New images from recent exploration voyages show how weird and wild it is under the sea. Some of the pictures taken by remote cameras of never-before-seen areas, especially off the eastern Pacific, show what looks like an imaginary world. There's a delicate jellyfish, an eel with a strange head and a purple disco ball-like critter. And just in time for Halloween, there's a rare purple Vampire Squid, nicknamed for its red eyes and deep color. The images are being shown as part of the National Ocean Exploration Forum this week in New York. "We're continually surprised by the variety of life that we find and what we're seeing," said Nicole Raineault, science operations director at the Ocean Exploration Trust. "It just underscores what little we know about the ocean and how much more there is to discover out there." National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration undersea exploration off the Pacific coast found hundreds of undersea vents spewing methane — a potent heat-trapping gas — that scientists didn't know existed, said Bob Embley, a NOAA senior research scientist.

The remote operated vehicle Deep Discoverer examining the wreckage of a B-29 Superfortress bomber plane upside-down on the seafloor during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on July 9, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
The remote operated vehicle Deep Discoverer examining the wreckage of a B-29 Superfortress bomber plane upside-down on the seafloor during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on July 9, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A bioluminescent jellyfish during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 24, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A bioluminescent jellyfish during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 24, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
The remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer surveying a 14-metre (46-foot) hydrothermal chimney during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 28, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
The remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer surveying a 14-metre (46-foot) hydrothermal chimney during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 28, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A deep sea anglerfish living between pillow basalt rock formations, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A deep sea anglerfish living between pillow basalt rock formations, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A predatory tunicate, an invertebrate animal, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 26, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A predatory tunicate, an invertebrate animal, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 26, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A plastic ice bag found at the Enigma Seamount, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 22, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A plastic ice bag found at the Enigma Seamount, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 22, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
The feeding arms of a stalked crinoid animal during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan,on April 29, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
The feeding arms of a stalked crinoid animal during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan,on April 29, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A large blind lobster popping its head out of a hole during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A large blind lobster popping its head out of a hole during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on April 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
An acorn worm on the
An acorn worm on the "Twin Peaks" underwater formation during an exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A parapagurid hermit crab hosting an anemone which secretes a
A parapagurid hermit crab hosting an anemone which secretes a "shell" for the crab, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on May 4, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A benthic comb jelly fish at the Ahyi Seamount, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 22, 2016.Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A benthic comb jelly fish at the Ahyi Seamount, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 22, 2016.Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A cutthroat eel at 3,145 metres (1.9 miles) deep on Stegasaurus Ridge, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 27, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A cutthroat eel at 3,145 metres (1.9 miles) deep on Stegasaurus Ridge, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 27, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A crab, bottom, stands near an unidentified purple orb during a deep sea expedition around the Channel Islands off the coast of California, in July 2016. Photo: Nautilus Live/Ocean Exploration Trust via AP
A crab, bottom, stands near an unidentified purple orb during a deep sea expedition around the Channel Islands off the coast of California, in July 2016. Photo: Nautilus Live/Ocean Exploration Trust via AP
A vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), a deep-sea cephalopod, during an overnight dive in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo: ECOGIG/Nautilus Live/Ocean Exploration Trust via AP
A vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), a deep-sea cephalopod, during an overnight dive in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo: ECOGIG/Nautilus Live/Ocean Exploration Trust via AP
A can on an unnamed seamount at a depth of 3,306 metres (2 miles), during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 29, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A can on an unnamed seamount at a depth of 3,306 metres (2 miles), during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 29, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A cusk eel with an unusual bulbous head shape with small eyes, large nostrils, and a mouth placed low on the head, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 29, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A cusk eel with an unusual bulbous head shape with small eyes, large nostrils, and a mouth placed low on the head, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 29, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A squid as the remote operated vehicle Deep Discoverer descends to the seafloor of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 30, 2016. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A squid as the remote operated vehicle Deep Discoverer descends to the seafloor of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 30, 2016. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A fish, of the family Aphyonidae, which had never before been seen alive, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP
A fish, of the family Aphyonidae, which had never before been seen alive, during a deepwater exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument area in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and Saipan, on June 30, 2016. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP