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After a few days come on findings carried out in Chile, a new breath of fresh air for biodiversity has arrived from New Zealand:a three-week expedition of 21 scientists led to the discovery of hundreds of potential new marine species in the waters of Bounty trough, a vast, little-explored underwater bathymetric depression located off the east coast of the South Island.There are at least dozens of molluscs, three fish, a shrimp and a cephalopod never seen before and according to Alex Rogers, the marine biologist leading the expedition, the number of new species could exceed the hundreds when the results - almost 1,800 samples – will be confirmed.The mission was led by Ocean Census, a non-profit organization dedicated to the global discovery of ocean life, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.The Dr.Rogers explained that expeditions like the one just concluded are fundamental because allow us to obtain more...

There are deep-sea corals that could be at least a thousand years old, sponges, sea urchins, amphipods and lobsters:on seamounts located off the coast of Chile More than 100 potential new species have been discovered that could be unique in the world.The credit goes to an international team of researchers who, led by Javier Sellanes, full professor of Marine Sciences at the Universidad Católica del Norte, created breathtaking photos and videos that already seem destined to pique the attention of scientists in the coming months.The team explored seamounts along the Nazca and Salas y Gómez ridges with the aim of collecting data that could support future protected area designation and the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks.A robot capable of descending to a depth of 4,500 meters was used to collect data from 10 mountains located below sea level, discovering that each “hosted diverse ecosystems, many of them vulnerable, including thriving deep-se...