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Glimpses from life 300 metres below the

Getting a bright light in the face and being filmed doesn't happen every day to the creatures at the bottom of the Barents Sea. Here are some highlights from the mapping survey conducted last month by scientists in the MAREANO programme. [27 July 2006]

Getting a bright light in the face and being filmed doesn't happen every day to the creatures at the bottom of the Barents Sea. Here are some highlights from the mapping survey conducted last month by scientists in the MAREANO programme.

Atlantic catfish
A little Atlantic catfish at 270 metres depth.


Brittlestar
Brittlestar (Ophiuroidae).

Cyclostome bryozoan
Cyclostome bryozoan (Sertella beaniana).


Actinarian
The actinarian Bolocera tuediae with a shrimp.

Scaleworm
An unidentified scaleworm, possibly Aphrodite aculeata.

Poymastia sp.
The sponge Polymastia sp.

Norway pout
A Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) at 250 metres depth.

Henricia sp.
The asteroid
Henricia sp.

Cyclostome bryozoan
Cyclostome bryozoan.

Hydrozoan
The hydrozoan Tubularia indivisa with an amphipod, some stalked cirripeds and other attached invertebrates.

Shrimp
Shrimp (Pandalus sp.).

Contact

Biological mapping
Børge Holte
+47 77 60 97 53

Geological mapping
Terje Thorsnes
+47 73 90 42 75

Bathymetry
Hanne Hodnesdal
+47 51 85 88 23

Information officer
Beate Hoddevik Sunnset
+47 55 23 85 16