Hopeful rays paint the morning sky as our research vessel playfully bobs on the waves off Jersey’s coastline. I stand beside Dr Ben Harris, postdoc and the Convex Seascape Survey (CSS) lead field scientist, as he meticulously checks the equipment. This dedicated team of researchers has a shared mission: to explore the ocean’s vast carbon reserves and unlock the secrets hidden in the seafloor. “There’s a whole world beneath the waves that we rarely consider,” Harris says. “The seafloor is not merely sand and rocks; it is teeming with organisms and processes that play a critical role in regulating the planet’s carbon.”

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