Published date: 10-Aug-2022
Thirty new marine species have been discovered by an English and Hawaiian scientific expedition in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific.
The zone is a geological submarine fracture measuring 7240km covering 5 million square kilometres between Mexico and Hawaii. Within the zone is the uninhabited Clipperton Island which is part of France.
The Natural History Museum in London reports the expedition, named the DeepCCZ, found a range of extremely rare micro-fauna from starfish to sea cucumbers living on the seabed.
Scientists picked up 55 specimens, among them 48 different species.
The species were discovered using a remotely operated vehicle.