Biodiversity is essential for healthy ecosystems, as emphasized by The Royal Society, which asserts that a variety of species is necessary for sustaining life support systems on Earth.

This innovative approach successfully captured high-quality images of the roughskin dogfish, an elusive predator, marking the first-ever record of this species in the Cayman Islands and the central Caribbean.

The study, published in the Journal of Fish Biology, highlights the critical role of video systems in enhancing our understanding of deep-sea shark biology and distribution.

Typically regarded as bycatch, the roughskin dogfish's visibility in this study underscores its importance for species conservation efforts.

Documenting species like the roughskin dogfish through noninvasive methods is vital for maintaining biodiversity and supporting effective conservation strategies.

A groundbreaking systematic investigation in the Cayman Islands involved lowering a camera to a depth of around 3,500 feet, where it was baited with sardines.