This striking chimaera, Hydrolagus trolli, was filmed at 2,268 metres in the Gascoyne Marine Park. The species is notable for its vivid blue colouration and distinctive pointed snout. Image courtesy of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre at the University of Western Australia, Australian Marine Parks and the Minderoo Foundation.
This week: New research featuring submersible dives from Japanese trenches, extremophile hotspots linked to waste dumping, and the Chewbacca coral!
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