ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Catlin Seaview Survey

The Catlin Seaview Survey is like a really cool adventure where people explore and take pictures of the underwater world.

Have you ever seen the ocean? It's huge! And there are so many different animals and plants living in it. But it can be hard for people to explore the ocean because we can't breathe underwater and it's dark down there.

That's where the Catlin Seaview Survey comes in. Some scientists and divers got together to create a special camera that can take pictures underwater. And not just any pictures - these pictures can be stitched together to make a really cool map of the ocean floor.

The divers use special equipment to breathe underwater and can swim down really far to take pictures of all the cool things they see. They even have a little robot called a seaviewer that can go even deeper and take pictures.

All of these pictures are really important because they help scientists learn more about the ocean and how things are changing. They can also help us protect the ocean and the animals that live in it.

So that's the Catlin Seaview Survey - a really cool adventure where people take pictures underwater to explore and learn more about the ocean!