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A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team. Skip to main content.
A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea ...
Soft coral species in the deep sea exhibit bioluminescence, which researchers studied using remote-controlled underwater rovers. Many animals can glow in the dark.
The few corals here are those that can live in deep-sea environments. ... There are also plenty of soft coral relatives, such as gorgonians and sea whips, but actual soft corals are absent.
Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...
— A nascent effort to rebuild deep-sea corals damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is showing signs of early success, according to researchers handling the operation. The National Oceanic and ...
Scientists Discover Giant Deep-Sea Coral Reef Off Atlantic ... As Cordes readied to board the famous deep-sea submersible Alvin on Thursday ... and a variety of other hard and soft corals. ...
Off southern Tasmania, at depths between 700 and 1,500 metrers (2,300 and 5000 feet,) more than 100 undersea mountains provide rocky pedestals for deep-sea coral reefs.
This is the second in a series of five referenced articles about shared characteristics between deep and shallow water corals Special guest post by Christina A. Kellogg Just as humans have beneficial ...
A new species of deep-sea coral has been discovered off the west of Scotland. Specimens were recovered from an area of the Rockall trough by Marine Scotland scientists. Working in collaboration ...
Scientists have discovered a soft coral garden off the coast of western Greenland, some 1,600 feet below the ocean surface. ... "The deep sea is often over-looked in terms of exploration.