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- Marine scientists aboard the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)’s Investigator research vessel completed a 35-day Coral Sea voyage, discovering more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species, with estimates that the total could exceed 200.
- Depths ranged from 200 metres to 3 kilometres.
- Dr. Will White, the voyage's chief scientist, identified several new species.
- Dr. Claire Rowe from the Australian Museum noted the importance of deep-sea biodiversity.
