Amazing new photos of deep see oddities

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/22deep.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Dalhousie unveils new tool for Ocean Management

"The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), headquartered at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, will put in place infrastructure and a research network that will provide, for the first time, a clear and ongoing picture of marine life and ocean conditions around the globe."

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20072505-15922.html

Many new species found in the Antarctic

A new survey of marine life in the Antarctic Ocean has revealed a pile of new species.

"Of 674 species cataloged, more than 80 percent had never been previously identified. The expeditions also turned up 160 species of snail-like gastropods and bivalves, along with 76 types of sponges, 17 of them new to science."

http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/05/treasure_trove_of_new_species.php