During an ongoing deep-sea expedition, researchers have discovered several previously unknown species in the Arctic deep sea. Paco Cardenas is a taxonomist and expert on tunicates at Uppsala University, and in just a few days has identified at least three species that have yet to be named.
A month-long deep-sea expedition will investigate the unexplored life hidden at depths of more than 1,000 meters in the Arctic. The expedition is being carried out by the environmental organization Greenpeace, which aims to prevent the area from being opened up for mining.
A research expedition in the North Atlantic has found several groups of sperm whales along with many other whale species in an area where Norway wants to conduct deep-sea mining.
