Scientists discover marine bounty south of Tasmania - media release 8 October 2008

You are here: » Media releases. The discovery of hundreds of new marine species and previously unknown undersea mountains south of Tasmania highlighted the extraordinary environmental value of the newly declared Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said today. Data from this marine research project came from two surveys undertaken on the Marine National Facility Vessel - the RV Southern Surveyor - using multibeam sonar and underwater video transects, as well as seafloor sampling in November 2006 and April 2007..

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