Hundreds of new marine species, as well as mountains and submarine guns until now never represented in maps, were shortages in the depths of Antarctic waters, announced Wednesday Australian scientists.

Fish and chorales

A total of 274 species of fish, old chorales, molluscs, crustaceans and sponges was found between volcanos extinguished in Antarctic waters, until a depth of 3 thousand meters, indicated the scientists.

These also found submarine mountains of 500 meters of height and guns greater than the Great Tube of the Colorado, that until now did not appear in any map of the marine depths, informed the government into the Organization of Scientific research and Industrial of the Commonwealth (CSIRO, by its abbreviations in English).

The findings were realised in marine reserves to 100 nautical miles to the south of the Australian island of Tasmania during two trips of the CSIRO, in November of 2006 and April of 2007, thanks to the use of new technologies video and sonar and to the taking of samples of the marine bottom.

Unknown world

Kate Wilson, a scientist of the CSIRO, declared in the capital of Tasmania, Hobart, during the announcement of the discoveries, that it is known more on the Mars surface that on the bottom of the Earth oceans.

In Australian waters, for example, more of 40c percent of the creatures found by our scientists during a trip never had been seen before, said.

Also, the expeditions of the CSIRO found a total of 123 submarine mountains, needed the specialistic NIC the Vax, when emphasizing that in those zones thousands live on submarine animal.

Formerly

In them cold Antarctic waters, the things grow slowly reason why if a chorale of two meters of height sees itself, it can be that it is 300 years old or more of antiquity, added the Vax.

The specialist stressed that some of the chorales who can be probably seen under Antarctic waters exist for 2 thousand years.

The Australian minister of the Environment, Peter Garrett, assured that the investigation will help to conserve the biodiversity of the Australian ocean.

Garrett also praised the work of the scientists, whom it deepens his knowledge on the impact of the climatic change, the sea currents and the impact of the temperature of the water in the diversity of the species.

Source: Univision

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