New Species Discovered in the Ultra Deep

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New Species Discovered in the Ultra Deep

An exploration to one of the deepest places on earth has captured rare footage of what is believed to be three new species of the elusive Snailfish. Involving a team of 40 scientists from 17 different nations, including Dr Alan Jamieson and Dr Thomas Linley from Newcastle University, UK, the expedition to the Atacama Trench has uncovered a wealth […]

Mischievous Snailfish and Other Mysteries of the Deep

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Mischievous Snailfish and Other Mysteries of the Deep

Right now, scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center are at sea collecting information crucial to keeping Alaska fisheries sustainable. The data they collect during yearly stock assessment surveys is used to set quotas for the familiar species that support some of world’s largest fisheries. But sometimes they find something no one has seen before. […]