‘Long’ purple sea creature — with 24 ‘feet’ — pulled from depths. It’s a new species
Scientists discovered the 1-foot-long animal while aboard a submersible several miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. Take a look.
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How a deep-sea cucumber swims
An curved arrow pointing right. On a recent expedition in the Mariana Trench, NOAA's Okeanos Explorer team spotted this sea cucumber and the unique way it swims. Produced by Grace Raver Footage ...
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Nations Vote to Restrict Trade in 3 Imperiled Indo-Pacific Sea Cucumbers
PANAMA CITY— Parties to CITES voted today to protect the pineapple sea cucumber, the amberfish sea cucumber and the red-lined or ‘candycane’ sea cucumber. All species are threatened by trade and will ...
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Black Teatfish Sea Cucumbers Move Toward Endangered Species Protection
WASHINGTON— The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service found today that the imperiled black teatfish sea cucumber may warrant Endangered Species Act protection and potentially a trade ban. Overfishing ...
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Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China
Abdoulaye Mansaray learnt about the business while processing sea cucumbers in Sierra Leone Liberia may be sitting on a potentially valuable trade in sea cucumbers with China, but as journalist ...