Souce: BBC
Some 13,000 new marine species have been discovered in the past year, according to information released by an international alliance of scientists.
"We're just skimming the surface," said Dr Ron O'Dor, Chief Census Scientist, based in Washington DC, US.
"We know something about the first 100m at this point but we know almost nothing about what lies down in the deep.
"Our analysis shows that if you catch a fish below 2,000m it is 50 times more likely to be new to science," he told the BBC News website. (more)