NIWA New Zealand researchers are amazed at what they are finding in these chilly Antarctic waters. ❄️🌊

“There is an Antarctic scallop and they were that dense that you couldn’t have fitted another one on the bottom”

Our team are using remote underwater cameras 📷 to uncover the rich diversity of life under the Ross Sea.🐚🐟🐙

It may be one of the most challenging places on earth to do research but with what they found it is worth it.

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