Australian scientists discover new corals on most comprehensive deep-sea study of GBR – Science Codex

For the first time, scientists have viewed the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, discovered five undescribed species consisting of black corals and sponges, and recorded Australia’s first observation of an extremely rare fish. They also took critical habitat samples that will lead to a greater understanding of the spatial relationships between seabed features and the animals found in the Coral Sea.
The complex and scientifically challenging research was completed aboard Sch…

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