“It’s exciting - especially for a deep sea scientist - to go to a place that human beings have not explored.” A Chinese-led research team managed to capture some examples of strange, extreme life that were revealed in the expedition to the deepest parts of the northwest Pacific Ocean. The scientific expedition covered more than 2,500km - exploring trenches at depths ranging from 5,800 to 9,533m. Although marine scientists believed that there would be life at these depths, scientists on this mission say the abundance of animals they saw from the windows of their submersible was “amazing”. The team, led by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, discovered what they describe as “thriving communities” of creatures. (📷/ 🎥 - IDSSE/CAS) Post credit: bbcnews #DeepSea #Art #DeepBlueOcean #Ocean #Sea #Octopus #Clams #OceanJustice #OceanOptimism #NatGeo #DeepSeaCreatures ##OceanExplorer #DeepWave #Artivism #OceanSide