of the deep sea.

Heidi Gartner is a biologist in the Deep-Sea Ecology Program at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Her work takes her to some of the most remote and fascinating places on Earth, where she studies complex and fragile ecosystems in the deep ocean. Heidi is passionate about using science to inform management and conservation decisions that protect these unique environments. She also loves sharing stories from the deep, providing an opportunity for people to connect with and change their relationship with the ocean.