Archive for May 18, 2018

Explorers Come Up With Amazing Photos Of What Lies Beneath Antarctic Waters

The Greenpeace project is part of mission to create a massive Antarctic sanctuary.

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise near an iceberg in Charlotte Bay in the Antarctic Ocean.

A crew of scientists on a mission for Greenpeace have surfaced with astounding first-ever photos from the depths of the Antarctic Ocean showing surprisingly diverse and abundant life even in the frigid dark.

The mission, involving state-of-the-art submersibles launched from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, aims to discover new life, gather data and help develop a love and appreciation for the Antarctic Ocean. Its key goal is to build support to create the largest protected area in the world: a 700,000-square-mile Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary where industrial fishing would be banned. Read more