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Science Deepest living fish scooped up, said to be "cute" | Deepest living fish scooped up, said to be "cute" |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Wednesday, 08 October 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The team was conducting research as part of the Hadeep project, a joint effort of the University of Aberdeen’s Oceanlab and the University of Tokyo’s Ocean Research Institute. They were based on the Japanese research ship Hakuho-Maru.
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Priede added, "But these fish aren't loners. The images show groups that are
sociable and active – possibly even families – feeding on little shrimp, yet
living in one of the most extreme environments on Earth." [University of Aberdeen] The just over one minute video of the active fish swimming and feeding is found on the BBC website entitled “'Deepest ever' living fish filmed.” Priede stated, "Nobody has seen fish alive before at these depths - only pickled in museums - and by the time they come up from the depths they look in a pretty sorry state. But these fish are actually very cute." [BBC News] Dr. Jamieson concluded, "Nobody has really been able to look at these depths before - I think we will see some fish living much deeper." [BBC News] The media release "Deepest living fishes caught on camera for the first time" from the University of Aberdeen provides more information on the fish. |
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