Marine biologists on the Nekton mission are using high definition video recordings to identify the amount and variety of life.
The submersible carrying Sky presenter Anna Botting collected a sponge from a steep wall 150m below the surface.The pilot, Randy Holt, used the robotic claw to grab the sponge and place it in a"biobox" on the sub's exterior to carry it safely to the surface.
He told Sky News that the arm was"all elbows", but manoeuvring the sub allowed him to grab the sponge."There are permits that allow the scientists to collect samples from certain depths", he said.
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