Fact: Beaches are blankets of fish poop 💡 Nautilus Ocean correspondent Nate Spada explains how a single green humphead parrotfish, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and measuring more than four feet long, can poop almost 10,000 pounds of sand annually. Three of them can deliver a concrete mixer’s worth of sand to the beach each year! You really can see the marine ecosystem in a grain of sand. Learn more at Nautilus. #ocean #coral #marinelife #m#marinebiology | Nautilus Magazine

This year, Ocean Exploration Trust celebrates a decade of conducting scientific exploration expeditions aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus! Sailing through the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific over 104 expeditions, we've made new deep sea discoveries in geology, biology, and archaeology during 1741 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives. As this year comes to a close, take a deep dive through some of our top highlights with us! | Nautilus Live