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Deep sea resources

Black corals are actually brilliantly coloured when alive: only their skeletons are black. Enlarge image

Deep sea creatures

View amazing sea creatures of the deep.

A slow growing fish that generally lives up to around 150 years old. They reach sexual maturity at 20 to 30 years. These fish live in shoals and inhabit the deep waters of every ocean. High seas fleets have dramatically reduced orange roughy numbers as new fishing technologies provide access to deeper and more distant waters. Originally, the fish was known as “slime head” but it was renamed the more marketable “orange roughy” to appeal to consumers. Today, orange roughy can be bought in fish markets around the world. Along with other deep sea fish species, orange roughy can even be bought online at Amazon.com. Enlarge image

Deep sea life

View some of the weird and wonderful creatures that live deep below the surface of the ocean.

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The mauve stinger jellyfish grows up to 10 cm in diameter, and is able to produce flashes of light at night when a calm sea is disturbed by a passing boat or dolphin. Enlarge image

Deep Holes in Black Ocean Space

March 01, 2008

Closing the legal voids in high seas biodiversity protection.

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