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Deep-sea octopus Moosoctopus profundorum in his own garden with stalk lilies Ptilocrinus pinnatus (Russia, Bering Sea, Piip volcano, depth 2700 meters) (Getty Images / undefined undefined)

Deep sea mining threatens the unknown

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Research Vessel Falkor (too) (Schmidt Ocean Institute)

Treasure trove of "mermaid purses"

Ashley Balzer
A tubular hydrothermal vent that releases hot water, known as a "black smoker", in the Pacific Ocean (Getty Images/Ralph White)

Deep sea creatures impacted by mining

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Deep-sea Fluorescent Illuminated Microorganisms (Getty Images/remotevfx)

Meet the life that lives without sun

Troy Farah
Divers swim near coral reefs teeming with fishes in the water off Komodo island, Indonesia, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Indonesia will hold an international ocean conference in North Sulawesi capital of Manado next week where delegates are expected endorse agreements aimed at protecting the ocean and coral reefs from the impacts of the climate change. Corals serve as breeding grounds and habitat for many of the world's marine species and act as indicators of overall ocean health. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Getting to the bottom of things

Anna Metaxas, Verena Tunnicliffe - The Conversation
In this April 30, 2009 file photo, coral reefs grow in the waters of Tatawa Besar, Komodo islands, Indonesia. Rising demand for copper, cobalt, gold and the rare-earth elements vital in manufacturing smartphones and other high-tech products is causing a prospecting rush to the dark seafloor thousands of meters (yards) beneath the waves. The Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority has issued 27 separate 15-year contracts that allow for mineral prospecting on over 1 million square kilometers (over 390,000 sq. miles) of seabed in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) (AP)

Deep-sea fish: Weirder than we thought

Ashley Marranzino
(AP)

The deepest fish in the sea

Mackenzie Gerringer - The Conversation
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