New areas of deep-sea coral reef and more than 100 unnamed species - including corals, lobsters and molluscs- have been discovered on undersea mountains in marine parks south of Tasmania. Scientists and park managers undertook a four-week survey of the seamounts on CSIRO research vessel Investigator in November-December 2018. The unusual cluster of more than 100 seamounts is world-renowned for its deep-sea corals and diverse marine life. Most of the seamounts are protected in Australia’s Tasman Fracture and Huon marine parks, which are managed by Parks Australia. For the first time, new technologies enabled scientists to look at rocky habitats between the seamounts that support deep-sea corals, in particular the main reef-building stony coral, Solenosmilia variabilis. Read about the voyage on our blog:
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