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  1. Scientists Discover 100 New #Marine #Species in #NewZealand
    The findings, from the largely uncharted waters of #BountyTrough, show that “we’ve got a long way to go in terms of understanding where life is found in the #ocean,” a researcher said.
    nytimes.com/2024/03/10/science
    archive.ph/mYj3s

  2. #Ocean Census - Bounty Trough - Sadie Mills Q&A niwa.co.nz/node/114294

    "We have chosen a research area, the #BountyTrough, that is very under-sampled, where we don’t have many specimens in #NewZealand collections and hence will likely yield many undescribed species... For my own interests, there is one unusual and probably #NewSpecies of #BrittleStar we have got previous collections of from this area, but all the specimens were damaged, so not in good condition for description"

  3. #Ocean Census - Bounty Trough - Sadie Mills Q&A niwa.co.nz/node/114294

    "We have chosen a research area, the #BountyTrough, that is very under-sampled, where we don’t have many specimens in #NewZealand collections and hence will likely yield many undescribed species... For my own interests, there is one unusual and probably #NewSpecies of #BrittleStar we have got previous collections of from this area, but all the specimens were damaged, so not in good condition for description"

  4. Expedition to Uncover Secrets of #NewZealand's Unexplored Bounty Trough
    niwa.co.nz/news/expedition-to-

    "An #expedition to discover new species in one of the most remote parts of the #DeepSea is departing from #Wellington today... The few points of information we have from the shallower margins of the #BountyTrough indicate an interesting array of life to be discovered."