Researchers taking part in the Ocean Census report discovering more than 1,000 new marine species over the past year. The findings include unusual organisms such as a meat-eating “death ball” described as having hook-like features, and translucent “ghost sharks.” The work is supported by the Nippon Foundation, a major Japanese philanthropic organization, and by Nekton, an Oxford-based charity. The Ocean Census initiative uses scientific expeditions to document marine biodiversity, including species that are difficult to observe or previously unknown to science. Across the sources provided, the emphasis is on the scale of the new discoveries and on representative examples of the variety of marine life identified during the year. The reports do not include additional details such as the locations of the discoveries, the methods used to collect specimens, or which research teams were involved beyond the listed backers. Overall, the story presents the new species count and highlights notable examples from the broader set of findings reported by the programme.
Ocean Census finds over 1,000 new marine species including ‘death balls’ and ‘ghost sharks’
Researchers taking part in the Ocean Census report discovering more than 1,000 new marine species over the past year. The findings include unusual organisms such as a meat-eating “death ball” describe...
- Ocean Census researchers report discovering more than 1,000 new marine species in the last year.
- The discoveries include a meat-eating “death ball” organism described with hook-like features.
- The findings also include a translucent “ghost shark.”
- The work is backed by the Nippon Foundation.
- The work is supported by the Oxford-based charity Nekton.
Researchers backed by the Nippon Foundation, Japan's largest philanthropic organisation, and Oxford-based charity Nekton, made the discoveries as part of the Ocean Census.
3 months agoResearchers backed by the Nippon Foundation, Japan's largest philanthropic organisation, and Oxford-based charity Nekton, made the discoveries as part of the Ocean Census.
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