Scientists are trawling from the deep sea in 500 to 1000 meters in the South Atlantic Ocean a variety of different organisms.

Scientists are trawling from the deep sea in 500 to 1000 meters in the South Atlantic Ocean a variety of different organisms. Stock Photo
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Roland Knauer / Alamy Stock Photo

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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

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25 June 2014

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Walvis Ridge, Tropic of Capricorn, more than 500 km off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean

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Scientists are trawling from the deep sea in 500 to 1000 meters in the South Atlantic Ocean a tremendous variety of different organisms. In the laboratories of German research vessel RV Sonne they are screening their catch. Wissenschaftler holen aus der ewigen Dunkelheit der Wassertiefen zwischen 500 bis 1000 Meter eine erstaunliche Vielfalt von Tiefsee-Organismen aus dem Süd-Atlantik. In den Labors des deutschen Forschungsschiffs Sonne sortieren sie als erstes die für ihre Forschung interessanten Tiere aus, den Rest geben sie zurück ins Meer.