Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Octocoral-specimen-collected-in-the-Antarctic-27MZIFJX1166R.htmlConceptually similarGorgonian Coral Skeleton in the AntarcticGP0STRIRVCompleted★★★★★Primnoid Gorgonian Sea Fan in the AntarcticGP0STRIRTCompleted★★★★★Polynoid Polychaete Worm in the AntarcticGP0STRIROCompleted★★★★★Polynoid Polychaete Worm in the AntarcticGP0STRIRQCompleted★★★★★★A Dropstone collected off Brabant Island in the AntarcticGP0STRIYCCompleted★★★★★★A Dropstone collected off Brabant Island in the AntarcticGP0STRIYDCompleted★★★★Lollipop sponge collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYVCompleted★★★★★★Bryozoan specimen collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYYCompleted★★★★★★Comatulid Feather Star collected in the AntarcticGP0STRIYECompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STRIYPOctocoral specimen collected in the AntarcticThis soft octocoral, Acanthogorgia sp., provides shelter and protection for its polynoid polychaete worm symbiont. Collected at around 560 meters depth off Lecointe Island in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula.Greenpeace is conducting scientific research and documenting the Antarctic’s unique wildlife, to strengthen the proposal to create the largest protected area on the planet, an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.Locations:Antarctic-Brabant Island-Gerlache StraitDate:26 Jan, 2018Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4305px X 6457pxKeywords:Biodiversity-Corals-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Protect the Antarctic (campaign title)-Research-SamplesShoot:Antarctic Ship Tour - Leg One - Photos by Christian ÅslundGreenpeace is on a three-month expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seafloor submarine dives and sampling for plastic pollution, to highlight the urgent need for the creation of a 1.8 million square kilometre Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary to safeguard species like whales and penguins.Related Collections:Antarctic Ship Tour BEST OFAntarctic Deep Sea Specimens