First-ever study describes deep-sea animal communities on and around a sunken shipping container

First-ever study describes deep-sea animal communities on and around a sunken shipping container
Monterey Bay CA (SPX) May 09, 2014 - Thousands of shipping containers are lost from cargo vessels each year. Many of these containers eventually sink to the deep seafloor. In 2004, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) discovered a lost shipping container almost 1,300 meters (4,200 feet) below the surface of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. In the first-ever survey of its kind, research ... more

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