Three ships, one each from, Japan, Australia and France, just returned from a two month exploration in the Antarctic.The ships were part of an international program, Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census (CEAMARC), in cooperation with Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) to study & take a census of marine life in the Antarctic.
The purpose of this study is to objective is to - study the evolution of life in Antarctic waters to determine how this has influenced the diversity of the present biota, and to use these observations to predict how it might respond to future change.
From Breitbart --
Australian experts taking part in an international program to take a census of marine life in the ocean at the far south of the world collected specimens from up to 6,500 feet beneath the surface, and said many may never have been seen before."Not all of the creatures that we found could be identified and it is very likely that some new species will be recorded as a result of these voyages," said Graham Hosie, head of the census project. Among the bizarre-looking creatures the scientists spotted were tunicates, plankton-eating animals that resemble slender glass structures up to yard tall "standing in fields like poppies," Riddle said. The specimens were being sent to universities and museums around the world for identification, tissue sampling and DNA studies. More....
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