California's Deep Sea Secrets: New Species Found, Human Impact Revealed
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - 20:35
in Biology & Nature
Scientists returning from research expeditions in Mexico have captured unprecedented details of vibrant sea life and ecosystems in the Gulf of California, including documentations of new species and marine animals previously never seen alive. Yet the expeditions, which included surveys at unexplored depths, have revealed disturbing declines in sea-life populations and evidence that human impacts have stretched down deeply in the gulf.