Arctic Ocean Seabed

The soft coral Gersemia rubiformis to the left and to the right a species of sea urchins Strongylocentrotus sp. Image is taken on the little known seabed of the Arctic Ocean, north of Svalbard between 20-55 metre deep. The image is captured from High Definition and uncompressed video footage. The camera reveals a seabed rich in biodiversity. Greenpeace is calling for the area of the Arctic Ocean historically protected year round by sea ice to be closed to all industrial activity, including destructive fishing.

Unique identifier: GP023YF

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/06/2010

Locations: Arctic Ocean

Credit line: © Gavin Newman / Greenpeace

Latitude: 80°0'42"N

Longitude: 17°52'36"E

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Arctic Under Pressure Expedition - Seabed

Greenpeace uses state of the art recording techniques to explore the little known seabed of the Arctic Ocean, north of Svalbard. Their cameras reveal a seabed rich in biodiversity. By sending visual imagery (with location and depth data attached) back from the ship by satellite phone, they will share their findings of this unique place with the scientific community. Greenpeace is calling for this area of the Arctic Ocean historically protected year round by sea ice to be closed to all industrial activity, including destructive fishing.

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