The extensive data gathered from our 22 offshore campaigns forms one of the largest deep-sea datasets ever compiled.
Data
Since 2012, we have partnered with leading marine research institutions and expert industry contractors to define the resource on the NORI area, develop a rigorous environmental baseline and test our pilot collection system in the field.
All data is publicly shared through open-source databases, including the International Seabed Authority’s DeepData catalogue and UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), the world’s largest marine biodiversity database.
To date, NORI has submitted two batches of data from its environmental baseline campaigns to DeepData, adding over 344,000 biological occurrences to its records for the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ).
The first batch of NORI data was also published to the OBIS platform in 2023, making NORI the single largest contributor to the OBIS-ISA node, accounting for over 50% of all records.
NORI’s dataset is generating significant interest among researchers. The OBIS dataset alone has been downloaded over 3,500 times, with individual taxa downloads surpassing 190 million.
Published papers
Our data is providing new insights into deep-sea biodiversity, resulting in eight peer-reviewed papers published so far and more anticipated in the near future.
- Hoving, H. J. T. et al. The abyssal voyage of the argonauts: Deep-sea in situ observations reveal the contribution of cephalopod egg cases to the carbon pump. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 183, 1–6 (2022).
- Neal, L. et al. Abyssal fauna of polymetallic nodule exploration areas, eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Amphinomidae and Euphrosinidae (Annelida, Amphinomida). ZooKeys 1137, 33–74 (2022).
- Montenegro, J. et al. Heterogeneity in diagnostic characters across ecoregions: A case study with Botrynema (Hydrozoa: Trachylina: Halicreatidae). Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 1–17 (2023).
- Perelman, J. N., et al. Eddies and fronts influence pelagic communities across the eastern Pacific ocean. Progress in Oceanography 211, 1–15 (2023).
- Eichsteller, A. et al. Ophiotholia (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): A little-known deep-sea genus present in polymetallic nodule fields with the description of a new species. Frontiers in Marine Science 10, 1–18 (2023).
- Neal, L. et al. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and biodiversity of Lumbrineridae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Central Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone. ZooKeys 1172, 61–100 (2023).
- Simon-Lledó, E. et al. Carbonate compensation depth drives abyssal biogeography in the northeast Pacific. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, 1388–1397 (2023).
- Bergman, L. A. et al. Face-down, tail-up: Unusual In situ behavior of the blackchins neoscopelus macrolepidotus, neoscopelus microchir, and scopelengys tristis (Myctophiformes: Neoscopelidae). Diversity 15, 1–7 (2023).
- Stewart, E. C. D. et al. Biogeography and phylogeny of the scavenging amphipod genus Valettietta (Amphipoda: Alicelloidea), with descriptions of two new species from the abyssal Pacific Ocean. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201, (2024).
