Researchers from a British-led scientific research charity have been using submersibles to dive deep below the waves to document the health of the Indian Ocean. Researchers from a British-led scientific research charity have been using submersibles to dive deep below the waves to document the health of the Indian Ocean. The Nekton team has been exploring the depths of the ocean for more than a month. A scientist processes a coral sample retrieved from the Indian Ocean (David Keyton/AP)Others will disappear, leaving a gap in ecosystems that have existed for millennia. “I came into the Indian Ocean hoping I’d see a giant Napoleon wrasse,” Mr Carmichael said of one of the world’s largest reef fish.

Source: Irish Independent April 12, 2019 13:05 UTC