Scientists announce major progress towards historic Census of Marine Life in 2010
Monday, November 10, 2008 - 17:07
in Biology & Nature
Bottom left: Megeleledone setebos, endemic to the Southern Ocean, surrounded by related octopus species that evolved in the deep-sea. In a report on progress towards the first Census of Marine Life, more than 2,000 scientists from 82 nations announce astonishing examples of recent new finds from the world's ocean depths.