15 New Deep Sea Creature Encounters Caught on Camera Near Hawaii in 2025

With the first portion of NOAA's 2025 deep sea expedition off Hawaii having taken place over a series of ROV dives, a number of new encounters have come to light-- including with some truly strange specimens. These are just fifteen of the fascinating and odd marine animals to have recently been filmed by NOAA, with the expedition set to continue soon.

A huge thanks to NOAA for not only conducting the incredible work they do, but for sharing their ocean exploration with the public in real time via their ROV livestreams. NOAA's work is so deeply important to humanity's understanding and appreciation of marine life, and they are doing a great service to the public-- both in the US and around the world-- by making their findings so readily available.

You can watch NOAA's next oceanic livestreams on their channel:
   / @oceanexplorergov  

Music:
00:12 Atlantic Syracuse V1 by Jim Gifford
Check out more of his music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/34Q2m...

03:51 Crystalline Majesty by Jim Gifford
https://open.spotify.com/track/1nZWwR...

11:16 The Bridge at Dusk by Jim Gifford [from Waterwick: Prologue short film OST]
   • Waterwick: Prologue | Short Film OST by Ji...  

14:03 Creation by Rob Endraus
https://artists.landr.com/055855864277

17:58 Object in Frame by Jim Gifford

20:16 Shinkai by Gray
  / shinkai-v2  

24:26 Overture by ASTASU
https://astasu.bandcamp.com/track/ove...

28:06 Celeste by ASTASU
https://astasu.bandcamp.com/track/cel...

29:26 Species by Rob Endraus
https://artists.landr.com/055855956491

33:28 Stonefish by Jim Gifford

39:53 Astrid by ASTASU
https://astasu.bandcamp.com/track/astrid

41:14 Parachute by Jim Gifford (NEW track!)

43:49 A Kid Again by Jim Gifford
https://open.spotify.com/track/5FxNdq...

What else lurks within the abyss?

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