New discoveries: Ocean census project reveals over 800 new species of ocean life

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Oceans cover 71 percent of our planet, but so far only 10 percent of marine life has been mapped. With Ocean Census, we are one step closer. The collaboration has discovered 866 new species, including a guitar shark, a pygmy seahorse and a deep-sea snail.

Ambitious effort to document marine life reveals 866 new species and counting

Over a 16-month period, divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species that have all been deemed new to science.

Scientists identify more than 800 new species in global Ocean Census

The Ocean Census project has identified 866 new marine species, many from the deep seas, less than two years since its launch. The project announced its findings on March 10, marking the first phase of its goal to document 100,000 new species in the Earth’s oceans. “The ocean covers 71% of our planet, yet only around 10% of marine life has been discovered, leaving an estimated 1-2 million species undocumented,” Mitsuyuki Unno, executive director…

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New discoveries: Ocean census project reveals over 800 new species of ocean life

Sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges are just some of the 866 new marine species recently identified in the largest global effort to accelerate ocean discovery.