First images of creatures from Antarctic depths revealed (lots of pics)

[nitpicker]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/10/first-images-of-creatures-from-antarctic-depths-revealed

First images of creatures from Antarctic depths revealed

Sat 10 Feb 2018 07.00 GMT

Last modified on Sat 10 Feb 2018 11.17 GMT

The images below are the first of creatures found in a previously unexplored region of the Antarctic seabed offering a fascinating glimpse of life in one of the most remote and pristine places on the planet.

The rare species were found by Dr Susanne Lockhart, an Antarctic biologist who visited the seafloor in a submarine last month as part of a scientific expedition organised by campaigning organisation Greenpeace.

Now they are being transported back to the laboratory where they – and hours of footage taken from the submarine – will be examined to reveal the secrets of this unexplored underwater world. It is hoped that some of the samples collected may prove to be new species.

Lockhart said the findings hold “great significance for the future of the Southern Ocean.” “By identifying vulnerable marine ecosystems and registering their locations with CCAMLR (the body set up to manage Antarctic marine life), they can then be incorporated into the mathematical models that are being used to help generate Marine Protected Areas for this region.”

She added: “Therefore, not only is it important for us to learn and understand the invertebrate communities that live on the sea floor around Antarctica but these discoveries can then be used directly to help protect the ecosystem as a whole.”
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[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. amazing

Have to keep scrolling back to the surface photos to remind myself of where all those creatures are living.

[hunter]

2. I don't know why, some of those looked like Dr. Seuss versions of familiar creatures.