Salomé Buglass is a marine scientist who is leading and supporting research on characterizing deep-water habitats in the Galapagos Marine Reserve as part of Charles Darwin Foundation's Deep-Ocean Exploration and Conservation Program. In 2018, Buglass was awarded a National Geographic Grant to spearhead a pioneering study exploring the Twilight Zone ecosystem on seamounts using remotely operated vehicles. This effort resulted in the exciting discovery of a previously unknown deep-water kelp forest in the Galapagos. Fascinated by these strange kelp communities, she decided to pursue a doctoral degree focused on studying how these mysterious seaweeds can survive in these deeper zones of the Galapagos archipelago. She is also part of an international team of scientists dedicated to assessing the distribution of critical deep-sea ecosystems in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, for which she has participated in various major oceanographic research expeditions led by Mission Blue, Schmidt Ocean Institute, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.