While more than 80% of the ocean has never been explored by humans, scientists in the Bounty Trough, New Zealand, are making a significant turning point.
Your account is not active. We have sent an email to the address you provided with an activation link. Check your inbox, and click on the link to activate your account.It is estimated that only around 5% of our oceans have been explored so far and less than 10% mapped using modern technologies. Leaving 95% unexplored gives incredibly vast areas for scientists to work on.
The scientists were impressed with the biodiversity of life they have found there. “It looks like we have a great haul of new, undiscovered species. By the time all our specimens are examined, we will be north of 100 new species. But what’s really surprised me here is the fact this extends to animals like fish – we think we’ve got three new species of fish,” said Ocean Census Science Director Professor Alex Rogers.
For those curious about when the first deep-sea exploration in the world began, there are no exact dates, but it goes back to the late 18th or 19th century when scientistinvestigated the average depth of the Atlantic ocean by observing tidal motions registered on Brazilian and African coasts.
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