CONICET institute behind viral deep sea streaming takes another dive, this time off the coast of Patagonia |
CONICET, Argentina’s top publicly-funded research institute, which earlier this year enthralled hundreds of thousands of viewers with a live-streaming from the floor of the South Atlantic near the city of Mar del Plata, has taken a new dive into the Argentine sea, this time to explore the darkest, deepest parts of the ocean off the coast of Chubut, in the Patagonia.
Once again, the exploration is being streamed on the YouTube channel of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, which provided the resources and equipment to carry out the exploration in collaboration with the CONICET.
It comes just four months after their streaming of the Mar del Plata canyon caused an internet sensation and a newfound defense of Argentine state-funded science, which has suffered drastic cuts under the Javier Milei government. The team recently won a Martín Fierro award for best streaming show of 2025 in Argentina.
Scientists have already found a companion for the popular Mar del Plata