New research has gone into developments of discovering new
species of life in the deepest and darkest parts of the ocean’s These animals scientists
are discovering and researching have to deal with frigid temperatures, no
sunlight, and absurd amounts of inward forcing pressure. There
are not many animals
that can cope with such environments but there are many that actually can. In
the Mariana trench approximately 6.8 miles down, there are life forms that deal
with insane environments that most people once thought an animal could never
survive in. "Special adaptations
are
needed for living things to survive the pressure, cold and low food
availability of the deep sea," says Monash University marine biologist
Richard Reina. "Despite this, there is a surprisingly large diversity of
life – although at very low abundance." While there are these life forms
in the oceans, these fish seem to be fairly simple and do not seem to swim very
much. Most have bioluminetric abilities, which make them have a sit and wait
approach to consuming food. The extreme conditions make finding out about new
life forms at the bottoms of our oceans nearly impossible. It has been said
that scientist’s today know more about the potential for life forms on other
planets than they do about the trenches on our own planet. "The
difficulties of surveying and sampling mean there are many undiscovered species
waiting to be found," he says. "This project will greatly advance our
knowledge of what lives in the deepest seas, as well as how they manage to
survive in such an inhospitable environment." In the Kermadec Trench they
have started research and slowly have descended to new depths surveying more
and more areas. The technology these scientists are using is the newest and
best they can but the sheer physics of the task is what stands in their way.
needed for living things to survive the pressure, cold and low food
availability of the deep sea," says Monash University marine biologist
Richard Reina. "Despite this, there is a surprisingly large diversity of
life – although at very low abundance." While there are these life forms
in the oceans, these fish seem to be fairly simple and do not seem to swim very
much. Most have bioluminetric abilities, which make them have a sit and wait
approach to consuming food. The extreme conditions make finding out about new
life forms at the bottoms of our oceans nearly impossible. It has been said
that scientist’s today know more about the potential for life forms on other
planets than they do about the trenches on our own planet. "The
difficulties of surveying and sampling mean there are many undiscovered species
waiting to be found," he says. "This project will greatly advance our
knowledge of what lives in the deepest seas, as well as how they manage to
survive in such an inhospitable environment." In the Kermadec Trench they
have started research and slowly have descended to new depths surveying more
and more areas. The technology these scientists are using is the newest and
best they can but the sheer physics of the task is what stands in their way.
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