Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Launches Deep-Sea Animal Life Guide
Posted on March 26, 2012
Scientists at the Hawaiii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) has launched a deep-sea animal identification guide. The HURL deepwater guide is a collection of over 1,500 images from video still captures, digitized 35 mm slides, and pilot camera photos. The guide is organized according to major taxa and identifications. Each image is tagged with a color that indicates the depth at which the representative photo was taken.
URL Biologist Christopher Kelley says, "only in situ images are included in the guide in order to show how beautiful and unique the animals are when seen alive and in their natural habitat."
The Hawaii Undersea Research Lab operates the Pisces IV and Pisces V submersibles, two of only eight human occupied submersibles in the world that can dive deeper than 1500 meters.