Oceana: Unique Eco-system Discovered

OCEANA has captured the first images of "Seco de Palos", a seamount 35 miles from the coast of Murcia in Spain The discovery was made during the project Oceana is undertaking in collaboration with the FundaciA??’A‚A?n Biodiversidad, to detect vulnerable habitats in the Spanish Mediterranean. Oceana obtained the images from an undersea robot onboard the Ranger research catamaran. These images prove the immense ecological value of this area that was, up to now, unknown. Pelagic species such as pilot whales, sea turtles, marine birds, swordfish and sunfish concentrate in this area, as well as sandy bottom species such as monkfish and hake...