発見するために潜る必要はない | サマンサ・シュワン | TEDxABQ

水中ビジュアルアーティストで探検家のサマンサ・シュワンが、遠隔操作型無人潜水機（ROV）の技術進歩によって海から得られる知見がどう広がっているかを語ります。講演では、保護された海底峡谷で行った7回のROV探査を取り上げ、薄明に近い低照度の「トワイライトゾーン」に生息する生物多様性の記録について紹介します。最も観測されてこなかった海域の理解はまだ始まったばかりだと述べています。

• 遠隔操作型無人潜水機（ROV）で海のトワイライトゾーンを観察
• 海底峡谷での、徐々に難度が上がる7回の探査
• 保護区で確認された生物多様性と海洋現象、そして探査技術の保全への役割

Samantha Schwann reframes exploration itself, showing how advancing ROV tech is expanding what the ocean can teach us. Samantha Schwann is an underwater visual artist and explorer working at the intersection of exploration, technology, and conservation. A member of The Explorer's Club, she pilots a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to document biodiversity in the ocean's low-light “twilight zone,” where only a fraction of sunlight reaches. In her talk, Samantha shares findings from seven progressively challenging ROV expeditions into a submarine canyon, revealing hidden biodiversity and surprising marine events in an otherwise well-documented protected environment. As ROV technology advances, she shows how our understanding of the ocean's least-observed places is only beginning to unfold. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx