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These creatures thrive 1.5 miles below the sea surface near a hydrothermal fissure in the ocean's floor, where temperatures exceed 600 degrees F. These "sea vent" inhabitants were captured on film with a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution high definition underwater imaging system from the Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin.
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dsc.discovery.com/convergence/blueplanet/photo/photo.ht...
dsc.discovery.com/convergence/blueplanet/photo/photo.html
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After a journey of several hours, your robot submarine has reached the deep sea where light can no longer penetrate. It is pitch black outside, and the temperature is near freezing. The pressure outside the sub is intense and it seems as if ... Use your submarine's lights to search for life forms in the window below.
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www.seasky.org/deep-sea/deep-sea-menu.html
www.seasky.org/deep-sea/deep-sea-menu.html
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The deep sea is still one of the few areas on the planet that has been barely explored. Many new species and geological features have been found that have led us to rethink life as we know it. ... Light cannot penetrate beyond about 3000 feet therefore many deep sea animals live completely without light. ... Deep Sea Life .net...
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deepsealife.net/
deepsealife.net/
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Explore the deep sea - Life in the deep; Read this great introduction ... Life in the deep; Find out what scientists are discovering about deep sea creatures ... Deep Ocean Photography Gallery ; View these extraordinary photographs of deep sea life...
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www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/deep/creatures.html
www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/deep/creatures.html
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These are the creepy crawlies and monsters of the deep you've been waiting to see. Starting with the first really deep ocean zone - the Mesopelagic... ... Life in the Deep ... Many species of deep ocean fish have special adaptations to living in extremely high pressure, low light conditions. Viper fish (Mesopelagic - found at...
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www.extremescience.com/deepcreat.htm
www.extremescience.com/deepcreat.htm
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Little is known about deep-sea life. However, animals recently discovered in the deep sea are known to live under very extreme conditions, including darkness, high pressure, and drastic temperature changes. On the ocean floor, hot fluids released from the hydrovents can reach 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
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marinediscovery.arizona.edu/lessonsF00/tube_worms/2.htm...
marinediscovery.arizona.edu/lessonsF00/tube_worms/2.html
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Scientists are amazed at the quantity and diversity of tiny creatures. ... The quantity and diversity of tiny creatures found in a deep-sea survey in the Bermuda Triangle region of the Atlantic Ocean is amazing scientists. ... A bug's life...
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www.livescience.com/animals/060504_sea_creatures.html
www.livescience.com/animals/060504_sea_creatures.html
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All evidence indicates that deep water life forms are very slow to recover from such damage, taking decades to hundreds of years - if they recover at all. If allowed to continue, the bottom trawlers of the high seas will destroy deep sea species, before we have even discovered much of what is out there.
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www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/save-our-sea...
www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/save-our-seas-2/save-deep-sea-life
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Treasure Trove of Deep-Sea Life Found in Bermuda Triangle, The quantity and diversity of tiny creatures found in a deep-sea survey in the Bermuda Triangle region of the Atlantic Ocean is amazing scientists. ... New IMAX Film Brings Deep Sea to Life...
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www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194283,00.html
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