Baleen Whale Fall Becomes a Deep Sea Banquet at Davidson Seamount | Nautilus Live

The banquet continues! Yesterday we made a surprise baleen whale fall discovery that viewers around the globe watched alongside the Nautilus team in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Get a close up look at some of the scavenging diners including eel pouts, octopus, and polychaete worms--like the bone-eating Osedax worms that carpet the whale’s bones in red fringe.  Learn more about this expedition:  ------------------------------------ E/V Nautilus is exploring un