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Keywords
Biodiversity
Corals
Day
KWCI (GPI)
Nature
Protect the Antarctic (campaign title)
Research
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Octocoral specimen collected in the Antarctic
This 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.
Unique identifier:
GP0STRIYP
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
26/01/2018
Locations:
Antarctic
,
Brabant Island
,
Gerlache Strait
Credit line:
© Christian Åslund / Greenpeace
Size:
4305px × 6457px 7MB
Ranking:
★★★★★ (C)
Containers
Shoot:
Antarctic Ship Tour - Leg One - Photos by Christian Åslund
Greenpeace 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.
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